Al-Qur'an

Ahmed All (1910-1994), a pioneer of modern Urdu short story and cofounder of the All-india Progressive writer's Movement and Association, taught at leading Indian universities and was a visiting professor in China and the United States. He published numerous works of fiction and nonfiction including the widely acclaimed translations of classical Urdu poetry. The Golden Trodition. His novels include the classic Twlight in Delhi.

"In one of the most popular English versions of the Qur'?n, Ahmed Ali has succeeded in bringing all of the subtlety, depth, and spiritual power of Islam into his translation of this peerless scripture. Without distorting the English, Ali, a highly regarded author in his own right, renders the poetry of the original Arabic into lines of elegance and rhythm... For the curious, the convert, or the devout, Ahmed Ali's Al-Qur'?n will bring all readers closer to the glory of God."--Brian Bruya, Amazon.com

• Acknowledgements 6 By Way of Preface 7 1 The Prologue 11 2. The Cow 12 3. The Family of Imran 51 4. The Women 73 5. The Feast 97 6. The Cattle 114 7. Wall Between Heaven and Hell 133 8. Spoils of War 54 9. Repentance 162 10. Jonah 177 11. Hud 188 12. Joseph 200 13. Thunder 211 14. Abraham 217 15. AI-Hijr 223 16. The Bees 228 17. The Children of Israel 240 18. The Cave 250 19. Mary 260 20. Ta Ha 266 21. The Prophets 275 22. The Pilgrimage 283 23. The True Believers 291 24. The Light 298 25. The Criterion 306 26. The Poets 312 27. An-Naml 321 28. The History 329 29. The Spider 337 30. The Romans 343 31. Luqman 348 32. As-Sajdah 352 33. The Allied Troops 355 34. Sheba 363 35. The Originator 368 36. Ya Sin 373 37. Who Stand Arrayed in Rows 378 38. Sad 385 39. The Small Groups 391 40. The Believer 399 41. Adoration 407 42. Consultation 412 43. Ornaments of Gold 418 44. Smoke 424 45. Kneeling 427 46. Al-Ahgaf 431 47. Muhammad 435 48. Victory 439 49. Apartments 443 50. Qaf 446 51. The Dispersing 449 52. The Mount 452 53. The Star 455 54. The Moon 458 55. Ar-Rahman 461 56. The Inevitable 465 57. Iron 469 58. The Disputant 473 59. Confrontation 476 60. The Woman Tried 479 61. Formations 482 62. The Congregation 484 63. The Hypocrites 486 64. Exposition 488 65. Divorce 490 66. Prohibition 492 67. The Kingdom 494 68. The Pen 497 69. The Concrete Reality 500 70. The Steps 502 71. Noah 504 72. Thejinns 506 73. The Enwrapped 508 74. The Enfolded 510 75. The Resurrection 512 76. Time 514 77. The Emissaries 516 78. The Announcement 518 79. Those Who Pull and Withdraw 520 80. He Made a Wry Face 522 81. The Folding up 524 82. The Splitting 526 83. The Defrauders 527 84. The Cleaving 529 85. Signs of the Zodiac 530 86. The Night Star 531 87. The Most High 532 88. The Overpowering 533 89. The Dawn 535 90. The Earth 537 91. The Sun 538 92. The Night 539 93. Early Hours of Morning 540 94. The Opening Up 541 95. The Fig 542 96. The Embryo 543 97. Determination 544 98. The Clear Proof 545 99. The Earthquake 546 100. The Chargers 547 101. The Calamity 548 102. Plenitude 549 103. Time and Age 550 104. The Slanderer 551 105. The Elephants 552 106. The Quraish 553 107. Things of Common Use 554 108. Pre-eminence 555 109. The Unbelievers 556 110. Help 557 111. Abu Lahab 558 112. Pure Faith 559 113. The Rising Day 560 114. Men 561 Index 563 Index of Names 571