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Journal Articles: Islam Qur'an Hadith Sufi Texts Other texts Islamic Date 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!". Devout Muslims do not believe that any text other than the actual Arabic text of the Quran (even a transliteration) can strictly be called 'the Qur'an'. This is because the Arabic text is considered canonical and there can be no other versions of it. The phrase 'the meaning of the Quran' is typically used to describe texts which elsewhere are described as 'translations'. Please be aware of this issue where this site refers to a 'translation' or 'transliteration' of the Quran. Hypertext Qur'an This page links together all of the Qur'an versions at this site. Unicode Qur'an The Holy Qur'an: Arabic Text, Pronunciation Guide, Yusuf Ali English Text The {meaning of the} Qur'an by E.H. Palmer [1880] (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 6 and 9) This is an academic English rendering from the 19th Century. The {meaning of the} Qur'an by Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall (1875-1936) [1930] This is a modern and more sympathetic English version. Hadith A Manual of Hadith Translated by by Maulana Muhammad Ali [1944]. Hadith of Bukhari An extensive collection of 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. A Sufi Message of Spritual Liberty by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan [1914] The Enclosed Garden of the Truth (The Hadîqatu' l-Haqîqat of Hakîm Abû' L-Majd Majdûd Sanâ'î) Translated by J. Stephenson [1910] Songs of Kabîr Translated by Rabindranath Tagore, Introduction by Evelyn Underhill; New York, The Macmillan Company; [1915] The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî, by Sir Richard Burton [1880] The Mystics of Islam by Reynold A. Nicholson. [1914]. 267,991 bytes The Mishkât Al-Anwar (The Niche for Lignts) by Al-Ghazzali, translated by W.H.T. Gairdner [1924]. The Alchemy of Happiness by Al-Ghazzali, translated by Claud Field [1909]. The Masnavi of Rumi Abridged and Translated by E.H. Whinfield [1898]. The Gulistan Of Sa'di Translated by Edwin Arnold [1899] 333,563 bytes The Teachings of Hafiz Translated by Gertrude Lowthian Bell [1897]. 207,531 bytes The Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam Translated by Edward Fitzgerald [1859]. 16,814 bytes Other Texts The Prophets, Their Lives and Their Stories, by Abdul-Sâhib Al-Hasani Al-'âmili This is an ongoing project to translate a book of Shiite lore about the prophets, starting with Adam. The Bible, The Koran, and the Talmud or, Biblical Legends of the Mussulmans. By Dr. G. Weil [1863] The Hanged Poems Translated by F.E. Johnson and Sheikh Faiz-ullah-bhai [1917] Translations of the earliest (pre-Islamic) Arabic poetry known, poems originally displayed ("hanged") in the Kaaba. the holiest shrine of Mecca. Christ In Islâm by Rev. James Robson [1929]. The Gospel of Barnabas trans. Lonsdale and Laura Ragg [1907]. Ismā‛īlī materials