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Islam
Qur'an, Hadith & Sufi mysticism
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Qur'an
The Qur'an is the primary text of Islam, revealed to the Prophet Muhammed beginning in the year 610 C.E. It was canonicalized between 644 and 656. The Qur'an is required reading for anyone who wants to understand Islam. Qur'an means "The Recital" in Arabic; according to the story, the angel Gabriel commanded Muhammed to "Recite!".
Hypertext Qur'anThis page links together all of the Qur'an versions at this site.Unicode Qur'anThe Arabic text of the Qur'an presented using Unicode.The Holy Qur'an: Arabic Text, Pronunciation GuideYusuf Ali — A merged version of the excellent Yusuf Ali English translation in parallel with Arabic.The Qur’ân, Part IE.H. Palmer, 1880 — This is a completely new etext of the first volume of the Palmer Quran traslationThe Qur’ân, Part IIE.H. Palmer, 1880 — A completely new etext of the second volume of the Palmer Quran translationThe KoranJ.M. Rodwell, 1876 — Another major Quran translation from the 19th century.The Qur'anMohammed Marmaduke Pickthall, 1930 — A modern and sympathetic English rendering of the Quran.The Holy QuranAbdullah Yusuf Ali, 1934 — One of the first modern English editions of the Quran, still in wide use today.
Hadith
The Hadith, second only to the Qur'an in importance and authority, are collections of Islamic traditions and laws (Sunna). This includes traditional sayings of Muhammed and later Islamic sages. By the ninth century over 600,000 Hadith had been recorded; these were later edited down to about 25,000.
Sufi Texts
Sufism is a mystical Islamic belief system. It is renowned for its contributions to world literature: beautiful symbolic poetry and devotional story-telling, much of which was translated in the 19th century by European scholars and travellers.
Oriental MysticismE.H. Palmer, 1867 — Decoding the cloaked Sufi narrative of the journey to God.Selections from the Poetry of the AfghansH. G. Raverty, 1867 — Anthology of later Sufi poets from Afghanistan, many translated directly from rare manuscripts.The KasîdahHâjî Abdû El-Yezdî, 1880The MesneviRumi, 1881 — One of the first extensive English translations of Rumi, with a collection of legendary tales of the Sufi masters.Bird ParliamentFarid ud-Din Attar, 1889 — Also known as the 'Conference of the Birds,' this 12th century Sufi poem is a allegorical journey to the summit of enlightment.Poems from the Divan of HafizHafiz, 1897The MasnaviRumi, 1898 — The primary 19th century translation of Rumi's masterwork.Salaman and AbsalNur ad-Din Abd ar-Rahman Jami, 1904 — A mystical Sufi allegory by the renowned Persian poet, Jami.Sadi's Scroll of WisdomSadi, 1906 — A short collection of Sufi poems on moral themes by the renowned Persian poet.The Alchemy of HappinessAl-Ghazzali, 1909The Enclosed Garden of the TruthHakîm Abû' L-Majd Majdûd Sanâ'î, 1910 — A text by the Sufi poet and philosopher Sana'i.The Bustan of SadiSadi, 1911 — A Persian Sufi poet's legacy of wisdom.The Tarjuman al-Ashwaqal-Arabi, 1911 — The Sufi quest for God, encoded in a cycle of amatory poetry.The Diwan of Zeb-un-NissaZeb-un-Nissa, 1913 — Sufi poetry by an accomplished Mughal woman.The Mystics of IslamReynold A. Nicholson, 1914A Sufi Message of Spritual LibertyPir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan, 1914Songs of KabîrRabindranath Tagore, 1915The Secret Rose GardenSa'd Ud Din Mahmud Shabistari, 1920 — Exquisite Sufi poetry.The Secrets of the SelfMuhammad Iqbal, 1920 — A philosophical poem by the intellectual founder of the nation of Pakistan.Studies in Islamic MysticismReynold Alleyne Nicholson, 1921 — The lives and writings of three early Sufi masters.The Mishkât Al-AnwarAl-Ghazzali, 1924
Islamic History and Culture
The Diwan of Abu'l-AlaHenry Baerlein, 1911 — A delighful selection of poems by a 10th century Syrian rationalist philosopher.The Religion of the KoranArthur N. Wollaston, 1911 — A short introduction to Islam with topical quotes from the Qur'an.Arabic Thought and Its Place in HistoryDe Lacy O'Leary, 1922 — How Islamic philosophers preserved and built on ancient Hellenic ideas, and passed that legacy to the kindlers of the European Renaissance.The Glory of the Shia WorldP. M. Sykes, 1910 — Travel to one of the holiest Shiite shrines, Mashhad in Iran, in this rare 19th century literary collaboration between an Englishman and a Persian.Arabian PoetryW. A. Clouston, 1881 — Rare 19th century translations of Arabian poetry, mostly pre-Islamic or contemporary with MuhammedThe History of Philosophy in IslamT. J. De Boer, 1903 — A short summary of the flowering of Islamic philosophy in the late middle ages.Arabian WisdomJohn Wortabet, 1913 — Islamic wisdom literature from the Quran, Hadith and traditional proverbs.The Maqámát of Badí‘ al-Zamán al-Hamadhání1915 — A masterpiece of medieval Islamic literature.IslamJohn A. Williams, 1962 — An anthology of some key texts across the entire spectrum of Islamic tradition.The Philosophy of Alfarabi1947Development of Muslim Theology, Jurisprudence and Constitutional TheoryDuncan B. MacDonald, 1903 — A survey of the history of Islamic thought, by a sympathetic Western scholar.The Bible, The Koran, and the TalmudDr. G. Weil, 1863The Hanged PoemsF.E. Johnson, 1917 — Translations of the earliest (pre-Islamic) Arabic poetry knownFolk-lore of the Holy LandJ. E. Hanauer, 1909 — Moslem, Christian and Jewish tales from old Palestine.Christ In IslâmJames Robson, 1929The Gospel of BarnabasLonsdale and Laura Ragg, 1907Site copyrightsTerms of Service