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Subject(s)

• Translating and interpreting—Social aspects [Browse]
• Translating and interpreting—Political aspects [Browse]
• Qurʼan—Translations into English—History and criticism [Browse]
• Qurʼan—Translating—History [Browse]

Series

• Texts and studies on the Qurʼān ; Volume 21. [More in this series]
• Texts and Studies on the Qurʼān Series ; Volume 21

Summary note

"It is a well-established fact nowadays that modernity impacts Islam, but there has not been much focus on how modernity impacts the Qur'an, the foundational text of Islam and the verbatim word of God. This book argues that the early Muslim Qur'an translations into English are attempts to reconcile the Qur'an with modernity by producing translations that encompass modern concept and interpretations of the Qur'an. Are these modern concepts and interpretations valid or they alter the word of God? This is the main question that the book attempts to answer, particularly that these early translations have affected and still affect Qur'an translation"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
• Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Preface
• 1. The Early European Qur'a¯n Translation Project
• 2. Translation as Reform
• 3. The Rise of Muslim Translations
• 4. Indian Muslim Translations: An Apex
• 5. Interconnectedness of Qur'a¯n Translations
• 6. Toward a Modernist Interpretation of the Qur'a¯n
• 7. Modernism, Traditionalism, and the Social Function of Qur'a¯n Translation
• 8. Alternative Modernities of Qur'a¯n Translation
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index.

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ISBN

• 9789004543560
• 9004543562

OCLC

1369147405

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