I find it very hard to understand the 7th Century Language of the Koran. So I have made an attempt to translate it into English that I can comprehend. I hope you don't mind. Have I made the translation into English in the spirit of the original?
2006-10-19 22:00:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Islam the Peaceful Religion
Surah II: 98 – “Allah is the enemy of the unbelievers”.
Paragraph II: 98 - "God hates Atheists, Christians & Jews".
Surah II: 191-193 – “Kill them [unbelievers] wherever you find them….Fight with them until there is no persecution, and religion should be only for Allah.”
Paragraph II: 191-193 - Fight with all Atheists, Christians & Jews and their friends until there is none left to kill and there are only people left in the world that believe in God.
Surah II: 216 – “Fighting is enjoined on you, and it is an object of dislike to you; and it may be that you dislike a thing while it is good for you, and it may be that you love a thing while it is evil for you, and Allah knows, while you do not know.”
Paragraph II: 216 - Even if you think something is OK, it's not, because only God knows what is right so you have to fight Atheists, Christians & Jews and their friends because they don't believe in God.
Surah III: 19 – “Surely the true r
2006-10-19 22:16:28 · update #1
Surah III: 19 – “Surely the true religion with Allah is Islam…and whoever disbelieves in the communications of Allah then surely Allah is quick in reckoning.”
Paragraph III: 19 - Islam is the only true Religion and anyone that does not believe in the Koran God will have killed.
Surah IV: 104 – “Be not weak in pursuit of the enemy.”
Paragraph IV: 104 - Actively look for and find anyone who isn't a Muslim.
Surah V: 51 – “O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whosoever among you takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah does not guide the unjust people.”
Paragraph V: 51 - Muslims don't have friends that are Atheists, Christians & Jews because they don't believe in Islam. If you are friends of these people then you must be like them. God does not have anything to do with Atheists, Christians & Jews or their friends.
Surah VIII: 12 – “I wil
2006-10-19 22:18:05 · update #2
Have you read this book and what are your view or answers to the list below from this book?
The Truth About Muhammad
by Robert Spencer
Meet the real Muhammad:
Muhammad's bizarre reaction to his first "revelation": "I will go to the top of the mountain and throw myself down that I may kill myself"
The heretical Christian who convinced Muhammad he was a prophet – and may have taught him his erroneous views of Christianity
Islamic borrowings from Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism – and Muhammad's enraged replies to charges that he borrowed material rather than received actual divine revelations
The "revelation" that allowed Muhammad to marry his beautiful daughter-in-law
The strange incident in Muhammad's life that makes it virtually impossible to prove rape in Islamic countries today
The real "Satanic Verses" incident (not the Salman Rushdie version): how Muhammad's attempt to win over his opponents ended with his saying he had been inspired not by God, but by Satan
How the Qur'an's teaching on warfare against unbelievers developed – with constant war to establish the hegemony of Islamic law as the last stage
The first year of the Muslim calendar: not when Muhammad was born or became a prophet, but when he became a warlord
How Muhammad used the graphic lure of Islamic Paradise to urge his warriors to fight furiously to extend his rule
"Kill every Jew who comes into your power": why Muhammad became so angry with both Jews and Christians – with disastrous consequences that are still playing out in the world today
The momentous command by Muhammad that led to good being identified with anything that benefited the Muslims, and evil with anything that harmed them --without reference to any larger moral standard
Muhammad's child bride – and the terrible consequences his marriage to a nine-year-old still has in the Islamic world
"This is the caravan of the Quraysh possessing wealth. It is likely that Allah may give it to you as booty": how Muhammad gave divine sanction to the Muslims' bloody raids
"War is deceit": the permission Muhammad gave his followers to lie in order to gain an advantage over their enemies
How Muhammad broke the principal treaty he entered into, again setting a pattern for Muslim states thereafter
Muhammad's commands to his followers to wage perpetual war against non-Muslims, including Jews and Christians
Muhammad on women's rights: women "are prisoners with you having no control of their persons"
"If justice is not to be found with me then where will you find it?" Why Muhammad still stands for Muslims as the supreme model for human behavior
"I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula, and will not leave any but Muslims" – and other statements by Muhammad that contemporary jihadists take very seriously
Islamic tolerance? The onerous tax burden and other discriminatory regulations mandated for non-Muslims under Islamic law
How Muhammad ordered the killing of apostates from Islam
The massacre of a Jewish tribe by Muhammad that was invoked by modern-day jihadists at the beginning of Israel's July 2006 operations against Hizballah in Lebanon
"Embrace Islam, and your lives and property will be safe": Muhammad's threatening letters to the rulers of the lands around Arabia
Muhammad's frequent avowals that the Muslims would overcome the empires bordering on Arabia and one day stand as masters of the world
"I have been made victorious with terror" – and other statements of Muhammad on his deathbed
Six steps that American leaders can and must take in order to protect our nation from Islamic jihad terrorism
2006-10-20 06:35:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are a number of translations of the quran. The most recognized is Yusuf Ali. He spent many years supervised by muslim scholars translating into Engish.
The Quran was revealed in Arabic. The Arabic has been preserved in its original form with no additions and modifications. It is very hard to translate to any language since one Arabic word can have many meanings.
The way to understand the Quran is to get a good reference not on just the translation but we all have to understand the circumstances in which the verses were revealed. This will give you a very good understanding of the Quran.
Maududi's translation and commentary on the Qur'an, "The Meaning of the Qur'an", ranks as one of the best such works in existence today. Unlike many early translators, Maududi uses the standard technique of providing an explanation of the Qur'anic verses from the Sunnah of the Prophet (sas), including the historical reasons behind the verses. Below is a list of Maududi's introductions to each chapter in the Qur'an. Unfortunately, this represents a very small portion of the six volumes which comprise the complete commentary.
Online version:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/maududi/mau1.html#S1
Please contact me should you require any further details.
2006-10-20 05:23:41 · answer #2 · answered by Noms 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, didn't read the whole thing David J, forgive me brother.Intially I post that you were wrong. I was hasty.
Artist
To Questioner: ??? Won't you have to understand the Arabic language to translate it in the first place? Okay......
here is an online Quran in English http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/frames/index.html
I knew something was fishy. Wow what a liar you are, but Allah will protect the Quran from people trying to change it like you!
Seems like you have exposed your ignorance.
Unity of All Submitters
[2:62] Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish, the Christians, and the converts;* anyone who *(1) believes in GOD, and (2) believes in the Last Day, and (3) leads a righteous life, will receive their recompense from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
2006-10-20 05:17:05 · answer #3 · answered by Muse 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
About over 10 years ago there was a horrible genocide being committed towards Bosnian muslims by the christians simply because they were muslim.The men and boys were taken in buses shipped a place were they were lined up and executed.The females were taken to sex camps so that if a Christian Serbian soilder felt like raping a youge girl, child,or old women all he has to do is go in and make his choice. Not to mention the KKK and Hitler which were all christians and did all their crimes supposibly in the name of christianity.The muslims never once blamed Christianity although if you pick up a history book Chritians passed crimes surpass any crimes commited by muslims.Christianity did not commit those crimes humans did and that goes for muslims also.Jesus(pbuh)never condoned killing,rape and child molestation and Muhammed(pbuh) never did either so do not take the word of God and misquote it like you know what you are talking about.
2006-10-20 06:05:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
there are many good translations available with simple English. Try Mir Aneesuddin's translation for the most simple.
if you are a non-Muslim, your translation would not be accepted by many Muslims because of the history of intentional mis-translations by the Orientalists.
Peace
2006-10-20 05:06:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
u are absolutely wayyyyyyyyyy out, nobody can really translate The Quran, only transliterate it.
God has spoken of this:
He it is Who has revealed the Book to you; some of its verses are decisive, they are the basis of the Book, and others are allegorical; then as for those in whose hearts there is perversity they follow the part of it which is allegorical, seeking to mislead and seeking to give it (their own) interpretation. but none knows its interpretation except Allah, and those who are firmly rooted in knowledge say: We believe in it, it is all from our Lord; and none do mind except those having understanding.Al-Quran003.007
2006-10-20 05:24:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
sorry,even those who Arabic is their native language cannot understand Quran fully.it's the word of God and needs to be explained by experts.Not everyone could understand it.And as you see many unbelievers misunderstand it and say Islam is the religion of war.Please read trusted English translations.(I doubt if there is one).
2006-10-20 05:07:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The 7th Century Language of the Koran?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
do you call Arabic language is 7th century language
from which planet did you come from ?
2006-10-20 05:33:17 · answer #8 · answered by SARAH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i totally agree with widsu n other muslims
y r u mis quoting verses, i just can't understand y christians r so disrespectful to Islam when we r not.u go with ur own faith n let us go on ours
2006-10-20 07:11:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please dont create more mis-interpretaions of Islam as the westerners have already have too many misconceptions that translates into hate for Islam in platforms like these. There are amny good translations already. Please read them. In any case Arabic is not very easy to translate in non semitic langauges.
2006-10-20 05:15:55 · answer #10 · answered by f riyaz k 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋