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" /JII\ ..... j .. ,", _ .. ABSTRACT: This thesis provides a thematic comparative review of some of the English translations of the Qur'an, including the works of Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Muhammad Asad, Taqiuddin Hilali and Muhsin Khan, and Zafarlshaq Ansari/Sayyid Mawdudi. In this study, a new and unique approach is used to review and compare these translations along with their commentaries. They are reviewed based on the following four Qur' anic themes: Injunctions, Stories, Parables, and Short Chapters. These are some of the key themes where the Qur' an translations, especially the ones with commentary, often differ from each other and can be assessed objectively. For each theme, three to four examples are taken as samples from the Qur'an, and they are studied from different points of view. For example, the translation of the verses with injunctions will be reviewed for their relative emphasis over the letter versus the spirit of the law, consideration of jurisprudence knowledge, overall objectives of Islamic law, issues of this age, and impact of the translator's environment. This approach is intended to identify further requirements for offering more accurate and more cOlnmunicative translations of the Qur'an in the English language. Ca: 80000 words .. 11
Page 1: A THEMATIC COMP ARA TIVE REVIEW OF
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Page 8: Acknowledgements I thank God (Allah
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century AH in the period of Hajjaj
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Name of Translator: Mirza Hairat De
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Name of Translator: Syed Abdul Lati
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Qur'an. Kidwai also points out that
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Name of Translator: Muhammad Mohar
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CHAPTER THREE 3 Overview of Selecte
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Rasul in Arabic, in English this wo
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3.2.3 Features and Reviews Muhammad
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3.5.3 Quotation of Translated Texts
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CHAPTER FOUR 4 Review of Translatio
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of the people, and taking persecuti
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7. Translation of Verse 8: The tran
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untraditional and inaccurate. The n
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The tenn Jihad has typically been t
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that Muslims have a duty to protect
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everyone except certain relatives a
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Employing stories in communication
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3. The context does not allow that
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H&K have added the word "'offspring
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2. The son who was offered for sacr
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As explained by Y A in his comment
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MA has translated it as: "But such
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8. According to Y A, AIM, and H&K,
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In the translation of this phrase,
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7.4.2 Comparative Review In the tra
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Verse 44 has been treated different
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highlighted, such as: use of archai
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In the translation of the stories o
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the Qur'an need to be established w
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AIM's Translation: (The opening) In
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Sarah al-Takathur for Section 4-5:
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1. By (the horses) that charge snor
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them alone. (*5) Surely, Allah is A
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you will be promoted." The tenor of
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apparent thereof; (*37) hence, let
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Cross. The Basilidans believed that
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him a good name among posterity. (1
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H&K: 24. See you .not how Allah set
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Azad, Abul Kalam, The opening chapt
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Nykle, A.R., "Notes on E.H. Palmer'
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