A thematic comparative review of some English translations of the ...

Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 1
1.1 THE PROBLEM ........................................................................................................................ 2
1.2 RATIONALE ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS STUDy ................................................................................................ 5
1.4 OBJECTiVE ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.5 LITERATURE REViEW ............................................................................................................. 6
1.6 METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 12
1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE THESiS .................................................................................................. 13
CHAPTER 2. THE QUR'AN AND ITS TRANSLATION ............................................................... 16
2.1 THE QUR' AN AND SOME OF ITS UNIQUE FEATURES ............................................................. 16
2.2 THE LANGUAGE OF THE QUR' AN ......................................................................................... 27
2.3 THE ART OF TRANSLATION .................................................................................................. 30
2.3.1 Relevant Issues in Translation Theory ........................................................................... 31
2.3.2 Requirement of Text and Discourse Analysis in Translation ......................................... 33
2.4 ISSUES WITH THE TRANSLATION OF THE QUR'AN ................................................................ 35
2.4.1 The Question of Translatability of the Qur'an ............................................................... 35
2.4.2 Conceptual Issues ........................................................................................................... 38
2.4.3 Linguistic and Rhetorical Issues ..................................................................................... 40
2.4.4 Issues with Translator Qualifications ............................................................................. 44
2.5 HISTORY OF TRANSLATIONS OF THE QUR' AN ...................................................................... 46
2.6 HISTORY OF ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF THE QUR'AN ....................................................... 49
2.7 ROLE OF TAFSIR IN THE TRANSLATION OF THE QUR' AN ....................................................... 68
2.7.1 The Science of Tafslr of the Qur'an ............................................................................... 68
2.7.2 Translation of the Qur'an based on Tafslr ...................................................................... 70
CHAPTER 3. OVERVIEW OF SELECTED TRANSLATIONS AND REVIEW PROCESS ..... 73
3.1 TRANSLATION OF' ABDULLAH YUSUF ALI .......................................................................... 73
3.1.1 Background of Translator ......................................................................... '" ................... 73
3.1.2 Translation Work ............................................................................................................ 74
3.1.3 Features and Reviews ..................................................................................................... 75
3.2 MUHAMMAD ASAD .............................................................................................................. 79
3.2.1 Background .................................................................................................................... 79
3.2.2 Translation Work ............................................................................................................ 80
3.2.3 Features and Reviews ..................................................................................................... 81
3.3 TAQIUDDIN HILALI AND MUHSIN KHAN .............................................................................. 83
3.3.1 Background .................................................................................................................... 83
3.3.2 Translation Work ............................................................................................................ 84
3.3.3 Features and Reviews ..................................................................................................... 85
3.4 ZAFAR ISHAQ ANSARI / SAYYID ABUL 'ALA MAWDODI.. .................................................... 88
3.4.1 Background .................................................................................................................... 88
3.4.2 Translation Work ............................................................................................................ 89
3.4.3 Features and Reviews ..................................................................................................... 90
3.5 REVIEW PROCESS ................................................................................................................. 91
3.5.1 Organization ................................................................................................................... 92
3.5.2 Abbreviations of Translators' Names ............................................................................. 92
3.5.3 Quotation of Translated Texts and Commentary ............................................................ 93
3.5.4 Revie\\' Method .............................................................................................................. 94
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