The Koran

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National Geographic Books, Aug 31, 2004 - Religion - 480 pages
The Qur'an, a masterpiece of immense religious and literary value, is presented in a convenient, affordable edition for a new generation of readers. The earliest known work in Arabic prose, the Qur'an is divided into 114 "suras", or chapters, containing the religious, social, civil, commercial, military, and legal codes of Islam.

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About the author (2004)

John Medows Rodwell (1808–1900) published his acclaimed translation of the Koran in 1861.

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