Stories of the Quran

About the Book & Translation

Stories of the Quran (Qurandiki Qissiler / قصص القرآن) is an acclaimed classical work authored by the prominent Syrian writer Muhammad Ahmad Jad al-Mawla (alongside Muhammad Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim, Ali Muhammad al-Bajawi, and Sayyid Shihatah). It compiles the sacred stories, prophetic biographical accounts, moral parables, and early Islamic military campaigns found throughout the Holy Quran in vivid, evocative, and eloquent literary prose.

The work was translated into Uyghur by veteran translator Daut Ghazi, thoroughly revised and standardized according to the landmark Uyghur translation by Muhammad Saleh Damollah, and published by Xinjiang People’s Publishing House. It serves as an official reference curriculum text for the East Turkistan Scholars Union’s Adolescents Stage Curriculum.

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6 Core Curriculum Stories (Adolescents Stage)

As specified in the Stage 1: Adolescents Stage Lesson Plan, six essential Quranic narratives are studied from this text. Click below to access each narrative directly:

1. Battle of the Trench & Ashab al-UkhdudThe digging of the trench around Madinah to repulse the confederates, alongside the story of the faithful thrown into the flaming ditch (Ashab al-Ukhdud).

2. People of the Garden (Ashab al-Jannah)Surah Al-Qalam's parable of the orchard owners who withheld charity from the poor and saw their harvest turned into barren ash.

3. People of the Cave (Ashab al-Kahf)The young believers in Surah Al-Kahf who fled religious persecution and were miraculously preserved in slumber for 309 lunar years.

4. Story of Prophet Salih's She-CamelThe miraculous she-camel granted to the people of Thamud, their sinful transgression in slaughtering her, and the devastating cry of retribution.

5. Story of Pharaoh (Fir'awn)The arrogance and tyranny of Pharaoh, the confrontation with Prophet Musa (AS), the parting of the sea, and Pharaoh's eternal disgrace.

6. Story of the Elephant (Ashab al-Fil)Abrahah's army of elephants marching toward Makkah to demolish the Ka'bah, routed by flocks of birds carrying baked clay stones.

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Book Structure & Modules

The digital volume contains over 500 pages divided into four primary reading sections:

00. Book Introduction & ForewordPublication history, publisher foreword, translation background, and full table of contents.

Part 1: Adam to Joseph (pbuh)Stories of Adam, Cain & Abel, Noah, Hud, Salih, Abraham, Ishmael, Lot, Jacob, and Joseph.

Part 2: Shu'ayb to Jesus (pbuh)Stories of Shu'ayb, Moses & Pharaoh, the Exodus, Korah (Qarun), Saul & David, Solomon, Ezra, People of the Garden, Job, Jonah, Zechariah, Mary, and Jesus.

Part 3: Quranic Parables & MiraclesDhul-Qarnayn, Ashab al-Kahf (People of the Cave), Ashab al-Ukhdud (People of the Ditch), and the Army of the Elephant (Ashab al-Fil).

Part 4: Prophetic Seerah & ExpeditionsBilal (RA), Isra & Mi'raj, Hijrah, Battle of Badr, Uhud, Banu Nadir, Battle of the Trench (Al-Ahzab), Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, and Conquest of Makkah.

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Download PDF Edition

To study the original published print edition offline:

• 📥 Download Stories of the Quran PDF (Uyghur)