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The True Furqan Hardcover – June 1, 1999

by Al Saffee (Author), Al Mahdy (Author)

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Arabic and English side-by-side on every page. Prose and poetry of the highest caliber in classical Arabic with English interpretation. It contains 77 surahs (chapters) dealing with as many subjects which are beautifully written and easily understood. Love, Light, Peace, Truth, Repentance, Women, Marriage, Fasting, Prayer, Abrogation, The Sacrifice, Inspiration, Paradise, The Scale and The Excellent Names are some of the chapters written in the unique style of the Quran.

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366 pages
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English
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Winepress Pub
Publication date

June 1, 1999
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1.14 x 6.23 x 8.32 inches
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1579211755
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978-1579211752
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Winepress Pub (June 1, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 366 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1579211755
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1579211752
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.14 x 6.23 x 8.32 inches

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CLEONBROTUS

Exposing The True Furqan

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2016

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(Introduction)
The following review contains (1) my comment, (2) the publication date, and (3) the contradictory nature of The True Furqan. By such means giving evidence for condemning the work as false, unlike others who do not give valid reasons for their remarks; and therefore, cannot be taken seriously.
(1) My Comment
The True Furqan may repeat what is good but it lacks that mystic element that other holy writings have, which impacts the heart. It is written in such a way that it is fastidious to read it, for it uses so many words to say so little.
(2) The Publication Date
The date of the publication of The True Furqan was June 1, 1999. Backwards it would be 6661, 1 9. Or 666 and 11\9 or 9\11. Devil worshipers are into reading and saying things backwards. The publication date seems to confirm the suspicion of the Islamic world, that it was written as part of a conspiracy against it.
(3) Contradictory
The True Furqan contradicts the New Testament though it claims to confirm it in the following way. "None of the divine revelation will ever be annulled or abrogated till the Day of Resurrection (Surat 38 The Prophets, verse 16, pages 185-186: The True Furqan)." Yet the following verse contradicts the non-violent teaching of Jesus. "We have created the soul and to Us, therefore, the soul at the very end must return. Thus, We have emphatically forbidden murdering another human being anywhere, anytime-except in a justifiable national war (Surat 35 Brotherhood, verse 4, page 171: The True Furqan)." With this verse The True Furqan is no longer confirming the Gospel of Jesus, for Jesus forbade fighting, even in self defense. Jesus taught people to turn the other cheek, and to pray for the good of enemies. Such commands cannot be fulfilled in a "justifiable national war." The True Furqan claims the divine revelation will never be annulled or abrogated, yet, itself abrogates it.
(Conclusion)
It is my hope that people will see that the so called True Furqan is a false book, not because I say it is, but by the evidence already presented herein, to prove it as such.

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Patrick T. Baggett

It's OK, but...

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2014

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This book really is a sort of criticism of Islam from the perspective of Christians. It creates a sort of "cosmic drama" where the author(s?) believe that Islam was actually revealed by Satan to mislead folk. It does make some rather interesting criticisms while sort of remaining blind to its own faults. If you're looking for comparative religions, this might marginally interest you.

It is written in the form of poetry divided into "suras" much like the Qur'an, but each sura is more or less a topic they want to criticize Islam for, such as women, adultery, fasting, etc. I can't speak to the 'eloquence' of the poetry, as I'm not a native speaker and I can't really read it that quickly. Some have said it sounds alright.

There are a number of lines of Arabic that strongly resemble the Qur'an, enough that if it were an academic paper being turned in, it would immediately be flagged for plagiarism. It's kind of snarky in that way. I can how that would be very insulting to Muslims, however, and I'm not really sure if that makes the book more effective.

The English translation of the Arabic is often overdone or exaggerated to include context. For what might be a simple Arabic sentence whose most literal translation would be like "and they know", the English tends to be overly flowerly like, "and they know it but they deny it because really they are evil". It's almost to the point of being misleading. If you are an intermediate Arabic student or can read some of the Qur'an in the original Arabic, you'll see what I mean pretty quickly.

Overall, for the like $7 I paid for a hardcover book, it was OK, but I don't think most people would find it interesting.

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Hussain Abdul-Hussain

A book with no credibility provoking less credible conspiracy theories

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2006

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This book has no credibility at all. The author is anonymous, the publishing house is unknown and the editorial description is childish. This book clearly imitates the Quran in style and tackles similar subjects. It is not based on any well-founded arguments and does not support any of its ideas. The only reason why this book came to the surface is because of the negative publicity it received among the Muslims through their chain emails. I believe this book will soon hit the media in the same manner the Danish cartoons did before it. Like the cartoons that provoked a reaction among some Muslims four months after they were published, this book might provoke similar reaction, in a much later fashion indeed - seven years after its presumed date of publication.

With the writer unidentified and the publisher even fishier, a number of Muslim reviewers on this page have unfairly jumped to the conclusion that an American/Western/Zionist conspiracy stands behind this work. Similar accusations were circulating in the massive emails hitting mails of many Muslims. Reviews on this page talk about a presumed Christian-Zionist conspiracy aimed at misguiding the young Muslim minds away from their true religion and the true Quran. Nothing in this book or its editorial credit sustains the imagined conspiracy theory being circulated among these Muslims.

To whoever wrote and published this worthless piece, you should at least step up and claim responsibility for this waste-of-time book. To Muslims who feel angrily offended for this imagined American-Zionist offensive, grow up. You should be more accurate in your analysis and stop throwing accusations right, left and center. Whether any American and/or Israeli stand behind this is not established at all. We should treat this book as it is: A lousy piece of jargon. Just keep politics and imagined conspiracies out of it. The last thing the world needs is being inflamed over such a lousy work. To all Muslim reviewers on this page: Chill, there is no conspiracy through this book. To all other non-Muslim reviewers trying to put in some propaganda: Be fair, this is a worthless book by any Western or academic standard.

And for those who are circulating emails saying that this book is available for $3 in Kuwait, the book is apparently out of print and I couldn't get it for less than $20 in the US. After spending this money on this crap, I thought what I waste of time. After reading the reviewers here before me, I thought oh great, even more waste of time and imagined conspiracies.

Voice of reason guys, that's all what we need!

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Michelle Therese

A beautiful rendering of Christ's teachings in the Eastern poetic style.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2014

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This book is a treat, the teachings of Jesus Christ laid out in the enchanting poetic style of the East. A real joy to read, the verses flow off of the page like the desert winds. I also find that some of Christ's teachings make so much more of an impression on my heart when I read them in this style.

Abba

Failed in every respect

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2016

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A challenge was laid down 1400 years ago and this book has surely failed in meeting the challenge. There is no word of hate or command to murder in the entire book. A total failure

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