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EXTRACTS FROM THE CORAN 
IN THE ORIGINAL. WITH ENGLISH RENDERING. 
Compiled by Sir WILLIAM MUIR, K.C.S.L., LL.D., 
Author of ‘‘ The Life of Mahomet.” 
The Author originally intended to publish these extracts in a tri-lingual form—Arabic, English 
and Urdoo—suitable for the use of Schools tn India; concerving that while acceptable to the Mahome- 
tans they might not be unattractive to others, etther Hindoo or Christian, as illustrations at once of the 
beautiful and nerveus diction of the Coran and also of the better parts of Mussulman theology. But 
he was assured by his Mahometan Sriends that their people would be averse Srom the use of any such 
manual; reverence for the “ divine Coran,” being so intense that the very act of using extracts selected 
Srom it would be held a desecration. Moreover, some of his own countrymen were startled at the pro- 
posal, thinking that the introduction of such a school-book might be regarded as an undue recognition 
of the Coran. The proposed publication was therefore Sor a time dropped. Sir Wm. Muir has now | 
been induced to take the matter in hand again. He thinks ‘‘ that the publication of these extracts will 
be beneficial. It may promote amongst us the knowledge of portions of the teaching of Mahomet which 
are in themselves unobjectionable and often edifying. And it mayalso be useful, as affording a certain 
basts of agreement and common thought, for those who come into contact with the Moslem world. 
Again, in respect of schools in India, the scruples as to the use of such a manual may perhaps be over 
come ; and tf once zntroduced, it zs likely to be popular. At any rate, for the student of Arabic in 
thes country, the selection must prove very serviceable, There can be no better introduction to this 
noble tongue, than the eloquent lessons of the Prophet himself, couched as they are in language of 
Singular force and beauty, held by Moslems of every agea model unrivalled in its elegance, purity and 
power.” 
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