Abrahamic / Middle Eastern Islam 4 Top English Translations of the Quran Print Islam The Quran Important Principles Prayer Salat Prophets of Islam Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr Hajj and Eid Al Adha By Huda Huda Islam Expert M.Ed., Loyola University–Maryland B.S., Child Development, Oregon State University Huda is an educator, school administrator, and author who has more than two decades of experience researching and writing about Islam online. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on June 25, 2019 The Quran (sometimes spelled Koran) is the principal holy text of the Islamic faith, said to have been revealed by God (Allah) to the Prophet Mohammad in the Arabic language. Any translation to another language, therefore, is at best an interpretation of the text's true meaning. However, some translators are more faithful to the original, while others are more loose with their rendering of the original Arabic into English. Many readers will prefer to look at more than one translation to get an idea of the true intended meaning of the words. The following list describes four highly regarded English translations of Islam's most holy religious text. The Holy Quran (King Fahd Holy Quran Printing Complex) Axel Fassio/Photographer's Choice RF/Getty Images This is an updated version of the Abdullah Y. Ali translation, revised and edited by a committee at The Presidency of Islamic Researches, IFTA, Call and Guidance (through the King Fahd Complex for Printing the Holy Quran in Madinah, Saudi Arabia). Abdullah Yusuf Ali was a British-Indian lawyer and scholar. His translation of the Quran has historically been one of the most widely used in the English-speaking world. The Noble Quran (translated by Hilali and Khan) This popular translation by Dr. Muhsin Khan and Dr. Muhammad Al-Hilali is beginning to surpass Abdullah Yusuf Ali's translation as the most popular English rendering of the Quran. Some readers, however, are distracted by the extensive notes contained in the body of the English text itself, rather than in footnotes accompanying the translation. The Quran, translated by Abdullah Y. Ali This translation has until recently been the most popular English translation of the Quran. Ali was a civil servant, not a Muslim scholar, and some more recent reviews have been critical of his footnotes and interpretations of some verses. Nevertheless, the English style is more fluent in this edition than in previous translations. The Quran with Transliteration This edition is designed for those who want to be able to "read" the Arabic original without having to read Arabic script. The entire Quran here is translated into English and also transliterated into the English alphabet to aid in pronunciation of the Arabic text. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Huda. "4 Top English Translations of the Quran." Learn Religions, Aug. 26, 2020, learnreligions.com/top-english-translations-of-the-quran-2004604. Huda. (2020, August 26). 4 Top English Translations of the Quran. Retrieved from https://www.learnreligions.com/top-english-translations-of-the-quran-2004604 Huda. "4 Top English Translations of the Quran." Learn Religions. https://www.learnreligions.com/top-english-translations-of-the-quran-2004604 (accessed April 24, 2024). copy citation