Favorite English Translation of Qur'an
 

I still like the (original) Abdullah Yusuf Ali although the English is archaic.

Which ones would you avoid - the non-Muslim ones? Only Arthur J Arberry's would be the best one.
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Asad is good but some of his views aren't orthodox. The miracles of Jesus aren't physical, Jesus died a natural death and wasn't raised alive into Heaven. See his note on 4:157 for starters. And he wasn't a Qadiani.

I was a little confused by this but after reading it again I believe you were attributing those beliefs about 'Isa AS to the translation made by Asad?

It worries me who to pick up and read in case I do come across unorthodox views like you mentioned, especially if they are subtle ones. I usually stick to Yusuf Ali/Pickthall as I have heard them spoken about a lot and hence can trust that these are safe to read.

I think I will always like Yusuf Ali best.

Are you Muslim PouringRain? Because it says you're not but you like Yusuf Ali? Or is it just from a literary perspective or?

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I wish I could read and understand the Qur'an in Arabic. Then would I need to ponder over best translation?

Since I don't... I read the English translation by Yusuf Ali (only because my copy is in paperback and easy to hold) and supplement this with commentary and the translation in Ma'ariful Qur'an (I find the commentary very useful).

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Ahmad Zaki Hammad's.

السلام عليكم

Make that wish a reality sister. There are many places on the internet you can learn Arabic from, either for free or by paying.

Yes, insha'Allah, I am trying. May Allah (SWT) make it easy for us all. Ameen.

Sahih International, and Qur'an Made Easy (Mufti Afzal Hoosen Elias).

I don't want to deviate this thread. There are enough threads around the forum that have strayed due to people's curiosity about me. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...s/icon_sad.gif

If you want a brief overview of my beliefs, read the "about" on my blog: http://yeshmayin.wordpress.com/ I should probably just stick my blog link in my signature. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...on_redface.gif

I have no idea why the Sahih International version is not more popular.

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my iphone app (which i use more often) has the sarwar translation the other app, i dont know, its by qurantranslations.info, i listen to it often. In paperback I have Pickethall and use mariful quran (online) for tafseer in sha Allah plan to get the book set for my library.

Yusuf Ali is available with commentary (footnotes) too - revised versions can be bought but the original 1934 edition is still superb. It used to be published with commentary always - YA without commentary are "recent" editions. You can learn a bit of Arabic as the Arabic and English are side by side, ayah by ayah. The index is exhaustive. The English in the original is like the English in the KJV Bible - beautiful!

My edition of Muhammad Asad's has no index but I printed it out from the Net! http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...icon_smile.gif

I like this one.
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exactly, its the best translation (in my opinion). In fact, anyone who reads it with tafseer and commentary will see that it the most accurate English translation, it uses the exact words described in tafaseer and commentary.

Bro I've tried many time to learn Arabic online, but I always give up. Its just not possible for me, and I dont find a lot of the sites very helpful. Best way to learn Arabic is with a live teacher.

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Im not planning on becoming an Arabic master like the 'ulema, I just want to know enough to understand the Qur'an.

Are you willing to pay brother? If so, Shariah program is the most superior thing I have ever seen. Dedicate 2 years of your life to this program with a live teacher and live sessions + prerecorded material and you will come out the other end with a very good proficiency in Arabic. You are even taught to speak it in the last half of the second year.

If you aren't willing to pay, lqtoronto.com is a course that teaches the Madinah Arabic Books. It's a lot slower paced than shariah program, and more dry but alhamdulillah it is the best free course I have seen.

Brother do you know how much the Shariah course is in USD?