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What the Koran Really Says: Language, Text, and Commentary

What the Koran Really Says: Language, Text, and Commentary

by Ibn Warraq

This collection of classical essays, some translated here for the first time, provide an objective, critical commentary on the traditions and language of the Koran, discussing its grammatical and logical discontinuities, its Syriac and Hebrew foreign vocabulary, and its possible Christian, Coptic, and Qumranic sources. Included among these essays are a comprehensive commentary on the discussion of the expression... (more)

Al Mawrid (English-Arabic/ Arabic-English dictionary) dictionary)

Al Mawrid (English-Arabic/ Arabic-English dictionary) dictionary)

by Mounir Baalbaki, Rouhi, Dr. Baalbaki, Rouhi, Dr. Baalbaki, Mounir Baalbaki

Containing over 200.000 entries, it is the most comprehensive bilingual Arabic-English and English-Arabic lexicon.

Arabic Grammar (Dover Books on Language)

Arabic Grammar (Dover Books on Language)

by C. P. Caspari

No other English-language grammar of the Arabic language is as comprehensive as this classic reference. The sine qua non resource for English-speaking students wishing to master the intricacies of Arabic, it cites many examples of sentences, phrases, and figures of speech from the best classical Arabic prose and poetry.

501 Arabic Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All Forms

501 Arabic Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All Forms

by Raymond P. Scheindlin

Barron’s 501 Arabic Verbs is printed in Arabic script with exemplary sentences in English for each verb. To reflect correct Arabic style, 501 Arabic Verbs has been printed back cover to front and back page to front. Verbs are arranged alphabetically in a table format, one verb per page with English translation, and conjugated in all tenses and forms. The book’s additional features include common idioms... (more)

Lisan Al Arab Arabic- Arabic Dictionary (1/18 Volumes with 2006 Faharis)

A Comparative Lexical Study of Quranic Arabic (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik)

A Comparative Lexical Study of Quranic Arabic (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik)

by Martin R. Zammit

This work does not aim to be an etymological dictionary of Qur'anic Arabic, nor does it attempt to suggest some new genetic classification of the Semitic languages. Rather, it offers insights into the internal lexical relationships attested in a number of Semitic varieties within Qur'anic Arabic (seventh century AD). The work is based on a quantitative analysis of a substantial corpus of the Arabic lexicon with a... (more)

The Arabic Language

by C. H. M. Versteegh

This comprehensive work presents a compelling and much needed synthesis of linguistic theories, considering both the historical development of Arabic, and its modern structure and usage. Versteegh describes Arabic's three main dialects: Arabic proper, typified by the archaic dialects of the Bedouins of the Arabian Peninsula; Eastern dialects spoken in Iraq, Syria, and Egypt; and Latinized dialects spoken in Libya,... (more)

Arabic Dictionary: Muhit Al-MuhitButros Bustani

Arabic Dictionary: Muhit Al-Muhit

by Butros Bustani

An Arabic-English lexicon,

by E.W. Lane

The most scholarly dictionary of the Arabic language available. This work is the product of over thirty years of unrelenting labour. It is a work of such unique greatness that, since its first appearance almost 150 years ago, it has remained to this day supreme in the field of Arabic lexicography. No scholar or group of scholars has produced anything to supplant it. As it originally appeared and was later... (more)

The Message of The Qur'an

by Muhammad Asad

A new and greatly enhanced edition of The Message of the Qur'an, the much sought after interpretation of the Qur'an by Muhammad Asad. It features: * The Arabic text with the English translation and commentary. * A Completely Romanised transliteration of the Arabic text. * Newly designed and typeset. * A supporting guide to the pronunciation. * A newly compiled geneeral index of names and key concepts. ... (more)

A Word for Word Meaning of the Qur'anMuhammad Mohar Ali

A Word for Word Meaning of the Qur'an

by Muhammad Mohar Ali

Exposition of Holy QuranParvez

Exposition of Holy Quran

by Parvez

The Nouns of Koranic Arabic Arranged by Topics: A Companion Volume to the Concise Dictionary of Koranic Arabic

The Nouns of Koranic Arabic Arranged by Topics: A Companion Volume to the Concise Dictionary of Koranic Arabic

by Arne Amadeus Ambros

This dictionary undertakes, for the first time, to group the substantives and adjectives in the Arabic Koran by topics, with glosses in English. The categories are partly derived from nature such as Astronomy, Metals or Human Sexuality, partly they reflect the great themes of the text, such as Guidance and Straying or Obedience and Disobedience. An English index enables the user to check if a certain concept... (more)

God and Man in the QuranToshihiko Izutsu

God and Man in the Quran

by Toshihiko Izutsu

The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia

by Oliver Leaman

A RUSA 2007 Outstanding Reference Title The Qur'an is the source of inspiration for one of the world's major religions, followed today by over a billion people. It plays a central role in Islam and ever since it appeared fourteen hundred years ago has been the subject of intense debate. Some of this has been carried out by Muslims and some by those hostile or indifferent to Islam, producing a very wide range of... (more)

Arabische grammatica in schema's en regels

Arabische grammatica in schema's en regels

by Wilhelmus Franciscus Gerardus Josephus Stoetzer

Text: Dutch, Arabic

Stealth Jihad: How Radical Islam is Subverting America without Guns or Bombs

Stealth Jihad: How Radical Islam is Subverting America without Guns or Bombs

by Robert Spencer

Most terrorism experts agree: it is not "if" we are attacked again, but "when." Yet the assault has already happened. A silent battle is being waged on our nation everyday. Not with guns and bombs, but via covert sources: Islamic charities, the ACLU--even presidential candidates. They are all pawns in a stealth holy war. Unwittingly advancing the jihadist agenda not by violence, but through endeavors designed to... (more)