Project Gutenberg 2013-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 230 Lane, Edward William 1801 1876 Lane, E. W. (Edward William) Lane-Poole, Stanley 1854 1931 Poole, Stanley Lane Selections from the Kur-an Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Selections from the Kur-án" by Edward William Lane and Stanley Lane-Poole is a scholarly work that compiles significant extracts from the Qur'an, written in the late 19th century. This collection aims to introduce readers to the core teachings and stories of Islam, presenting key themes such as the nature of God, the role of the prophet Muhammad, and reflections on morality and faith. It serves as an accessible guide for a general audience interested in understanding the Qur'an without the challenge posed by its complete text. The opening of the book provides a preface that outlines the rationale behind the selections made by Lane, addressing the common difficulties in reading the Qur'an due to its structure and language. Lane emphasizes that his intention is to satisfy the curiosity about Islamic teachings while presenting them in an engaging manner. He describes the book's organization, which splits the selections into discussions on the foundational aspects of Islam and its perspectives on other religions. The preface illustrates how the work has served both academic circles and Muslims unfamiliar with Arabic, thus underscoring its significance as a bridge between cultures and knowledge systems. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44515/44515-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Qur'an BP Text Category: Religion/Spirituality 763789 2025-08-18T05:03:02.729284 text/html 750092 2024-10-23T21:27:53 text/html 494225 2025-08-18T05:03:14.484239 application/epub+zip 502171 2025-08-18T05:03:04.712384 application/epub+zip 312882 2025-08-18T05:03:03.695392 application/epub+zip 741651 2025-08-18T05:03:20.723212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684959 2025-08-18T05:03:13.445223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495940 2022-09-20T09:46:34.475425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575394 2025-08-18T05:03:00.547307 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 555363 2024-10-23T21:27:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16837 2025-08-18T05:03:20.894176 application/rdf+xml 35462 2025-08-18T05:03:03.885257 image/jpeg 4675 2025-08-18T05:03:03.791272 image/jpeg 462758 2025-08-18T05:03:02.790310 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia