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Meanings of the Glorious Qur’an: Translation With Arabic Text

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall (Trans.)
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Meanings of The Glorious Qur’an is a new revision, adapted for modern readers. Without altering the basic character of Pickthall’s classic work, it uses clearer language and also seeks to convey more of the rhythm and rhetorical force of the Arabic.

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Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
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There are translations of the Qur'an, and then there is Pickthall's. First published in 1930 as *The Meaning of the Glorious Koran*, it has never been out of print since — a translation that has stayed with readers across nearly a century.

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall was a British Muslim, and his work holds a particular place for that reason: it was the first English interpretation of the Qur'an by a British Muslim. This edition presents a new revision, edited by Muhammad Isa Waley, that adapts the language for modern readers while preserving the character of Pickthall's original translation — so the text reads more naturally today without losing what made it endure in the first place.

The Arabic text is presented alongside the English, making this suited both to those reading for reflection and those wanting to check the translation against the original. For a reader looking for a translation with real history behind it, one already tested by generations before them, this is a dependable place to begin.

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About the translator

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall: Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall rahimahullah (1875-1936) was born in London to an Anglican clergyman and spent his formative years in rural Suffolk. He was a contemporary of Winston Churchill at Harrow. His extensive travels throughout the Arab world and Turkey allowed him to master Arabic, Turkish, and Urdu, and formed the basis of several novels set in the Middle East. He embraced Islam in 1917 and became a strong advocate of the Ottoman Empire. After his conversion he served as acting imam of the London Mosque in Notting Hill, then spent fifteen years working with Muslims in the Indian subcontinent - serving as editor of the journal Islamic Culture (Hyderabad, India) and as advisor and publisher to the Nizam of Hyderabad. He also served as editor of the Bombay Chronicle and was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. He wrote and published more than twenty-five books. His most celebrated work is his English translation of the Qur'an, The Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an, composed while in the service of the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN 9781915265258
Binding PU Leather Cover
Publisher Turath Publishing
Pages 1336
Translator Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
Year Published 2024
Size W-5.5 in | H-8 in | D-1.4 in
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