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If they did it would become abundantly clear that English is indeed very beautiful in its own right. I suspect that those who make this argument have not read the best of English literature (religious or secular). This translation also reminded me of the oft repeated argument in the Muslim community that English simply cannot convey rich Islamic ideas as well as other languages. While I love Asad’s translation due to his genius as an Islamic thinker and the thoroughness of his commentary, this MAS Abdel Haleem’s was definitely clearer and more concise. The two are vastly different with Asad’s having extensive commentary and supplementary essays while MAS Abdel Haleem’s is more of a pure translation with scattered foot notes. Throughout this translation I found myself comparing it to Muhammad Asad’s seminal work “Message of the Quran”, my personal favorite Qur’an translation. Highly recommended by scholars and others, it definitely did not disappoint. The two are vastly different with Asad’s having extensive commentary and supplementary essays while MAS Abdel Haleem’s is more of a pure translation This was by far the clearest and most elegant English translation of the Qur’an I have ever had the pleasure of reading. This was by far the clearest and most elegant English translation of the Qur’an I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Muslims swear on the Qur'an for solemn oaths in the law-courts and in everyday life.more Number of times daily on the radio and television in the Muslim world, and some Muslim countries devote a broadcasting channel for long hours daily exclusively to the recitation and study of the Qur'an.
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A person attaining this distinction becomes known as a hafiz, and this is still a prerequisite for admission to certain religious schools in Muslim countries. Muslim children start to learn portions of the Qur'an by heart in their normal schooling: the tradition of learning the entire Qur'an by heart started during the lifetime of the Prophet and continues to the present day. The first sura (or section) of the Qur'an, al-Fatiha, which is an essential part of the ritual prayers, is learned and read in Arabic by Muslims in all parts of the world, and many other verses and phrases in Arabic are also incorporated into the lives of non-Arabic-speaking Muslims. Other languages within the Muslim lands––Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Indonesian, and others. As a consequence of the Qur'an, the Arabic language moved far beyond the Arabian peninsula, deeply penetrating many The entire religious life of the Muslim world is built around the text of the Qur'an. Writing down the Qur'an, the Qur'an is the basis of Islamic law and theology indeed, as the celebrated fifteenth-century scholar and author Suyuti said, ‘Everything is based on the Qur'an’. The Qur'an was the starting point for all the Islamic sciences: Arabic grammar was developed to serve the Qur'an, the study of Arabic phonetics was pursued in order to determine the exact pronunciation of Qur'anic words, the science of Arabic rhetoric was developed in order to describe the features of the inimitable style of the Qur'an, the art of Arabic calligraphy was cultivated through This supreme status stems from the belief that the Qur'an is the word of God, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad via the archangel Gabriel, and intended for all times and all places. It is the book that ‘differentiates’ between right and wrong, so that nowadays, when the Muslim world is dealing with such universal issues as globalization, the environment, combating terrorism and drugs, issues of medical ethics, and feminism, evidence to support the various arguments is sought in the Qur'an. It is the fundamental and paramount source of the creed, rituals, ethics, and laws of the Islamic religion. It is the book that ‘differentiates’ between right and wrong, so that nowadays, when the Muslim world is dealing with such universal issues as globalization, the environment, combating terrorism and drugs, issues of medic The Qur'an is the supreme authority in Islam. The Qur'an is the supreme authority in Islam.