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Can you recommend a good English translation of the Qoran if it exists? I've asked Muslim friends but they seem adamant that it must be read in Arabic or, at le
by jwdunne 9y ago
Can you recommend a good English translation of the Qoran if it exists? I've asked Muslim friends but they seem adamant that it must be read in Arabic or, at least, only know of the Arabic text.
- afarrell 9y agoAlso, do you know of a good annotation of it which provides context to the text and provides information on how passages are interpreted by at least one school of thought?
- trwoway 9y agoThere is this one http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp, which offers seven parallel translations of the Qoran.
- gkya 9y agoI can't unfortunately, but many translations exist, some from academical background. I don't think it must be read in Arabic, especially if the reading is a secular one. edit: Saheeh international seems to be a nice translation with heavy annotations, there are pdfs online. I myself will consider this one for my readings.
- fmavituna 9y agoYou can read this one from Muhammad Asad, it's very good. http://muhammad-asad.com/Message-of-Quran.pdf http://muhammad-asad.com/Message-of-Quran.pdf > I've asked Muslim friends but they seem adamant that it must be read in Arabic Not sure if these are practicing Muslims but that's simply wrong.