Which Qu'ran?
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Hi, I know this has been covered before, so apologise to all. I have 2 English translations of AQ. The first one I quite like, it's by Abdel Haleem. I've read that through and find it easy to read. The second one, my dear husband bought for me, it's hard back, bulky and has Arabic text next to the English. It's called Towards Understanding the Qur'an by Sayyid Abl A'la Mawdudi, translated and edited by Zafar Ishaq Ansari. There are lots of places with phrases in brackets (meaning additions by the authors), also fairly lengthy 'explanations' which are totally influenced by Hadith etc. I've not got far in reading it, but for example, their translation of 55 is , when I compare translations (over 20 online), they all say 'good things' not 'clean things'. It makes a big difference.
I hate to say it, but I don't like this translation nearly as much. My husband is fully mainstream and his influence in that regard is getting stronger because of a group he goes to regularly. How do I break it gently to him that I don't like the precious copy he bought me?