THE CORĀN

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,

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CONTENTS

PART FIRST. Page

CHAPTER I.
           The Corān as explained by the Life of Mahomet		 7

CHAPTER II.
           Compilation and arrangement of the Corān
           Approximate Chronological order of the Suras		 37
43

CHAPTER III.
           The teaching of the Corān		 49


PART SECOND.

           Testimony of the Corān to the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments
           Introduction The Corān as explained by the Life of Mahomet		 66
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SECTION I.
           Passages revealed at Mecca		 72

SECTION II.
           Passages revealed at Medina		 134

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 Corān attests the inspiration of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures
           IV. The Jewish and Christian Scriptures praised in the Corān
           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		 216
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