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Loading... The Holy Qur'an (Abdullah Yusuf Ali ∙ 1934)by Qur'an, Abdullah Yusuf Ali (Translator)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I tried reading three other english translations of Quran and, while they meant well, the cultural notes or explanations actually crowded the text and/or forced the translators to alter meanings just to fit things on to pages. But this translation doesn't muddle around with extra features: Just a clear and classical toned translation of Allah's words. Simply presented, easy to read. First time reading Quran cover to cover and being able to finish without translation frustration. ( ) I was blown away by the scholoarship in this volume. I can't speak to the quality of the translation, and what slaveofOne says makes sense to me, but the number and extent of cross references into the Christian literature were surprising. As well as I can judge such things, this appears to be a very good volume for comparative religion purposes. no reviews | add a review
References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (15)The Koran, the holy scripture of Islam, is the record of Muhammad's oral teaching delivered between the years immediately preceding the Hegira in AD 622 and the Prophet's death in AD 632. Abdullah Yusuf Ali's translation of the Qur'an was first published in 1934 in Lahore, Pakistan. Since 1934 his translation has gone into numerous reprints. No library descriptions found. |
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