Everyone on both sides are quoting from your holy book. I will get a copy and read it myself and be back. Are there different versions? If so what is the correct one?
2006-12-02 10:18:39 · 16 answers · asked by tonks_op 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are many translations, but only one Quran, there are no other versions. The two recommended English translations are either by Yusuf Ali or by Picktall. The Yusuf Ali translation is more in Old English style, like Shakespearean, so if you have difficulty with that, try Picktall. If your mother language is other than English, you should also be able to find a Quran in that as well.
Try http://www.islamicity.com/quran/ for different languages and translations.
Good luck on your studies!!
Oh, btw: remember to read the commentaries for the verses as well. They will help explain certain things such as events that happened and people and stories that you may never have heard of before. It may take longer to get through, but it will certainly help you understand alot.
2006-12-02 10:35:45 · answer #1 · answered by hayaa_bi_taqwa 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
That's pretty cool of you :) If you have any questions along the line, feel free to email me!
As was mentioned prior, the text of the actual Qur'an is one - and it is in Arabic. The different "versions" we have - are really just different translations of the Qur'an and not considered the actual Qur'an itself. If you can't understand something with the translation, there might be something in the Arabic that's hard to translate over.
By far the BEST website for searching or reading the Qur'an - and the most simple one (with the most options, especially if you're Muslim) - is
www.quranicrealm.com
Not only does it provide you with *one* translation, but five different translations that you can view all next to each other, the transliteration of the original arabic for those who can't speak arabic, and the actual arabic of the Qur'an. It has a very comprehensive search engine, so if you're looking to find a certain verse, it does the job pretty darn well :)
Hope that helps!
2006-12-02 11:23:17 · answer #2 · answered by a La MoDe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The qur'an was revealed in Arabic language .. there is only one version since Qur'an is protected by God .. but of course there are different translations
[4:82] Do they not consider the Quran (with care)? had it been from other than God, they would surely have found therein much discrepancy.
[9:112] We have, without doubt, sent down the message; and we will assuredly guard it (from corruption).
Edite: here is a site for diffrent translations
http://www.searchtruth.com/
2006-12-02 10:26:31 · answer #3 · answered by Kimo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is only one version of the Qur'an, but there are several English translations of it. The best one I have read is A. J. Arberry's The Koran Interpreted.
Dawood's translation is pretty good, too (Penguin Books), but the suras are arranged in a different order.
2006-12-02 11:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is no version of QURAN its the same from the time of Prophet Muhammed peace b upon him and wil remain same..... as u said u will read the Holy Quran then gohaead and read it May ALLAAH guide u..... ill give u some imp sites ref so that it will help u to know what actually ISLAM is then u get the actual pic of the Holy QURAN.... u can visit this site www.thetruecall.com and http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/searchquran.html so goahead and think abt it after reading it.....
2006-12-02 10:24:02 · answer #5 · answered by amu_abdallaah 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
good job
no ther's only one version
it's better if you read it in arabic
but there are translated versions to different languages
you're on the right path
continue and good luck
2006-12-02 10:29:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about versions. But you can read the Quran, the Bible and the Book of Mormon online here...
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/gen/1.html
2006-12-02 10:22:33 · answer #7 · answered by Snark 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Honestly, I'm not sure but I want to applaud you for taking the initiative to educate yourself. I am doing the same thing.
Blessed Be and Happy Holidays
2006-12-02 10:20:50 · answer #8 · answered by Celestian Vega 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
no there is no different versions its only one book
2006-12-02 10:21:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
there are lots of "versions"...they call them translations.
Best thing to do, is ask a muslim what version, err translation, they prefer. A koran today does not have the same words or meaning as one from 20 years ago- sorry- translation..
They will say the koran is perfect, and that the original arabic koran is unchanged, but thats all bogus, as hardly any muslim on Yahh at least reads arabic, they are all posers.
2006-12-02 10:22:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋