The Quran: Part II

The Qur’ân, Part IItr. by E.H. Palmer A completely new etext of the second volume of the Palmer Quran translation, with full footnotes and the text of the index for Part I and Part II. 1880. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. This volume contains Part II of The Qur'an; Chapters XVII to CXIV.BEFORE entering upon an intelligent study of the Qur’ân it is necessary to make oneself acquainted with the circumstances of the people in whose midst it was revealed, with the political and religious aspects of the period, and with the personal history of the prophet himself.Arabia or Gazîrat el ‘Arab, 'the Arabian Peninsula,' as it is called b..