ENG2403 Axel-Lute

Koran Study Guide

On line at http://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/koran/browse.html

You need to read chapters 1, 11 (verses 25-49), 71, and 12.

Names to know:

Muhammad

Nuh (Prophet Noah)

Yusuf (Joseph)

Yaqoub (Jacob)

(11 and 71, Nuh [Noah])

What does Nuh do in this version that he did not do in the Bible version?

How is Nuh’s relationship with God different in the Koran?

What happened to Nuh’s son?

(12, Yusuf [Joseph])

What did his brothers do to Yusuf? Why?

What happened when his master’s wife tried to seduce Yusuf?

What dreams did Yusuf interpret? For whom?

How did Yaqoub (Jacob) regain his sight?

What differences from the Bible’s Joseph story do you find? What has been added? Left out? How is the emphasis different?

Consider the human struggles in relation to the Koran selections.

With nature

With the divine

With others

With the self