This complete, accurate and accessible translation promises to remain the most effective English version for many years to come, with lasting value for beginners, scholars, teachers - indeed for anyone interested in learning more about the sacred scripture of Islam.

The Arabic text and the English translation are printed side by side on the page to allow for ready comparison.

If you read the Koran, you will probably find that it is much more poetic and much less bloodthirsty than you might have expected. (Certainly much less bloodthirsty than Leviticus and other books in the Old Testament.) Islamic fundamentalists are distorting the Koran for their own purposes just as Christian fundamentalists are doing the same to the Bible. ?geoff