The Qurʼan

Resource Information

The work The Qurʼan represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Jericho Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Audio, Nonmusical, Sounds, Music.

Label

The Qurʼan

Statement of responsibility

Bruce Lawrence

Creator

• Lawrence, Bruce B

Contributor

• hoopla digital
• Prichard, Michael, (Michael J)

Language

eng

Summary

Few books in history have been as important or as poorly understood as the Qur'an. Sent down in a series of revelations to the Prophet Muhammad, the Qur'an is the unmediated word of Allah: a ritual, political, and legal authority, an ethical and spiritual guide, and a literary masterpiece. It is revered by Muslims throughout the world, in whom it inspires devotion, passion, fear, and sometimes incomprehension.In this book, one of the launch titles in the Atlantic Monthly Press's Books That Changed the World series, distinguished historian of religion Bruce Lawrence shows precisely how the Qur'an is Islam. He describes the origins of the faith and assesses its tremendous influence on today's societies and politics. Above all, Lawrence emphasizes that the Qur'an is a sacred book of signs that has no single message. It is a book that demands interpretation and one that can be properly understood only through its history. Lawrence's work is a beautifully written and, in these increasingly troubled times, invaluable introduction to and exploration of the core sacred text of Islam

Accompanying matter

technical information on music

Cataloging source

Midwest

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

other

PerformerNote

Read by Michael Prichard

Target audience

adult

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable