Does every Koran have English words in it? Because mine does. Do you have a different version?

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A1,
I see. Then you have a different version. That's what I thought.

Ahmed A,
Yeah. Mine's got English words in it. I guess it's a different version then. I thought so.

My Bible's are translations. They are different versions then, just like my Koran is a different version. It's the same thing then, isn't it?

Answer 1

LOL...

Fair is fair. If they're gonna say the KJV is a different 'version' from the NAB, they deserve to be held to the same standard.

Answer 2

Fair is fair, lol.

I have two different translations of the Qur'an, and yes, there are subtle differences between them. Much like the different translations of the Bible that we have (which Muslims like to bug us about), both versions of the Qur'an that I own say basically the same thing, at least from what I've read.

Anyway, to answer your question, each of mine have both Arabic and English in them.

Answer 3

Well CERTAINLY the one in English is a different VERSION (not "translation").

For it to be a "translation", it would have to go from one language to another without ADDING any words or trying to change the meaning.

BUT, as everyone knows, the English VERSION of the koran has the word "Say" prepended to quite a few verses (over 300 but I think more than that). It's an attempt to make it sound like a command or whatever. It's also to confuse the issue concerning whether or not the koran is the exact words of "allah". Adding "Say" is supposed to explain why it's obviously NOT "allah" talking in so many verses.

Anyway, just a little research shows quite a bit of problems when the koran had it's English version.

(begin quote)
Koran - The Word Of God?

(Koran 4:82)
Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)?
Had it been from other than Allah, they would
surely have found therein much discrepancy.

According to the Muslims the Koran contains the words of God. Koran is to be read as if God Himself had spoken these words stated in it. It is important to emphasize this point because if Koran is the word of God then it should not contain any errors and it should hold true for all times. However, such is not the case.

First, we will see how some of the verses in the Koran itself show clearly that these words were obviously spoken by Mohammed and Not God.

The Opening Sura Fatihah:
(Koran 1:1-7)
In the name of the Merciful and Compassionate God.
Praise belongs to God,
The Lord of the worlds, the merciful, the
compassionate, the ruler of the day of
the day of judgement! Thee we serve and Thee
we ask for aid. Guide us in the right path,
the path of those Thou art gracious to;
not to those Thou art wroth with, nor of
those who err.

Someone need not be a rocket-scientist to comprehend that these words are clearly addressed to God, in the form of a prayer. They are Mohammed's words of parise to God, asking for God's help and guidance. Some Muslim compilers conveniently add the imperative "say" in the English translation of the Koran at the beginning of the sura to remove this difficulty. This imperative form of the word "say" occurs at least 350 times in the Koran, and its obvious that this word has, in fact, been inserted by later compilers of the Koran to remove countless similarly embarassing difficulties. Thus, we have direct evidence that the Koran starts out with the words of Mohammed.
(Koran 113:1)
I take refuge with the Lord of the Dawn.

One can clearly see, its Mohammed and NOT GOD HIMSELF who is seeking refuge in God.

(Koran 6:104)
Now have come to you, from your Lord, proofs
(To open your eyes): If any will see, it will
be for (the good of) his own soul; If any will
be blind, it will be to his own (harm): I am not
(here) To watch over your doings.

In this verse the speaker of the line "I am not to watch over your doings"- is clearly Mohammed. In fact Dawood in his translation adds a footnote that the "I" refers to Mohammed here.

Answer 4

I am not sure what you mean.

Quran is written in Arabic and I don't think that Quran contains any English words.
Some Arabic Qurans have comments at the very beginning or the very end, that are not considered Quran. For example, comments like (printed year 1999).

There are many other books that are considered translation of the Quran, they come in different languages.

EDIT:
Quran in Arabic words is conserved. No different versions. Note what I said above "Some Arabic Qurans have comments at the very beginning or the very end, that are not considered Quran. For example, comments like (printed year 1999)."
very beginning or very end, the comments are not considered Quran.
The translations are not considered Quran. Thats why they are called Translation of Quran. Not English Quran.

How about we quit the discussion and test your facts??
I dare you to present two Qurans (in Arabic) that are different.
I am not talking about Translations of Quran, I am talking about (Quran).

Answer 5

the one in arabic is the same , has been the same word for word since 14 centuries, the translations of course differ , that's why muslims learn arabic to read the quraan , not it's translation that may be totally different from the original quraan.

Answer 6

the original one is in full Arabic.well if u have an English translation then it should have English words in it shouldn't it?

Answer 7

My Koran is translated, but (and you'd know this if you read yours,) the Koran invalidates any translation, so you and I really have Something Else.