Abstract

Muhammad Husayn Tabata'i is a prominent Iranian philosopher and theologist of the 20th century. His book entitled “The Qur’an in Islam” was published in 1962 and became very popular, being a comprehensible and systematized description of the Qur’an and its importance for the Islamic world. Later the book was republished while preparing for the publication of Tabata’i’s selected works. The last edition was translated into Russian and includes the scholar’s personal history.

In this book the Iranian scholar examines the Quran’s structure and the order of surahs, reasons about the particular features of Qur’anic teaching, follows the expansion of the Qur’an among Muslims, describes different reciting styles. These are the parts of the Qur’anic studies necessary for those who have just started reading the Qur’an and those who have acquired certain skills at reading and reflecting.

This book is meant for a wide audience of readers interested in spiritual culture of the Islamic world.

Imprint

Muhammad Husayn Tabata’i. The Qur’an in Islam / translated from Farsi and commented by M.Mahshulov. Saint Petersburg: Peterburgskoye Vostokovedeniye, 2011. – 128 p.