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The Koran Interpreted is a translation of the Qur'an (the Islamic religious text) by Arthur John Arberry. [1] The translation is from the original Arabic into English. First published in 1955, it is one of the most prominent written by a non- Muslim scholar. The title acknowledges the orthodox Islamic view that the Qur'an cannot be translated, and can merely be interpreted. [2]
Khaleel Mohammed writes that "the translation is without prejudice and is probably the best around," [2] while M. A. S. Abdel Haleem, himself a translator of the Qur'an, writes that:
Originally published in two volumes, the first containing Quranic chapters ( suwar) 1-20, the second containing 21-114, the text continues to be printed to this day, normally in one single volume.
Quran |
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The Koran Interpreted is a translation of the Qur'an (the Islamic religious text) by Arthur John Arberry. [1] The translation is from the original Arabic into English. First published in 1955, it is one of the most prominent written by a non- Muslim scholar. The title acknowledges the orthodox Islamic view that the Qur'an cannot be translated, and can merely be interpreted. [2]
Khaleel Mohammed writes that "the translation is without prejudice and is probably the best around," [2] while M. A. S. Abdel Haleem, himself a translator of the Qur'an, writes that:
Originally published in two volumes, the first containing Quranic chapters ( suwar) 1-20, the second containing 21-114, the text continues to be printed to this day, normally in one single volume.