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About the book:- Palmer was the first Arabist English translator who lived among the Arabs and was fully immersed in the spoken language. Palmer published his translation of the Quran in 1880 with an introduction on the history of the life of the Prophet. The translation appeared as part of the series “Sacred Books of the East”, published by Oxford University Press (imprint Clarendon Press in Oxford), which later republished the set as part of its sequel series “The World’s Classics.” With Palmer’s translation the image of the Quran witnessed a huge transformation. This volume contain 17-114 chapters. each known as a s?rah. Chapters are classified as Meccan or Medinan, depending on whether the verses were revealed before or after the migration of Muhammad to the city of Medina. However, a s?rah classified as Medinan may contain Meccan verses in it and vice versa.