2006-10-18 23:29:13 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Just go to a mosque. You can study it there for free. I suggest you go as yourself and not in your George disguise - its very funny and you woudn't want anyone to die laughing.
You can also read it online in whatever translation you prefer. I suggest the Picthall.
You need to be careful about the interpretation as this depends on many things such as where and under what circumstances a particular verse/chapter was revealed over the 23 year period.
2006-10-18 23:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by Nothing to say? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Barnes and Noble
Amazon
Borders
Your favorite neighborhood bookstore.
Contrary to what was said above, you can read an English translation of the Quran, since the great majority of Muslims in the world do not speak or understand Arabic it is important to get accurate translations in many languages. The best thing, in my opinion is to have several English translations so you can compare them and get an idea of the original intention.
Another way to understand is to get english translations of Tafseer (exegesis) of the Quran which are more easily translated.
Or you could read Jelaluddin Rumi's "Nathnavi" which has often been called "The Quran in Persian." This has been translated by RA Nicholson and in some printings it has the Quranic verses italicised or in some way noted. It is great reading but very long.
Also, it is wrong to say there are three English translations. There are many many. Some written some time ago and some written recently, I would get a representative grouping of them.
And Allah knows best.
Peace and Blessings,
Salim
2006-10-18 23:35:49 · answer #2 · answered by إمام سليم چشتي 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'll give u some websites
i hope they will be useful for u man
http://www.muslim.org/english-quran/quran.htm
this site is a free on line English Quran
each "soura" or section of quran
is translated to English in pdf document
and also with the best explanation
to deliver the best meaning for the reader
if u just want to see the verses
just skip the explanation and
and go right to the translation
http://store.talkislam.com/qurinenon.html
this one if u want to buy
I'm a Muslim man
and i like to help the others to explore my religion
u will notice many similar things between Christianity and Islam
2006-10-18 23:44:31 · answer #3 · answered by Safe 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am currently reading one, as arabic is the actual language of Quran, its been claimed that translation to any other language can be closed to perfection, but never perfect. However the english translation from Abdullah Yusuf Ali is considered the best. U can get details from www.khatoons.com and you buy the same online
2006-10-18 23:38:37 · answer #4 · answered by frefin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
muslims will tell you that the only way to truly appreciate the Qu'ran is to read it in arabic, there are 3 "accepted" translations in english, just goggle it. I did and found them in 2 minutes
2006-10-18 23:30:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A true copy of the Qu`ran will only be in Arabic.
Anything else is someone else's interpretation and would probably be "spun" to mean what the interpreter wanted to say.
I`m not Muslim but believe their religious book of advice is probably the most untainted.
Its only the religious zealots who distort its true meaning
2006-10-18 23:35:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Like your avatar very creative. Buy it from the barnes and noble... but reading it in arabic would be best... as it is not open to mistranslation! If you can get one with footnotes :)
2006-10-18 23:33:42 · answer #7 · answered by . 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Amazon!
2006-10-18 23:35:09 · answer #8 · answered by Nicola H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barnes N' Noble? Go online. Go to Google.
2006-10-18 23:31:25 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well you can get it for free at a local mosque. they have Qu'ran for references. if you want a free online copy, then
http://www.searchtruth.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=1&translator=4
2006-10-18 23:34:01 · answer #10 · answered by marissa 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋