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The Holy Qur'an (Abdullah Yusuf Ali ∙ 1934)

by Qur'an, Abdullah Yusuf Ali (Translator)

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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.… (more)
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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. ( )
  NafizaBMC | Jun 14, 2023 |
This translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali is the sacred book of the Muslim faith.
  uufnn | Oct 3, 2018 |
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. ( )
1 vote HoraceSPatoot | Oct 18, 2007 |
"...There’s a difference between Islam made up of the Koran and Hadith and all the other stuff. Muslims are very diverse, and I mean diverse in the sense of how much of the Koran and the Hadith they actually practise. For example, there are people who say the Koran is a good book, and it’s a holy book, and it’s the word of God. But they don’t practise everything it says. You’ll see Muslims drinking alcohol and having pre-marital sex and leading free lives..." (reviewed by Ayaan Hirsi Ali in FiveBooks).



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  FiveBooks | Jun 3, 2010 |
This came in a (plastic) tote full of Sci-fi books I rescued. I have not read.
  JosieRivers | Jan 3, 2015 |
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Qur'anprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ali, Abdullah YusufTranslatormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Bērziņš, UldisTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ešots, JānisCommentatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Grīnberga, MaimaEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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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.

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