The Koran

An immensely important work for Muslims and anyone interested in studying world religions, THE KORAN, the holy scripture of Islam, is the record of Muhammad's teaching. Like the Bible, the influence of the Koran on the world is incalculable. But it is deep and ongoing. This accessible translation and convenient size is perfect for prayer or study.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Aug 31, 2004
• ISBN: 9780553900620

Reviews for The Koran

[salmondaze · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

"If your wife won't submit to you sexually then beat her until she does submit." And with that Muhammed tosses his cap into the "pro-rape" ring. Way to go, asshole! This book looks like a poorly remembered re-write of the Bible by an illiterate epileptic pedophilic warlord from the 7th century who thought worshipping god would be better without all the pesky morality and complicated, nuanced, multi-faceted, and rich text to deal with. Instead we get mostly promises of "gardens through which waters flow" and a "grievous chastisement" for unbelievers. The world is a nightmare enough as it is but if Islam is true then it is even worse than we could've imagined. I wonder if Islam is the only religion that claims to be peaceful and then kills those who say otherwise. Probably not, but it definitely is the biggest. Perhaps also interesting about this book is that it was written by one man and yet contains roughly 5-7 mutually precluding mankind origin myths. And Muslims claim this shit is scientific. Anyways, this score doesn't so much mean the book is terribly written as the evils it has wrought on this world.