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370-121-MS: Judaism, Christianity & Islam (Sasson): The Qur'an

This guide contains the resources you will need to use for the Judaism, Christianity & Islam course. These are very specialized resources for interpretive scriptural research, so we've also included information to help you get the most out of each resourc

The Qur'an

The Qur'an interprets some stories from the Bible, most often drawing from Rabbinic literature instead of from the Bible itself. Quality study versions of the Qur'an will include a subject index that will allow you to trace mentions of persons, places, or events in your selected verses of the Bible to their corresponding mentions within the Qur'an. To use this index, look up the term you're looking for (e.g. "Angels"), then proceed to the Chapter and verse of the Qur'an mentioned under that term. The index is alphabetical.

The Library has a very reliable study Qur'an, which includes a new translation and extensive commentary in English. It available in the JCI collection on the C-102 level of the Library.

The Library has additional reliable translations of the Qur'an available on Reserve, both of which also contain the original Arabic text. They are also available in the JCI collection on the C-102 level of the Library.

The following books are also useful for the study of the Qur'an. They are also available in the JCI collection on the C-102 level of the Library.

Databases

The following databases are also very useful for a close comparative study of the Qur'an.

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