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Qur'an in cork?

  • 27-09-2011 9:55pm
    #1
    ClimberC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭


    Hi i was wondering if there is any shops in cork where i can buy an english translation of the Qur'an or even better, are there any groups that send out free books like the christian groups (im a poor student :p)

    Thanks for your replies!


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  • #2
    Red Hand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,986 ✭✭✭Red Hand


    Plenty of religious texts free on the internet, Bible, Koran etc. Everything from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism.


  • #3
    irishconvert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,866 ✭✭✭irishconvert


    Is an online version ok for you? I highly recommend http://al-quraan.org/read-quran-online-c-4.html It has a nice introduction giving the meaning and background to each surah (chapter). I have a printed copy but they are hard to come by.


  • #4
    ClimberC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭ClimberC


    The online versions are great thanks!

    Im hoping to find a physical book (like an actual book) as i love to collect books and i love to read about various religons, but im weary about buying books about islam bar the qur'an as i dont want to get the usual propaganda from all sides that is every where you look (both christian and Muslim). Basically i am looking for a book that will allow me to learn about islam without being heavily influenced by modern writers :confused:


  • #5
    hivizman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭hivizman


    I've added some material on English-language translations of the Qur'an to the Frequently Asked Questions sticky thread - follow this link.


  • #6
    masadjie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭masadjie


    In this site http://www.islamicity.com/ we can request a free copy of Holy Quran. Check a link in the bottom of the site.


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  • #7
    hivizman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭hivizman


    masadjie wrote: »
    In this site http://www.islamicity.com/ we can request a free copy of Holy Quran. Check a link in the bottom of the site.

    This is quite a useful site, but it seems that you can order free literature, including the Qur'an, only if you live in the USA.

    If you go to this site and click on Quran Search, you can read the original Arabic text in a clear script, a transliteration of the Arabic, and any of a selection of translations, including the English versions by Muhammad Asad, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, and Marmaduke Pickthall (you can have all three shown at the same time if you want). You can also access some recitations.


  • #8
    whydoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭whydoc


    Here you are:http://www.freequran.com/html/order.htm


  • #9
    number10a
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,062 ✭✭✭number10a


    In Cork the classics section of Connolly's Bookshop on Paul Street has it and I'm sure I've seen it in Vibes and Scribes too (the Bridge Street branch). Only two or three euro as well.


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