The Qur’an

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Koran. English.

The Qur’an / a new translation by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem.
p. cm. — (Oxford world’s classics)
Originally published: 2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Abdel Haleem, M. A. II. Title. III. Oxford world’s classics (Oxford University Press)

BP109 2005 297.1′22521—dc22 2004030574

ISBN 0–19–283193–3
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