An English-only translation of the Qur'an, by M. H. Shakir. Great for da'wah and free mass distribution.
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Like many non-Muslims, I picked up the Qur'an in an effort to better understand Islam after the events of September 11th.
This translation satisfied my curiosity and gave me a better appreciation of Islam and it's followers.
This translation satisfied my curiosity and gave me a better appreciation of Islam and it's followers.
This particular translation reads very much like a King James Bible. Repetitious entries, odd wordings, and strange terms permeate this translation. This makes sense as the author (M. H. Shakir 1866-1939 CE) was translating this for a 19th century English reader in mind. And while, at times, this makes for difficult read, it in no way detracts from the central message of Islam. The lack of any footnotes or commentary is the greatest flaw of this translation.
This isn't the translation I would recommend to the casual reader, I would suggest Pickthall's translation, but it is more than adequate for the study of basic Islamic ideas. The included index, while short, covers most of the topics a non-Muslim would be looking for in the Qur'an.
By Brett
This review is not meant to offend religious people or to be a slap in the face to their religion... This book is very, very repititious, and its insights about God seem outdated to say the least. I read the Qur'an hoping to gain a deeper understanding about Islam and to maybe even learn something about the nature of any diety that might be out there, but the Qur'an helped in neither of these areas. This particular version has no footnotes of any kind to assist the reader. Believe me when I claim that unless you grew up in a culture that accepts this book as the word of God, you will have a difficult time reaching that conclusion by reading it. The two major themes are: (1) God (Allah) is wonderful, generous, and merciful; and (2) you will burn in Hell forever if you don't immediately agree that number 1 is absolute truth... While I am bashful about completely panning a book that millions find to be wonderful, the honest to God truth is that reading the entire the Qur'an probably isn't worth your time.
By A Customer
Timeless... Stanning story. Must have for everybody. Qur'an is the only way of life. Unlike the vengeful untruthful Christianity bible, Qur'an is heart warming and truthful. Qur'an is the truth.
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