Discovering the Qur'an: A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text

by Neal Robinson

This latest edition of Discovering the Qur'an includes a new preface by the author. Used by students around the world as a reliable guide to reading a translation of the Qur'an, it shows how the Qur'an is experienced by Muslims, describing the rhythmic and rhyme scheme structures, the context in which it is heard, the part played by learning by heart, and the importance of calligraphy. It is also about the Qur'an and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589010248
• ISBN13: 9781589010246
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"