365 Sayings of the Quran

This anthology of 365 quotations from the Quran, with brief explanatory notes, enables readers to gain a clear idea as to what the Quran says on:• the purpose behind the creation of man and the universe • concept and attributes of God in Islam• man’s obligations toward God• man’s obligations toward fellow human beings• the ideal way of life• man’s social relations• husband-wife relationship• man’s final end (Death and the Afterlife)• gender equality • how to co-exist peacefully with others• how to win God’s pleasure and Paradise • the immense reward for charity, justice and good conduct • God’s creative wondersABOUT THE COMPILER AND TRANSLATORABDUR RAHEEM KIDWAI is Professor of English at the Aligarh Muslim University, India and Visiting Fellow, School of English, University of Leicester, UK. He obtained 2 doctorate degrees in English from the Aligarh and Leicester (UK) universities. He has published 22 books on Islam, the Quran, and English Literature, including The Quran: Essential Teachings, 365 Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), and What is in the Quran?: Meaning of the Quran in Simple English. His latest, commissioned work in progress is From Impostor to Hero: Representation of Prophet Muhammad in English Literature (Islamabad, Islamic Research Institute)