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My main critique of this book is that, despite it being under the editorship of various muslim scholars, i perceive that this edition has undergone a great deal of westernized editing. A new translation and commentary is a 2015 english language edition of the quran edited by seyyed hossein nasr and published by harperone. Harpercollins books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales. An accessible and accurate translation of the quran that offers a rigorous. Synopsis book the study quran is a historic and groundbreaking work that offers. With the study quran, both scholars and lay readers can explore the deeper. It answers every question about the meaning of quranic verses that the vast majority of readers of the quran will have. An accessible and accurate translation of the quran that offers a rigorous analysis of its theological, metaphysical, hi. The editors and publishers have done a good job putting this comprehensive study together. Caner dagli, maria dakake, and joseph lumbard prepared the translation, wrote the commentary, and also served as general editors, and mohammed rustom contributed as an assistant editor. Maxwell institute podcast what distinguishes the study quran is not merely its collective authorship but the scope and scale of.
The study qur an general editor and contributor, with s. It is very unusual also, since it is clearly meant to be a religious work, not a work end page 594 about religion. The study quran, joins the groaning shelves of study bibles as a resource for muslimsand for christians who want to learn more about this closely related sister faith. The study quran seyyed hossein nasr ebook harpercollins. A new translation and commentary seyyed hossein nasr, caner k dagli, maria massi. A new translation and commentary harperone, 2015 represents years of effort from a team of dedicated translators and editors seyyed hossein nasr, joseph lumbard, maria dakake, caner dagli, and mohammad rustom. Lumbard, and mohammed rustom, new york, harperone, 2015, lix. Nasr initially declined, but after the publisher told him that the book would not happen without him, he felt obligated to lead the project. It is followed by a section outlining several possible ways to approach the book, and another explaining how the sources used are cited in the commentary. Harperc ollins books may be purchased for educational, business. One of my colleagues at george mason, maria dakake, is. And it is a book by believers not only for believers but also for anyone interested in the topic. The study quran a new translation and commentary book.
Harpercollins, and harperone are trademarks of harpercollins publishers. Based on the wildly successful harper study bible, and edited by practicing muslims who are also trained and respected scholars, the study quran offers itself as an the first english translation to incorporate significant commentary designed to contextualize nearly every ayah verse in the sacred book. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Portions of the bible, individual books or collections of books, are distributed in more than 2,000 languages. Include yourself in the muslim conversation national. The study quran is a historic and groundbreaking work, produced by a. But, in terms of general trade books we publish, we sometimes struggle to get 500 early orders before a book is released. The description is obviously of the print version, because the epub doesnt have an attractive twocolor layout. Harpercollins books may be purchased for educational, business. An accessible and accurate translation of the quran that offers a rigorous analysis of its theological, metaphysical, historical, and geographical teachings and backgrounds, and includes extensive study notes, special introductions by experts in the field, and is edited by a top modern islamic scholar, respected in both the west and the islamic world. Author of over fifty books, professor nasr is a well known and highly respected intellectual figure both in the. A new translation and commentary, almost two thousand pages of translation, commentary, and discussion of the quran, is a very impressive product. Lumbard, mohammed rustom wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase.
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A translator, commentary author and general editor for the study quran, he is also a former advisor for interfaith affairs to king abdullah ii of jordan and the author, editor, and translator of several articles and books on topics of islamic. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. Maxwell institute podcast the study quran, joins the groaning shelves of study bibles as a resource for muslimsand for christians who want to learn more about this closely related sister faith. The introduction to the study quran, written by seyyed hossein nasr, gives a brief overview of its scope and features. To this end, the focus of he study quran is on the qurans reception and. Dagli, harper collins, forthcoming, 2015 the charismatic community. A new translation and commentary is a 2015 englishlanguage edition of the quran edited by seyyed hossein nasr and published by harperone. The study quran from harperone is a historic and groundbreaking work produced by a distinguished team of islamic studies scholars. A conversation with maria dakake, in michael birkel ed.