Arabic-English Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage - Paperback

by Elsaid Badawi (Author), Muhammed Abdel Haleem (Author)

The Qurʾan is the living source of all Islamic teaching, and is of singular importance to those interested in Islam and the study of religions. Despite this, there exists a long-felt lack of research tools for English first-language speakers who wish to access the Qurʾan in the original Arabic.
The Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage is the first comprehensive, fully-researched and contextualised Arabic-English dictionary of Qurʾanic usage, compiled in accordance with modern lexicographical methods by scholars who have a lifelong immersion in Qurʾanic Studies. Based on Classical Arabic dictionaries and Qurʾan commentaries, this work also emphasises the role of context in determining the meaning-scatter of each vocabulary item. Illustrative examples from Qurʾanic verses are provided in support of the definitions given for each context in which a particular word occurs, with cross-references to other usages. Frequently occurring grammatical particles are likewise thoroughly explained, insofar as they are used in conveying various nuances of meaning in the text.

Author Biography

Elsaid M. Badawi, (1929-2014). Educated at al-Azhar and London Universities, Badawi was Professor of Arabic Studies and Linguistics at the American University in Cairo, editor for the Journal of Qurʾanic Studies, and has broadcast a complete commentary on the Qurʾān in the Gulf and S.E. Asia. His publications include Modern Written Arabic(2004) with M.G. Carter and Adrian Gully, and A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic (1986) with M. Hinds.

Muhammad Abdel Haleem, Professor of Islamic Studies, University of London. Educated at al-Azhar, Cairo and Cambridge Universities. Abdel Haleem is currently Director of the Centre of Islamic Studies, and Chief Editor of the Journal of Qurʾanic Studies. His publications include: Understanding the Qurʾān: Themes and Style (2001), and The Qurʾān: a New Translation (2004).