A Ray of the Qurn: Selected Essays of Sayyed Mahmoud Taleghani, Volume I

Volume I of A Ray of the Qur'an includes a study and explanation of Surah Al-Fatihah and verses 1-143 of Surah Al-Baqara of the Qur'an through commentaries of Sayyed Mahmoud Taleghani.

And We have certainly presented for the people in this Qurn from every [kind of] example that they might remember." The Qur'n, Al-Zumar/39:27 "Whatever is written about the yt, and from the point of view of guidance by the Holy Qurn,should not be counted as the final intent of the Holy Qur'an. Thus, I found the title and name 'A Ray of the Qurn' suitable for it." Sayyed Mahmoud Taleghani "Taleghani chose his addressees among university students from various areas of studies of science instead of seminary students. Speaking with the language of the timethe language of the new sciences and new ways of learninghe tried to bring the Qurn to the scene of action and living, making it the guide to both the individual and societal lives of people." Abdolali Bazargan "This is a very original and important book, and a welcome addition to the contemporary scholarship in the field of Islamic Studies in general and Qurnic Studies in particular by one of the most eminent religious scholarswho was also a relentless advocate for justice andfreedom." Mohammad H. Faghfoory "It is not possible to overstate the importance of this translation of the invaluable, awe-inspiring and cogent contribution to understanding the causes of and solutions to the problems of human societies." Abbas Mirakhor

Autorentext

Ali Asghar Agah, MA and ABD, George Washington University, is a retired educator, World Bank Staff member, diplomat, and International Monetary Fund Advisor. As a community organizer he adopted A Ray of the Qur'an for Qur'an study and his translation work includes The Evolution of the Qur'an.

Mariam Agah, MA and ABD, taught various levels, subjects, and types of students in Catholic, public, and Muslim schools. She edited many translations including of the Evolution of the Qur'an. She writes poetry, conducts workshops for educators, lectures on family, women, Muslim personalities and interfaith relations.

Klappentext

The study and explanation of Surah Al-Fatihah and verses 1-143 of Surah Al-Baqara make up Volume I of A Ray of the Qur'an. Sayyed Mahmoud Taleghani follows the traditional ordinal presentation of these two chapters of the Qur'an. Appropriately, he begins his commentary with the first Surah: "The Opening." He considers this Surah to be an invitation to people to recognize their creator and sustainer by knowing Allah's attribute of mercy and as the giver of guidance to the straight path. Likewise, Taleghani invites people through another name given to this Surah, Al Hamd/The Praise, to praise their Lord exclusively.

Taleghani's approach to the Qur'an is holistic. This is evident in his reading of the initial five verses of Surah Al-Baqara as containing the foundational, pivotal notions that inform the grand ideas and the details of not only the rest of the Surah, but indeed the entire Qur'an. The word taqwa, used in Surah Al-Baqara and throughout the Qur'an, is sometimes translated as piety or fear of God but the full breadth of the term, as Taleghani shows, is better expressed in the phrase "to safeguard oneself with full awareness of divine laws." Those who show taqwa are made aware of the prophetic mission, and are assured of the hereafter if they accept and follow it in their thoughts and deeds. Thus, the reader is introduced in Surah Al-Baqara to Taleghani's vision of the Qur'an, whereby, a ray from this book is said to touch the minds and hearts of those with taqwa and to launch them on their search for the truth. This is one way Taleghani distinguishes the Holy Qur'an from other books.

Zusammenfassung
Volume I of A Ray of the Qur'an includes a study and explanation of Surah Al-Fatihah and verses 1-143 of Surah Al-Baqara of the Qur'an through commentaries of Sayyed Mahmoud Taleghani.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Abbas Mirakhor

Transliteration of Arabic Letters

Translator's Introduction

Editor's Introduction

Author's Biography by Abdolali Bazargan

Introduction Surah al-Fatihah (Chapter 1: The Opening), Ayat 1-7 Surah al-Baqarah (Chapter 2: The Cow), Ayat 1-143

Appendix A (Selection from Sermon 91, Nahjul Balaagha)

Appendix B (Selection from Sermon 1, Nahjul Balaagha)

Author's Notes

Translator's Notes

Bibliography

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