Tasnif Style Guide — Page 88
88 TAŞNİF STYLE GUIDE however, for periodical titles consisting of more than one word, the the is not italicized. Italics type is used for titles of: books, periodi- cals, pamphlets, long poems (i. e. book length like The Rubaiyyat), plays, films, TV/radio series, works of art, and albums/CDs. " ■ " " The Divine Origin of the Quran (Book and periodical titles are italicized in British English) The Torah, the New Testament—both of which represent the Bible and the Quran are the most read scriptures in the world. (Note that the titles of sacred texts, as well as the individual books in the Bible, are not italicized nor placed in quotation marks. ) Al-Fazl and al-Hakam have been in print for scores of decades. I read 'Chapter 2: The Best Way to Seek the Truth of the Matter' on my way to work. (Use quotation marks and roman—not italics-script for titles of: book chapters, essays or articles in periodicals, newspaper columns, short poems, individual songs, and individual episodes in a broadcast TV/radio series. ) Our family watched the MTA special documentary, The White Birds of Hartlepool. He read the recent issues of the Muslim Sunrise and the Review of Religions, but he didn't have time to read The Tribune and the New York Times. Note that book titles, headings, chapter names, etc. are not fol- lowed by a full stop even if they are a complete sentence, although question marks and exclamation marks are included as end punctuation.