The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an
The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an
This is a new 1998 edition of the best-seller translation of the Meaning of The Holy Qur'an by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, published by Farid Book Depot.
Condition: Very Good. The beautiful purple pictorial laminated boards are slightly shelf rubbed but is in an overall beautiful condition.The book has no inscriptions but the first and last pages have some wear and the binding is excellent.
-'Most Westerners do not understand Islam as well as they should. I find the more I know the less I fear.
If you want to read the Holy Book that was conveyed from God to the Angel Gabriel to Muhammad (pbuh) to us, and you do not read Koranic Arabic, this is the English translation to read. Dr. Yusuf Ali was a brilliant scholar of English and English literature as well as being a devout Muslim. His translation is excellent English, and he provides notes whenever a word he has chosen is not quite perfectly synonymous with the Arabic word; trhus he explains the concepts perfectly. In addition, a lot of his notes are explanatory, giving the background events that are often referred to in the text.
If you want to understand, this is the one to read, and reading it is a pleasure, as it is not only a careful translation, but quite well written.'
-'I've read this particular publication cover to cover several times. Mr Abdullah Yusuf Ali's discourses are interesting to read, and his translations are pretty close (mind you my arabic is out of practice).
Would I have all Muslims in the world not only just read the Quran in full, including the translations, discourses, historical context and arguments as opposed to just blindly memorising in Arabic, without understanding, or worse, quote and requoting the bigoted dross much spewed by many a tunnel visioned imams...
My estimation is 80% of the Quran is on honouring your "social contract" by "keeping to prayers, bringing social justice to those who are less fortunate (e.g. feeding of orphans and those who lost their means), forgiveness on erroneous behaviour, upholding the rights of women as wives, mothers and partners (take into context that prior to Muhammad's teachings, females are treated only slightly better than herd animals, and female infanticide were rampant).
The more "war-like" and "bloodthirsty" verses were in context to the time when tribal wars amongst the (bloodthirsty, I must say) Arabs escalated, and Muhammad had to protect his flock by declaring war (on transgressors, i.e. those who attacked). Unfortunately these are always misquoted by "certain factions" as divine permission to incite violence on "people" of other faiths.
Muhammad himself had non-muslim wives (a Coptic Christian, and a Jew), whom he did not force to embrace his faith, and him the Prophet. Why are "modern fundamentalists" declaring wars on other faiths, then, when the top guy himself preached religious tolerance?
Not in my name, ISIS. You are frauds with political ulterior motives.'
-'In my opinion, Abdullah Yusuf Ali's English translation of the Quran is the best English translation ever. It is littered with footnotes further explaining the verses and the detailed index makes it very easy for the reader to search for the particular verse or chapter.'
