The Koran - Penguin Classics Author:Translated by N.J. Dawood The Koran, as Mr. Dawood claims, "is not only one of the greatest books of prophetic literature, but also a literary masterpiece of surpassing excellence". Unquestioningly accepted by Muslims to be the infallible word of Allah as revealed to Mohammed by the Angel Gabriel over thirteen hundred years ago, the Koran still provides the basic rules ... more »of conduct fundamental to the Arab way of life. Mr. Dawood has produced a translation which the beauty of the original, altering the traditional arrangement to increase the understanding and pleasure for the uninitiated.« less