A Comprehensive Commentary on the Quran: Comprising Sale's Translation and Preliminary Discourse: Volume IV

by E.M. Wherry

Overview

This comprehensive set includes thorough examinations of the Qurán in Wherry's essential four volume commentary. There is also an excellent overview of Islam by the well known scholar Edward Sell, The Faith of Islam which examines the history of Islam, the different forms of Islam and religious practice. This set will prove to be an excellent historical resource for anyone interested in western scholarship of Islamic doctrine, and the writings in the Qurán

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ISBN-13:	9780415865838
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/25/2013
Pages:	350
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

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Wherry, E.M.

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CHAPTER VI. ENTITLED SUEAT AL ANAM (CATTLE). Revealed at Makkah. INTRODUCTION. This chapter owes its title to the frequent mention of certain cattle in connection with the idolatrous rites of the people of Makkah. It relates to the controversy of Muhammad with the inhabitants of his native city during the period immediately preceding his flight to Madina. This is evident from the tone of the revelations. Everywhere the Quraish are spoken of as hopelessly infidel, as given over to unbelief, abandoned of God, and doomed to perdition. Having rejected the signs of the Quran, they will not hear though an angel were to speak audibly to them, though a written book were to descend to them from heaven, or though the Prophet were to ascend into the heavens or delve into the earth to bring them a sign to their own liking. Other passages contain commands addressed to the Prophet to withdraw from the idolaters and to have no fellowship with them. From all this it is clear that Muhammad had matured his plan of leaving Makkah and of retiring to Madina. Probable Date of the Revelations. From what has been said above, and relying especially upon the command of ver. 106, to retire from the idolaters, which all authorities agree in referring to the Hijra, we may fairly conclude that most of the revelations of this chapter were rehearsed in public for the first time during the year immediately preceding that event. There aro, however, a few verses which belong to the number of Madina revelations. These are vers. 92-94 and 151-153. Noeldeke thinks the latter three are referred to Madina without good reason. The requirements of ver. 152 certainly fit in best with the circumstances of Islam after theHijra. Their date may be considered as doubtful. This is, in our opinion, true also...

Table of Contents

XLI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL FUSSILAT (EXPLANATION), XLII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL SHORI (CONSULTATION), XLIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL ZUKHRAF (THE ORNAHENTS OF GOLD), XLIV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL DUKHAN (SMOKE), XLV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL JASIYAH (KNEELING), XLVI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL AHQAF (THE SANDHILL), XLVII.-ENTITLED SURAT MUHAMMAD, XLVIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL FATAH (VICTORY), XLIX.-ENTITLED SURAT AL HUJRAT (THE INNER APARTMENTS), L.-ENTITLED SURAT AL QAF (Q.), LI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL ZARIYAT (THE DISPERSING), LII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL TUR (THE MOUNTAIN), LIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL NAJM (THE STAR), LIV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL QAMR (THE MOON), LV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL RAHMAN (THE MERCIFUL), LVI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL WAQIA (THE INEVITABLE), LVII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL HADID (IRON), LVIII.-ENTITLED SURAT A.L MUJADALAH (SHE WHO DISPUTBD), LIX.-ENTITLED SURAT AL HASHR (THE EMIGRATION), LX.-ENTITLED SURAT AL MUMTAHINA (SHE WHO IS TRIED), LXI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL SAF (BATTLE-ARRAY), LXII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL JUMA (THE AsSEMBLY), LXIII.-ENTITLED SUBAT AL MUNAFIQUN (THE HYPOCRITES), LXIV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL TAGHABUN (MUTUAL DECEIT), LXV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL TALAQ (DIVORCE), LXVI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL TAHRIM (PROHIBITION), LXVII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL MULK (THE KINGDOM), LXVIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL QALAM (THE PEN), LXIX.-ENTITLED SURAT AL HAQQAT (THE INFALLIBLE), LXX.-ENTITLED SURAT AL MAARIJ (THE STEPS), LXXI.-ENTITLED SURAT NUH (NOAH), LXXII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL JINN (THE GENII), LXXIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL MUZZA1>fMIL (WRAPPED UP), LXXIV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL MUDDABSIR (THE COVERED), LXXV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL QiYAMAT (THE RESURRECTION), LXXVI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL INSAN (MAN), LXXVII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL MURSALAT (THE MESSENGERS), LXXVIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL NABA (THE NEWS), LXXIX.-ENTITLED SUBAT AL NAZIAT (THOSE WHO TEAR FORTH), LXXX.-ENTITLED SURAT AL ABAS (HE FROWNED), LXXXI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL TAKWIR (THE FOLDING UP), LXXXII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL INFITAR (THE CLEAVING IN SUNDER), LXXXIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL TATFIF (THOSE WHO GIVE SHORT MEASURE), LXXXIV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL INSHIQAQ (THE RENDING IN SUNDER), LXXXV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL BURUJ (THE CELESTIAL SIGNS), LXXXVI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL TARIQ (THE STAR WHICH APPEARED BY NIGHT), LXXXVII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL ALA (THE MOST HIGH), LXXXVIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL GHASHIYA (THE OVERWHELMING), LXXXIX.-ENTITLED SURAT AL F-AJR (THE DAYBREAK), XC.-ENTITLED SURAT AL BALAD (THE TERRITORY), XCI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL SHAMS (THE SUN), XCII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL LAIL (THE NIGHT), XCIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL ZUHA (THE BRIGHTNESS), XCIV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL INSHIRAH (HAVE WE NOT OPENED?), XCV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL TIN (THE FIG), XCVI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL ALAQ (THE CONGEALED BLOOD), XCVI I.-ENTITLED SURAT AL QADR (NIGHT OF POWER), XCVIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL BAIYANA (THE EVIDENCE), XCIX.-ENTITLED SURAT AL ZILZAL (THE EARTHQUAKE), C.-ENTITLED SURAT AL ADIYAT (THE WARHORSES WHICH RUN SWIFTLY), CI.-ENTITLED SURT AL QARIA (THE STRIKING), CI I.-ENTITLED SURAT AL TAKASUR (THE EMULOUS DESIRE OF MULTIPLYING), CIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL ASAR (THE AFTERNOON), CIV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL HAMZA (THE SLANDERER), CV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL FIL (THE ELEPHANT), CVI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL QURAISH (THE QURAISH), CVII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL MAUN (NECESSARIES), CVIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL KAUTHAR (ABUNDANCE), CIX.-ENTITLED SURAT AL KAFIRUN (THE UNBELIEVERS), CX.-ENTITLED SURAT AL NASR (ASSISTANCE), CXI.-ENTITLED SURAT AL ABU LAHAB, CXII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL IKHLAS (DECLARATION OF GOD'S UNITY), CXIII.-ENTITLED SURAT AL FALAQ (THE DAYBREAK), CXIV.-ENTITLED SURAT AL NAS (MEN), INDEX