Title

The Koran

Full title

THE KORAN, Commonly called The Alcoran of MOHAMMED, Translated into English immediately from the Original Arabic; with Explanatory NOTES, taken from the most approved COMMENTATORS. To which is prefixed. A Preliminary Discourse.

Short Title

The Koran (1734)

Title in English

Printer

Printed by C. Ackers in St. John's-Street, for J. Wilcox at Virgil's Head overagainst the New Church in the Strand.

Released place

London

Released date

1734

Author

George Sale

Language

662

Qur'an

Translation

Qur'an structure

Suras

All

Pages

ix; 3; 187; 508

Further notes

Paratext: Before main text of the Qurʾān: "TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN Lord CARTERET"; "TO THE READER" (pp. iii-ix); "CORRIGENDA & ADDENDA" (p. ix); "A TABLE of the SECTIONS of the PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE" (p. ix); "A TABLE of the CHAPTERS of the Koran" (pp. ix-xi); Maps; "THE Preliminary Discourse" (pp. 1-187). After main text of the Qurʾān: "A TABLE OF THE Principal Matters contained in the KORAN, and the Notes thereon".

Sources

Arabic Type

Link to library catalogue

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Bibliographical references:

Individuals

George Sale (Translator)

Descriptive card

This is an English translation of the Qurʾān made by George Sale.

Entry author

Kentaro Inagaki