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Qur'an
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This is a collection publications by Shawkat M. Toorawa concerning the Qur'an.
Recent Submissions
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Referencing the Qur’an: A Proposal, with Illustrative Translations and Discussion
(2007)A proposal to standardize referencing the Qur’an, and translations of suras 1, 36, 76 -
'The Inimitable Rose’, being Qur’anic saj‘ from Surat al-Duhâ to Surat al-Nâs (Q. 93–114) in English rhyming prose
(2006)An attempt to apply the principles of saj' (rhyming, rhythmic prose) to English translations of the last 22 suras of the Qur'an. -
Seeking Refuge from Evil: The Power and Portent of the Closing Chapters of the Qur’an
(Edinburgh University Press, 2002)Chapters 113 and 114 of the Quran are frequently described as a pair. This article reviews the ways in which they are similar and proposew ways in which they are different.
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