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A Good Shi'I Translation Of The Qur'an In English

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There are three translations here, and you need to tic the box of the one you want or all three of them. Of these three, I prefer the one by Shakir:

Multilingual Qur'an, Arabic, English and Commentary. http://www.al-Islam.org/Qur'an/

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On 12/31/2014 at 3:50 PM, hameedeh said:

There are three translations here, and you need to tic the box of the one you want or all three of them. Of these three, I prefer the one by Shakir:

Multilingual Qur'an, Arabic, English and Commentary. http://www.al-Islam.org/Qur'an/

Sister, I believe the OP is looking for a Shia translation. The three are all Sunni translations, of course, except it is privded with a Shia Tafsir, which is a good read as well. So just take the translations with caution.

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On the left side, below the words Qur'an Text, click on the translation you want in the drop down box, then the Surah and ayah.

http://www.parsquran.com/eng/

[Mod Note: Available translations are Qarib, Sarwar, Shakir, Pickthall and Yusufali.]

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Sister, I believe the OP is looking for a Shia translation. The three are all sunni translations, of course, except it is privded with a Shia Tafsir, which is a good read as well. So just take the translations with caution.

Thank you for pointing that out!

Shakir is a Shia translator.

That's what I thought.

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On 12/31/2014 at 10:54 PM, PureEthics said:

Really? I HIGHLY doubt it. Unless you can prove it.

It's true.

The Qur'an (1999) by Mohammedali Habib Shakir is an English translation directed towards Shia Muslims. It is published in New York by Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an.

Source:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_translations_of_the_Quran

If you still don't believe, just check and compare some of the Ayaat that Shia and Sunnis dispute on, and check his translation if it supports the Shi`ite viewpoint or not.

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Not that I trust Wikipedia or anything. It looks like it is true. :angel:

I like the way Ali Quli Qara'i uses the word You instead of Thee.

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On 12/31/2014 at 11:04 PM, DaBeast313 said:

It's true.

The Qur'an (1999) by Mohammedali Habib Shakir is an English translation directed towards Shia Muslims. It is published in New York by Tahirke Tarsile Qur'an.

Source:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_translations_of_the_Quran

If you still don't believe, just check and compare some of the Ayaat that Shia and Sunnis dispute on, and check his translation if it supports the Shi`ite viewpoint or not.

Oh really? Interesting! I always thought it was a Sunni derived translation. But note, that it doesnt mention he is a Shia, it mentions he directed the translation towards Shias.

On 12/31/2014 at 11:22 PM, Muhammed Ali said:

Look at 5:55.

Oh wow, yea your right. But for some reason I never really liked his translations. If I remember any cases ill make sure to post them.

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On 12/31/2014 at 11:34 PM, PureEthics said:

Oh wow, yea your right. But for some reason I never really liked his translations. If I remember any cases ill make sure to post them.

It's supposed to be based on the Muhammad Ali (Ahmadi) translation. Which translation do you prefer?

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Shakir in his introduction to the translation, talks about Ahlebayt being the talking Quran and living examples of the Quran and interpreters of the book that need to be referred to for guidance along with the book.

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Dear Brother/ Sister: I have a friend residing at Lome - Togo/ Africa, such person is a woman, and Al-Hamdullilah  had acquired he learning's of Islam (5 beliefs). All what is missing for her is to learn Salat (prayer). So I am looking for your support if is possible to send over to her place English translations of booklet/s that would teach Ablution and prayer. Also she needs English translation of Qur'an. Since within her area there  is no Shiaa Mosque. Kindly let me know if you can be of help. Such matter is very urgent. 

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On 4/11/2020 at 4:35 AM, Guest Zein said:

Dear Brother/ Sister: I have a friend residing at Lome - Togo/ Africa, such person is a woman, and Al-Hamdullilah  had acquired he learning's of Islam (5 beliefs). All what is missing for her is to learn Salat (prayer). So I am looking for your support if is possible to send over to her place English translations of booklet/s that would teach Ablution and prayer. Also she needs English translation of Qur'an. Since within her area there  is no Shiaa Mosque. Kindly let me know if you can be of help. Such matter is very urgent. 

Salaam, MashAllah that is beautiful. This site has so many helpful guides regarding many things in Islam They have PDF files and also Word Document you can print.. 
https://www.al-Islam.org/nutshell/

For Ablution: https://www.al-Islam.org/nutshell/files/purification.pdf
For Prayer: https://www.al-Islam.org/nutshell/files/prayers.pdf

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On 12/31/2014 at 3:50 PM, Hameedeh said:

There are three translations here, and you need to tic the box of the one you want or all three of them. Of these three, I prefer the one by Shakir:

Multilingual Qur'an, Arabic, English and Commentary. http://www.al-Islam.org/Qur'an/

In 2014, of the three translations on the al-Islam.org website, I liked Shakir. However, now I always look at Ali Quli Qara'I and other translations. 

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