THE KORAN; commonly balled, THE ALCORAN OF MOHAMMED

Questions on Sum 12 alone Mote the commentaries an referred to in the footnotes, you may or may not choose to use them in your analysis and essay):

1. The aura is addressed to Muhammad ("thee" or "you'ry and an audience of believers and non-believers (or even skeptics) at the same time-what is the message and is it the same to each audience?

2. Consider the sum as s message to Muhammad - what is God teaching him and how? (The sure is believed to be late Macaw - revealed when persecution against the Muslims intensified. It might be of interest to know Muhammad is also said to have recalled the sum to his followers upon the surrender of Mecca).

3. What is God like-low does God speak and how does the aura portray and represent God?

4. What can we deduce about what nukes a prophet a prophet (Joseph and Jacob are consideredto be prophets in Islam)? How does the sum portray the role, qualifies, and experience of prophets in its renresention ofJoseph (and Jacob) (how does the commentary in the footnotes enlarge our understanding of prophethood)?

5. We think of the ancient Egyptians as idolaters and we know that Islam is strictly monotheistic. H.., does die sura (and the commentary in the footnotes) portray the Egyptians?