The Saheeh International translation is an
English-language translation of the
Quran
The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...
that has been used by numerous Muslims, including
Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...
's most conservative adherents.
Published by the Publishing House (dar), ''dar
Abul Qasim in'' Saudi Arabia, it is one of the world's most popular Quran translations.
Translated by three American women, Umm Muhammad (Emily Assami), Mary Kennedy, and Amatullah Bantley, it uses un-archaic language.
[Dogmatic Approaches of Qur’ān Translators: Linguistic and Theological Issues]
Somia Qudah-Refai Notable conventions include rendering the
God in Islam
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as ''
Allah
Allah ( ; , ) is an Arabic term for God, specifically the God in Abrahamic religions, God of Abraham. Outside of the Middle East, it is principally associated with God in Islam, Islam (in which it is also considered the proper name), althoug ...
'' as they believe it is not acceptable to use the English word.
The translation has been described as biased towards "
Sunni orthodoxy," which, according to authors, requires words to be inserted in square parentheses.
It has been sponsored and promoted by
Salafi followers. For those reasons, it has been defined as an
ultraconservative translation.
''
Ṣaḥīḥ'' () may be translated as "
authentic"
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Translators
Emily Assami was born in California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
into an atheist family.
See also
* The Qur'an with Annotated Interpretation in Modern English
* English translations of the Quran
References
External links
THE QUR'AN Saheeh International
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English translations of the Quran