Wich quran should I choose.
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Salaam,
I was thinking about buying a new quran, one translated who isn't influenced by hadith but I don't know wich one is best. So hope you guys can help me out. thanks
http//www.masjidtucson.org/quran/freeQuran.html
http//www.studyquran.co.uk/EnglishTranslations.htm
Peace,
Khalil -
Salaam,
I was thinking about buying a new quran, one translated who isn't influenced by hadith but I don't know wich one is best. So hope you guys can help me out. thanks
Quran A Reformist Translation is an excellent translation. Its one of the best I have read in a long time
http//www.amazon.com/Quran-Reformist-Translation-Modern-English/dp/0979671507/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318694991&sr=8-1Personally I don't believe that there is a "perfect translation' which is why I would advise you to use not one translation but several to get a better grasp of the teachings in the quran.
Go to www.quranix.org - Has five translations ( Quran A Reformist Translation, The Monotheist Group, Muhammad Asad, Rashad Khalifa, Shabbir Ahmed)
Peace,
Kevin.
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Salaam,
I was thinking about buying a new quran, one translated who isn't influenced by hadith but I don't know wich one is best. So hope you guys can help me out. thanks
Peace -- recommend http//corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=1&verse=7
Besides the literal word for word they are all horrible, inconsistent, contradictory, and filled with nonsense including those by modernists, numerologists which are worst than the traditionalists, and reason I'm doing my own translation...
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22 that the scripture not doubt in it guidance to the mindful
23 the ones who they believe in the unseen and establish the prayer and from what we provided them they spend
24 and the ones who they believe in what sent down to you and what sent down from before you and in the afterlife they firmly believe
25 those on guidance from their Lord and those who they the successful -
Qurancorpus.
Why? Because words are connected to each other intimately and especially so the quran's structure. Through analysis of the links between words the quran is clear and self-evident, requiring only the outside sources it asks you to look at.
Peace
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I suggest you to take some readings from
There are lots of translations there. If you became familiar with site, you may see that it is very useful while reading some verses from different translations in same time. I can't point you to a regular translation but you can collect a group for comparing in time, then select a small group for yourself to interest at last.
At least, I can suggest you to check for translations of the verse 319. Some may keep the word "Islam" as in Arabic. This is wrong. A true translation must translate every word which has a meaning and which is not a regular word. This verse may give a clue about point of view of translator. But it doesn't mean that translation's correction ratio is better than others.
This verse should sound like
"System of Life approved by God is submission to His will" rather than "True religion is Islam in God's sight"
Hope it helps.
Regards.