Basic Members Iskandinafi Posted December 31, 2014 Basic Members Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Bismihi Ta'ala As-salamu alaikum Please recommend one or more Shi'I translations of the Qur'an (English). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Popular Post Ibn Al-Ja'abi Posted December 31, 2014 Moderators Popular Post Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Wa Alaykum Assalam, The translation of Ali Quli Qara'I is really the best translation into the English language, the translator is very very good and had worked for a long time and used a considerable amount of resources in his translation. wa assalam Ali Musaaa :), guest050817, AmirioTheMuzzy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veteran Member Ethics Posted December 31, 2014 Veteran Member Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 http://www.almizan.org/ - By Ayatollah Tabatabai http://www.al-Islam.org/person/Sayyid-Abbas-sadr-ameli Volumes 1-20 (with commentary) Hameedeh, AmirioTheMuzzy, Muslim2010 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member StarryNight Posted December 31, 2014 Advanced Member Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 w alaykumsalam I also agree that the translation of Ali Quli Qara'I is the best! mashAllah, I have read many but that one is the best in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Administrators Hameedeh Posted December 31, 2014 Forum Administrators Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 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/ AmirioTheMuzzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veteran Member Ethics Posted December 31, 2014 Veteran Member Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 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. Muslim2010 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Administrators Hameedeh Posted December 31, 2014 Forum Administrators Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) 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.] Edited April 12, 2020 by Hameedeh Mod Note AmirioTheMuzzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post guest050817 Posted December 31, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 http://al-Qur'an.info/#1:7 Go on Menu whenever you want to pick a different Surah The translator is: Ali Quli Qara'I Muslim2010, Aabiss_Shakari, AmirioTheMuzzy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrugglingForTheLight Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Shakir is a Shia translator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Administrators Hameedeh Posted January 1, 2015 Forum Administrators Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veteran Member Ethics Posted January 1, 2015 Veteran Member Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 On 12/31/2014 at 10:35 PM, StrugglingForTheLight said: Shakir is a Shia translator. Really? I HIGHLY doubt it. Unless you can prove it. Muslim2010 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Administrators Hameedeh Posted January 1, 2015 Forum Administrators Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Wikipedia says M. H. Shakir is a pen name for Mohammedali Habib Shakir. AmirioTheMuzzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumerian Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 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. AmirioTheMuzzy and Hameedeh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Administrators Hameedeh Posted January 1, 2015 Forum Administrators Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 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. AmirioTheMuzzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veteran Member Muhammed Ali Posted January 1, 2015 Veteran Member Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 On 12/31/2014 at 10:54 PM, PureEthics said: Really? I HIGHLY doubt it. Unless you can prove it. Look at 5:55. TryHard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veteran Member Ethics Posted January 1, 2015 Veteran Member Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 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. TryHard and Muslim2010 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veteran Member Muhammed Ali Posted January 1, 2015 Veteran Member Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 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? TryHard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veteran Member Ethics Posted January 1, 2015 Veteran Member Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 On 1/1/2015 at 12:20 AM, Muhammed Ali said: It's supposed to be based on the Muhammad Ali (Ahmadi) translation. Which translation do you prefer? I don’t know. The Qur'an I have at home is translated by Muhammad Sarwar. AmirioTheMuzzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrugglingForTheLight Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) 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. Edited January 8, 2015 by StrugglingForTheLight AmirioTheMuzzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zein Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veteran Member Ethics Posted April 12, 2020 Veteran Member Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) 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 Edited April 12, 2020 by Ethics Aflower, Hameedeh and AmirioTheMuzzy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member AmirioTheMuzzy Posted April 12, 2020 Advanced Member Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Ethics said: For Ablution: https://www.al-Islam.org/nutshell/files/purification.pdf For Prayer: https://www.al-Islam.org/nutshell/files/prayers.pdf En Français : https://www.al-Islam.org/nutshell/files/purification-fr.pdf https://www.al-Islam.org/nutshell/files/prayers-fr.pdf Edited April 12, 2020 by AmirioTheMuzzy Ethics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basic Members zxcvbnm2016 Posted April 12, 2020 Basic Members Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 Qur'an in english translation by Ali Quli Qara'I, but be aware I'm not sure if it truely is the correct version of Ali. https://www.duas.org/pdfs/Holy_Quran_Eng_Translation.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veteran Member Ethics Posted April 12, 2020 Veteran Member Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 yes many of these are translated in many languages AmirioTheMuzzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member AmirioTheMuzzy Posted April 12, 2020 Advanced Member Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ethics said: yes many of these are translated in many languages Yeah, I'm just guessing the woman speaks French (she is in Togo), but Guest Zein didn't expect to get any resources in French. Ethics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member AmirioTheMuzzy Posted April 12, 2020 Advanced Member Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 Download .txt files of Qur'an translations here: http://tanzil.net/trans/ Qur'an websites: Qur'an.al-Islam.org al-Qur'an.info tanzil.net Tafsir al-Mizan: almizan.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Administrators Hameedeh Posted April 12, 2020 Forum Administrators Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 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. AmirioTheMuzzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member AmirioTheMuzzy Posted April 12, 2020 Advanced Member Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) Ali Quli Qarai, Sheikh Muhammad Sarwar, Mir Ahmed Ali Edited April 12, 2020 by AmirioTheMuzzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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