Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 464 pages
- Published by: Plume May 1, 1997
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0452011809
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0452011809
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Book Dimensions:
7.8 x 5.4 x 1 inches
- Weighs: 11.2 ounces
Language Notes
Text: English
Original Language: Arabic
Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (Mentor) (Paperback)
This is a very poor translation. It emulates King James/Shakespearian English, which is bad enough, but quite simply, some of the translations are flat-out absurd. A good example is Mary 19:7, which says that before John the Baptist, no one had the name John. That is just plain silly, and I had to check several other translations to find the real meaning ("there was no one like John before him.") I am not Islamic, but am curious and open-minded, so I read this. It was difficult to follow and, as demonstrated above, frequently (and extremely) misleading. The best translations I have found have been on-line. I do not recommend this book at all.