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Key terms of the Qur'an : a critical dictionary / Nicolai Sinai

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2023 Description: (xxi-811 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780691241319
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.341 23A
Other classification:
  • D200
Summary: This book provides detailed and multidisciplinary coverage of a wealth of key Qur'anic terms, with incisive entries on crucial expressions ranging from the divine names allāh ("God") and al-raḥmān ("the Merciful") to the Qur'anic understanding of belief and self-surrender to God. It examines what the terms mean in Qur'anic usage, discusses how to translate them into English, and delineates the role they play in expressing the Qur'an's distinctive understanding of God, humans, and the cosmos.
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Livre Livre Bibliothèque centrale En accès libre Dictionary D200 / 405 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 000007854439

Bibliogr. p. 737-767

This book provides detailed and multidisciplinary coverage of a wealth of key Qur'anic terms, with incisive entries on crucial expressions ranging from the divine names allāh ("God") and al-raḥmān ("the Merciful") to the Qur'anic understanding of belief and self-surrender to God. It examines what the terms mean in Qur'anic usage, discusses how to translate them into English, and delineates the role they play in expressing the Qur'an's distinctive understanding of God, humans, and the cosmos.

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