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The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, the sacred text has nevertheless remained difficult to understand in its English translations. First published in 2004, M.A.S. Abdel Haleem's translation has been acclaimed for its success in avoiding archaism and cryptic language to produce a version that is both faithful to the original and easy to read. Now for the first time it is published with the original Arabic text to give a greater appreciation and understanding of the holy book. The traditional Arabic calligraphic pages are displayed alongside the English translation, which has been revised for this new edition. A useful general introduction on the revelation, stylistic features, issues of interpretation and translation of the Qur'an is included, together with summaries of each sura, essential footnotes and an index. The verses are individually numbered to facilitate comparison with the Arabic. It is an edition both for those familiar with the Qur'an and for those coming to it for the first time; the message of the Qur'an was directly addressed to all people regardless of class, gender, or age, and this dual-language edition is equally accessible to everyone.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As I am a beginner in Arabic, unfortunately I do not have the appropriate knowledge or understanding to comment on the translation of the 114 surah. However, I found the English & Arabic to be laid out superbly. There is the nice feature of a bound bookmark for continued reading. It opens with an introductory and history of Islam and the Islamic founder and prophet, Muhammad.
The introduction not only gives a short history of Islam, but also covers the Qur'anic structure, a history of translation as well as problems in previous translations and explanations to the translation author's interpretations of certain passages. For those wishing to skip the longer history, it gives a shorter chronology of the Qur'an and a map of Arabia (612-32 CE).
For those scared of picking up a Qur'an in the fear that some terms may be lost on them, there is a useful index at the back, which I found extremely helpful.
The introduction not only gives a short history of Islam, but also covers the Qur'anic structure, a history of translation as well as problems in previous translations and explanations to the translation author's interpretations of certain passages. For those wishing to skip the longer history, it gives a shorter chronology of the Qur'an and a map of Arabia (612-32 CE).
For those scared of picking up a Qur'an in the fear that some terms may be lost on them, there is a useful index at the back, which I found extremely helpful.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Its a must have book that should be available in every non-Arabic Muslim home ,and it should be in every room in every international Hotels that are owned by Muslims , the best gift to a non muslim person who seek to know about islam , as Abdulhalim did a great job in translating the Quran , and he included a very useful explanations that helps any non-Muslim to follow and understand the Quran, moreover; the design of the book are really beautiful, suited for a Holy book,and i like the fact that in each page, there is the original Arabic writing, and the English translation , Jazah Allaho 7'ayran, w inshallah fe Mezan 7asanatak ..
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have been searching for something like this for many years and it seems my prayers have finally been answered. If you are looking for an easier to read translation this Quran really hits the nail on the head. Not only is this a translation, the author has explained the reasons behind the verses, making the quran more digestable and also readable. Excellent version, would recommenend to muslims and non muslims alike.
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well done Dr Haleem.
This translation to the Qura'n made is easy to understand the classic Arabic in the actual Qura'n sometimes hard to Arabic speaking people to get the actual meaning, not every... Read more
Published 2 months ago by yoyo
Excellent.
It was so good to see a learned translation of the Quran in a coherent and fluently readable English. A great work.
Published 4 months ago by SaMzkhan
Liberal, mistranslated
One of the worst Koran translations around. Too much freedom applied and, the most important issue, is mistranslated several times. E.g. Read more
Published 10 months ago by ms z mohacsi
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Beautifull qaulity book even the paper was good as at times a hardback book is light due to cheap paper I have not finished the book yet but am allready drawn in to its mystical... Read more
Published 20 months ago by flyingjack
At last!
This is something I have been waiting for a long time. I had enjoyed reading the MAS Abdul Haleem translation without the arabic. It was very very good. Read more
Published on 20 April 2010 by Moustajab A. Shah
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