The Sources of Islam

The Sources of Islam

Reference: Rev. W. St. Clair-Tisdall, The Sources of Islam: A Persian Treatise, translated and abridged by Sir William Muir, T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1901, xiii, 102 pages.

Background: This book presents the original sources from which Muhammad obtained the various stories and myths that appear in the Qur'an.

Note: The text of the HTML and Zipped files is the same. The pagination for the HTML and Zipped files corresponds to William Muir's book. This is done to facilitate reference to Muir's translation.

Netscape: The Greek letters on pages x and 66 can be viewed by selecting the Greek Character set. In Netscape, click on View ==> Character Set ==> Greek. To reset the Character set to normal viewing, click on View ==> Character Set ==> Western.

Additional References:
1. William St. Clair Tisdall, The Original Sources of the Qur'ân, Imprint London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, E.S. Gorham, New York, 1905. pp.287, illus. 18 cm. [Online edition]

2. The Sources of the Qur'an

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