All praise is due to Allah Who revealed the Qur’an. Peace and blessings be upon the Prophet who was characterized by the morals that mentioned in the Qur’an, upon his family, his Companions who taught the Qur’an and upon those who followed them righteously of the nation of the Qur’an. Click here to read more.Read More

THE academic study of the Qur’an, it has often been remarked, lags far behind the study of the Bible while being, at the same time, closely modelled after it. Not only are the resources available to scholars of the Qpr’an much more limited than those available to their biblical-scholar counterparts, but the depth of methodological...Read More

The Qur’an, the Holy Book, the guidance for Muslims’ lives, was revealed in Arabic. It is believed that Arabic was chosen as the language of the Qur’an, because of its compatibility with and capability of representing the meanings of God’s message. As the Qur’an was sent down to the Earth in context, interpreters from time...Read More

This paper investigates the socio-political implications of Quranic translations in the formation of a new public discourse in post-revolution Iran. The case study is of Quranic verse 4:34, which deals with the social and familial status of men and women. By juxtaposing three translations (by a hardline conservative Islamist, a Muslim feminist and a modern...Read More