Spiritual Health Learning Community Center Exploring Life's Horizons   »   Return To Menu                     Qur'an - Translation Introduction This virtual written edition of the Qur'an is derived from a translation by M.H. Shakir. The recitation is by: Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi and can be found by clicking on: Aswat al-Islam -- where many other styles of recitation are available for downloading, as well as much more can be found through that web site in the way of video and audio presentations. In addition, a donation to help keep their web site running would be welcome. The graphic image of the Arabic calligraphy with the flower which is found in each surah or chapter of this Quranic E-book originated from: Halal.Com Web Site. There are differences between the written English and the spoken English portions of the recitations. The differences in written and spoken English renderings of the Qur'an have been retained intentionally. Keeping such differences helps to serve as a reminder that a translation is not the original. As a result, differences in word usuage and expression are noticeable from one translation to another ... differences that reflect alternative ways of understanding and rendering the original revelation. Moreover, there are nuances, subtleties, richness, and depth that cannot be properly conveyed through a translation. Some of the differences in translation reflect the way the original richness and depth can be engaged in various ways, leading to slightly different modes of understanding that are marked by the choice of words which are being used to give expression to the orginal. However,such differences notwithstaning, most translations -- if they are well-done -- do give expression to the surface meaning of what is conveyed through the Qur'an and, thereby, permit non-Arabic speakers to have access to the general sense of what is being said in the Qur'an. The main menu page -- table of contents -- for this virtual Qur'an contains a search engine. The search engine is both fairly quick and provides a complete list of places in the Qur'an where the sought for word can be found, as well as the Quranic context surrounding that word. Usually, the verses in which the word can be found are indicated along with a link to the relevant surahs. The following is a list of transliterated Arabic names with their approximate English counterparts. Allah -- God Adam -- Adam Ayyub -- Job Dawood -- David Firon -- Pharaoh Habeel -- Abel Haroun -- Aaron Ibrahim -- Abraham Ilyas -- Elias Imraan -- Amran Injeel -- Gospel Ishaaq -- Isaac Ismail -- Ishmael Isa -- Jesus Jalut -- Goliath Jibreel -- Gabriel Qabeel -- Cain Lut -- Lot Majuj -- Magog Marium -- Mary Masjid -- Mosque Mikaeel -- Michael Misr -- Egypt Musa -- Moses Nasrani -- Christian Nuh -- Noah Qarun -- Korah Saba -- Sheba Sulaiman -- Solomon Talut -- Saul Taurat -- Torah Uzair -- Ezra Yahudi -- Jew Yahya -- John the Baptist Yajuj -- Gog Yaqoub -- Jacob Yunus -- Jonah Yusuf -- Joseph Zakariya -- Zacharias | Return To Menu | 2010, Interrogative Imperative Institute