Atlas of the Quran : places, nations, landmarks / compiled by Shawqi Abu Khalil
Material type: TextPublication details: Lahore : Darussalam, 2003Description: 392 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9960897540 (hbk)Subject(s): Quran (Koran) -- Geography -- Maps | Islam -- Arabian Peninsula -- History -- MapsDDC classification: 297.1228 Summary: This Atlas is covering a subject that has not been touched before. It helps whoever recites the Qur'an or studies it to specify the locations mentioned by the Noble Verses and to mark those places of ancient people mentioned in the Qur'an. This is besides locating areas where the incidents of the prophetic Seerah occurred. Eventually, the diligent reader will easily recognize those places, learn about them, and take heed of them while reciting. The Atlas has also revealed obscure places we used to pass through inattentively, like the site where Nuh's Ark settled, the site of the curved Sand-hills {Al Ahqah}, the cave of the young faithful men, the houses of the median, the site of Sodom and other places determined by the Atlas depending on reliable sources.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Reference | Namal Library Religions(hall 2) | 297.1228 ATL- 2003 5550 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Not for loan | 0005550 | |||
Books | Namal Library Religions(hall 2) | 297.1228 ATL- 2003 5750 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | c.2 | Available | 0005750 |
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This Atlas is covering a subject that has not been touched before. It helps whoever recites the Qur'an or studies it to specify the locations mentioned by the Noble Verses and to mark those places of ancient people mentioned in the Qur'an. This is besides locating areas where the incidents of the prophetic Seerah occurred. Eventually, the diligent reader will easily recognize those places, learn about them, and take heed of them while reciting. The Atlas has also revealed obscure places we used to pass through inattentively, like the site where Nuh's Ark settled, the site of the curved Sand-hills {Al Ahqah}, the cave of the young faithful men, the houses of the median, the site of Sodom and other places determined by the Atlas depending on reliable sources.
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