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...Rodwell, M.A. with an Introduction by the Rev. G. Margoliouth, M.A. A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Noble Qur'an The Koran tr... .... Rev. J. M. Rodwell, Introduction by Rev. G. Margoliouth is a publication of the Penn- sylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furn... ...Introduction by Rev. G. Margoliouth is a publication of the Penn- sylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...e and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the... ...sociated with the Pennsylvania State University assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electr... ...ssed on Muhammed’s style has in fact been penned by the prophet’s greatest British admirer, Carlyle himself; and there are prob- ably many now who fin... ...eturned to Us (in penitence). He said, O my Lord! pardon me, and give me a dominion that may not be to any one beside me, for thou art the liberal giv... ...ath (comp. Isai. xxxiv. 4); by others, to be the name of one of Muhammad’s secretaries. 26 Ps. xxxvii. 29. This is the only text quoted in the Koran....