The Qur'an: A New Translation (Dr. Thomas Cleary)
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About The Book
This is a new and complete (English only) translation of the Qur'an-the Muslim scripture-by one of the premier translators of religious texts in the world. The meanings of this sacred text are rendered into the English language with subtle touches of poetry, allowing for the opportunity to fully understand the spirit and soul of the Qur'an. This direct and timely rendition is an essential source for the modern seeker.
Sura 3: Al 'Imran (verses 190-200)
Surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, are signs for people of understanding— those who remember God while standing, sitting, and on their sides, contemplating the creation of the heavens and the earth:
“Our Lord! You did not create this in vain! Glory to You! Keep us, then, from the torment of the fire! “Our Lord, whomever You cause to enter the fire You have disgraced; and there are no saviors for the unjust. “Our Lord, we have indeed heard someone calling, inviting us to faith— ‘Believe in your Lord’—and we believed. So forgive us our sins, our Lord, and efface our evils; and take our souls with the just. “And grant us what You promised us, our Lord, according to Your messengers; and do not disgrace us on the day of resurrection. For You surely do not break a promise.”
And their Lord answered them, “I am never unmindful of the work of a worker among you, male or female. You are from each other. So for those who emigrated or were driven from their homes or suffered harm for My sake, or fought or were killed, I will efface their evils and admit them to gardens below which rivers flow, as a reward from the presence of God. And the finest reward is in the presence of God.”
Do not let the luck of atheists in the land deceive and seduce you. It is a little convenience; then their abode is hell. And what a miserable bed! But for those who are conscious of their Lord there are gardens below which rivers flow, wherein they will abide, a gift from the presence of God. And what is in the presence of God is best for the just. And surely there are those among the people of scripture who believe in God, and in what was revealed to you, and what was revealed to them, humble toward God: they do not sell the signs of God for a petty price. They have their reward, in the presence of their Lord. For God is quick in accounting.
O believers, be constant, excel in patience, and be firm. Be conscious of God, so that you may thrive.
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About the author
Thomas Cleary: Thomas Cleary (1949-2021 CE) was an American translator and scholar, widely regarded as one of the most prolific translators of Asian and Islamic spiritual classics into English. He was born on April 24, 1949, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and began translating Buddhist scriptures in his late teens. He went on to earn a doctorate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Over a long career Cleary produced more than eighty volumes spanning four traditions, Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and, from the 1990s onward, Islamic. He translated from Chinese, Japanese, Sanskrit, Pali, and Arabic, and his Islamic translations reflect the same attention to spiritual depth that marked his earlier work. Among Muslim readers he is best known for The Essential Koran, published in 1994, and a complete rendering titled The Qur'an, A New Translation, along with The Wisdom of the Prophet, a collection of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. His other widely read works include translations of the Taoist Secret of the Golden Flower and Japanese classics on strategy and discipline. His translations sold millions of copies and were rendered into more than twenty languages. He died on June 20, 2021, in Oakland, California, leaving a body of work that opened the spiritual literature of several civilizations to English-speaking readers.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9781929694440
Publisher
Starlatch Press
Author
Thomas Cleary
Pages
301
Year Published
2004
Size
W-7 in | H-10 in | D-0.86 in
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