Title Qur'ān translation as a modern phenomenon / by El-Hussein A.Y. Aly

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 209 pages) Series Texts and studies on the Qur'ān ; volume 21 Texts and studies on the Qurʼān ; v. 21. Contents Preface -- 1. The Early European Qurʼān Translation Project -- 2. Translation as Reform -- 3. The Rise of Muslim Translations -- 4. Indian Muslim Translations: An Apex -- 5. Interconnectedness of Qurʼān Translations -- 6. Toward a Modernist Interpretation of the Qurʼān -- 7. Modernism, Traditionalism, and the Social Function of Qurʼān Translation -- 8. Alternative Modernities of Qurʼān Translation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index Summary "It is a well-established fact nowadays that modernity impacts Islam, but there has not been much focus on how modernity impacts the Qur'an, the foundational text of Islam and the verbatim word of God. This book argues that the early Muslim Qur'an translations into English are attempts to reconcile the Qur'an with modernity by producing translations that encompass modern concept and interpretations of the Qur'an. Are these modern concepts and interpretations valid or they alter the word of God? This is the main question that the book attempts to answer, particularly that these early translations have affected and still affect Qur'an translation"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 01, 2023) SUBJECT Qurʼan -- Translations into English -- History and criticism Qurʼan -- Translating -- History Qurʼan fast Subject Translating and interpreting -- Social aspects Translating and interpreting -- Political aspects Translating and interpreting -- Political aspects Translating and interpreting -- Social aspects Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book LC no. 2022062154 ISBN 9004543562 9789004543560

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