THE CORÂN
ITS COMPOSITION AND TEACHING;
AND THE TESTIMONY IT BEARS TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.
BY
SIR WILLIAM MUIR, K.C.S.I., LL.D.
PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.
LONDON:
SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE,
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
CHARING CROSS, W.C.;
43 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, B.C.;
BRIGHTON: E35, NORTH STREET.
NEW YORK: E. & J. B. YOUNG & CO.
CONTENTS
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CHAPTER I.
The Corân as explained by the Life of Mahomet
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7 |
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CHAPTER II.
Compilation and arrangement of the Corân
Approximate Chronological order of the Suras
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37
43 |
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CHAPTER III.
The teaching of the Corân
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49 |
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PART SECOND.
Testimony of the Corân to the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments
Introduction The Corân as explained by the Life of Mahomet
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66
69 |
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SECTION I.
Passages revealed at Mecca
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72 |
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SECTION II.
Passages revealed at Medina
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134 |
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SECTION III.
Conclusion
I. The Collection complete and impartial
II. Existence and Currency of the Old and New Testaments in the time of Mahomet
III. The Corân attests the inspiration of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures
IV. The Jewish and Christian Scriptures praised in the Corân
V. The Scriptures appealed to, and their observance inculcated by Mahomet
VI. Imputations against the Jews
VII. The Scriptures of the time of Mahomet the same as those now extant
VIII. Belief in, and examination of, the Scriptures incumbent on all Mahometans
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