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EAN: 9780911119800 ISBN: 0911119809 Label: The Institute of Islamic Knowledge Manufacturer: The Institute of Islamic Knowledge Number Of Pages: 905 Publication Date: November 15, 1997 Publisher: The Institute of Islamic Knowledge Studio: The Institute of Islamic Knowledge Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Al-Qur'an, the Guidance for mankind, is a unique translation of the Holy Qur'an in contemporary American English. It includes the Biography of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, his mission as a Prophet, his ranking as in the human history. It includes the entire Text of the Holy Qur'an. Its features include - (1) Field Testing the Communication of Divine Message: The unique feature of this translation is its field testing for over 3 1/2 years to improve the communication and understanding of the Divine Message. Translation passages were given to the New Muslim and Non-Muslim high school and college students for reading under the supervision of various Ulema (scholars). After reading, the person was asked to explain as to what he/she understood from the passage. If his/her understanding was the same as is in the Arabic Text of the Holy Qur'an then we concluded that we have been successful in conveying the Divine Message properly. If his/her understanding wa! s different than what the Qur'anic verses were stating, we kept on rewording the translation until those verses were understood properly. It was tremendous patience on part of the participants. May Allah reward them all. (2) Simplicity: In this translation Simple Language and Direct Approach is used for appealing to the common sense of scholars and common people. (3) Understandability: There are no foot notes to refer and no commentary or lengthy explanations to read. All necessary explanations have been incorporated right there in the text with italic type setting to differentiate from the translation of the meanings of Qur'anic Arabic Text. (4) Outline of Pertinent Information: Before the start of each Srah, information relating to its Period of Revelation, Major Issues, Divine Laws and Guidance has been presented as an outline. Then a summary of the preceding events has been tabulated for the reader to understand the historical background to grasp the full meaning of the ! Divine Message. (5) Reviews, Input and Approvals: This proj! ect was started in 1991 and initial draft completed in 1994. Then the Translation was sent to different Ulema (Scholars) in Town and throughout United States for their review and input. After their reviews and input it was sent to Jme Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Egypt, Ummal Qur in Saudi Arabia and International Islamic University in Pakistan for their review, input and approval. This translation was published after their reviews and approvals. Average Rating:
 Rating: - This commentary keeps the standard of the Holy Qur'anThis commentary in english is by far THE BEST commentary on the Holy Qur'an. The famous Yusuf Ali commentary is EXTREMELY dry, with thousands of footnotes. Ali's commentary is best when looking through footnotes, giving a minimum summary of why a particular verse was revealed (Tafseer in arabic). Brother Farooq's commentary has no footnotes, and it doesn't need any. Many arabic speaking Muslims complain that when the Qur'an is put into another language for commentary, it loses much, if not ... Read More Rating: - Should be passed out to every AmericanThis is the Quran that can be understood by laymen or scholars. It not only translates every chapter in simple terminology, but it also gives backround information on why it was brought down and what happened before it. I have the AbdAllah Yusuf Ali version with the footnotes which I think is also great, but this translation does not seperate each verse like Yusuf Ali does. I only wish that people would understand how to read the Quran and not take a few verses out of it and make a decision that it ... Read More Rating: - Easiest to Understand English TranslationI have quite a few different English translations of the Qur'an, and I have to say the Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik's is by far the best. I like how he introduces each surah (chapter) with the background and key topics covered in it. It reminds me of the study Bibles I used to read before I reverted. The English used is modern English...no need to translate the English in reading it. :) Easy to Understand. Fun to read. What more do you need? I would definitely recommend this Qur'an ... Read More Rating: - Easiest to Understand English TranslationI have quite a few different English translations of the Qur'an, and I have to say the Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik's is by far the best. I like how he introduces each surah (chapter) with the background and key topics covered in it. It reminds me of the study Bibles I used to read before I reverted. The English used is modern English...no need to translate the English in reading it. :) Easy to Understand. Fun to read. What more do you need? I would definitely recommend this Qur'an ... Read More Rating: - this is by far the best english translation ever!muhammad farooq-i-zan malik translation is unmatched in today's modern english. he gives excellent commentaries on each chapter explaining the histories,evnts,and other useful information that gives the average reader as well as scholars knowlege of the quaran thats pleasant to read! 
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