
Koran in English
The untold story of how the Arabic Qur''an became the English Koran
For millions of Muslims, the Qur''an is sacred only in Arabic, the original Arabic in which it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century; to many Arab and non-Arab believers alike, the book literally defies translation. Yet English translations exist and are growing, in both number and importance. Bruce Lawrence t...
The untold story of how the Arabic Qur''an became the English Koran
For millions of Muslims, the Qur''an is sacred only in Arabic, the original Arabic in which it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century; to many Arab and non-Arab believers alike, the book literally defies translation. Yet English translations exist and are growing, in both number and importance. Bruce Lawrence t...