The Qur’ân, Part I: Chapters I to XVI

Introduction: Discusses Arabia, pre-Islamic religion, Mohammed’s life, revelation, Qur’ânic style, compilation, chronology, Islamic doctrine, prayer, fasting, almsgiving, pilgrimage, and predestination. Abstract of the Contents of the Qur’ân: Provides chapter-by-chapter summaries. I. The Opening Chapter: Prayer for divine guidance. II. The Chapter of the Heifer: Guidance, law, Israelites, Abraham, Kaabah, fasting, pilgrimage, almsgiving, and social regulations. III. The Chapter of Imran’s Family: Divine unity, Mary, Jesus, Abraham, Battle of Bedr, and Battle of Ohod. IV. The Chapter of Women: Family law, inheritance, marriage, women, orphans, justice, and community discipline. V. The Chapter of the Table: Covenants, lawful food, purification, Jews and Christians, Jesus, and religious obligations. VI–XVI: Meccan chapters emphasizing divine unity, prophecy, judgment, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, creation, revelation, and moral warning.