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Muslim/Islam

Violet_Crumble

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1. I don't know about reviews for the one I've got...

Reply to dballance (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2013, 05:21 AM

Jun 2013

It was recommended when I was studying ME politics at uni, so I figure it must be okay. It's a translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. We got told to read it in conjunction with Karen Armstrong's 'A Short History of Islam'. I did to the Qur'an what I did to the Bible, go through it with a highlighter, picking out bits that made me glad I'm an atheist

Here's an online version http://al-quran.info/

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Can anyone reccommend a good English translation of the Qur'an? [View all] dballance Jun 2013 OP

I don't know about reviews for the one I've got... Violet_Crumble Jun 2013 #1

Thanks. dballance Jun 2013 #2

I'm sure VC has already given you a good recommendation. kentauros Jun 2013 #3

Lot of it is personal preference harun Jun 2013 #4

I like this site... Alameda Jul 2013 #5

I revisited my suggestion and found Alameda Feb 2018 #8

Oxford Abdel Haleem version Forever29 Mar 2014 #6

I think the best one is... immortal Feb 2015 #7