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Abdelhaleem, muhammad 1999 understanding the quran. Understanding the quran is intended to help the general reader, and also the scholar, to understand the qur an by combining a number of approaches. Abdel haleem, obe, fcil, is professor of islamic studies at soas, university of london in london, england, and editor of the journal of quranic studies born in egypt, abdel haleem learned the quran by heart during his childhood, and is now a hafiz. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the qur an. Abdel haleem s translation has been acclaimed for its success in avoiding archaism and cryptic language to produce a version that is both faithful to the original and easy to read. Educated at alazhar, cairo, and cambridge universities, he has taught arabic and islamic studies at cambridge and london universities since 1966, including courses in advanced translation and the quran. Abdel haleems translation has been acclaimed for its success in avoiding archaism and cryptic.
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