The Message of The Qur'an
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The Message of the Qur'an is a translation (into English
) and interpretation of the Qur'an
by Muhammad Asad
, a Polish Jew (born in the city of Lwow, then Poland, now Ukraine) who converted to Islam. The book has since been translated into several other languages.
This particular translation is banned in Saudi Arabia
, perhaps deviating from the orthodox interpretation of some passages.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) and interpretation of the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
by Muhammad Asad
Muhammad Asad
Muhammad Asad , was an Austrian Polish Jew who converted to Islam, and a 20th century journalist, traveler, writer, social critic, linguist, thinker, reformer, diplomat, political theorist, translator and scholar...
, a Polish Jew (born in the city of Lwow, then Poland, now Ukraine) who converted to Islam. The book has since been translated into several other languages.
This particular translation is banned in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, perhaps deviating from the orthodox interpretation of some passages.
External links
- Online Quran Project includes the Qur'anQur'anThe Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
translation of Muhammad Asad (both the original English and the Spanish translation). - The English translation by Muhammad Asad (with commentary) at the Online Quran Project
- The Spanish translation by Muhammad Asad at the Online Quran Project