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The Quran is one of the most widely read books in the world . It has been
translated in almost all the major languages of mankind. In the background of history, the
message of the Quran shines as a dazzling focus of a vigorous monotheistic faith.
"Selections from the Quran," the
present work, attempts to give in English selections from the Quran for the benefit of
those who do not have the time or facility to read its full text. The selections are based
on translation of the Holy Quran by Marmaduke Pickthall . While compiling it, I was fully
aware that a translation, however well done, cannot convey the beauty and force of the
original. I was also aware of my own limitations, being neither a scholar nor a
"alim". My humble work is made with
love and reverence which I hope will draw the
reader to the complete text, every word of which, being a revelation and outpouring of
divine inspiration, constitutes the Quran.
I do hope that
my work would mitigate the unwarranted prejudice and bias that is widespread, and, above
all, prove that the fundamentals of Islam as expounded in the Quran are not exactly as the
so-called bigoted 'fundamentalists', both from among the 'believers' and the 'non-believers', would have us
believe
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