Display of 44 English Translations of the Quran in Printed form
SN | Translator | Year of Print | Publisher | Title | Notes | |
1. | Ahamed, Syed Vickar | 2005 | Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an | The Glorious Qur’an, A Simplified Translation for Young People | Paperback with Arabic text and Brief Index of the Qur’anic Words. | |
2. | Ahmed, Mohamed & Ahmed, Samira | 1994 | M.J. & S. Ahmed | The Koran, Complete Dictionary and Literal Translation | Paperbound, only translation with numerous Arabic words within the translation | |
3a | Ali, Abdullah Yusuf | 1977 | American Trust Publications | The Glorious Qur’an. Translation and Commentary
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Hardbound, Arabic Text, 6310 footnotes, Preface to 1st (1934) & 3rd (1938) Eds; Intro to sūras & Index | |
3b | Ali, Abdullah Yusuf | 2003 | Dar-Al-Maarif | Tajweed Qur’an with meaning translation | Hardbound with Arabic Text, Transliteration, and Index Quranic Subjects | |
3c | Ali, Abdullah Yusuf | 2012 | Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an | The Qur’an: A Guide and Mercy | Pocket size, translation only | |
4. | Ali, Ahmed | 1994 | Princeton University Press | Al-Qur’an: A Contemporary Translation | Paperback, Arabic Text and Index | |
5. | Ali, Maulana Muhammad | 1973 | Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Islam | The Holy Qur’an | Hardbound, Arabic text & 2,822 footnotes | |
6a. | Ali, Mir Ahmed | 1964 | Muhammad Khaleel Shirazi | The Holy Qur’an, With English Translation of the Arabic Text and Commentary according to the Version of the Holy Ahlul-Bait. | Hardbound, Arabic Text, Intro153 pp., Index, Summary of sūras, 3,192 footnotes including on the Philosophical aspects by Agha Mirza Mahdi Pooya | |
6b. | Ali, Mir Ahmad | 2006 | Omid Majd Publication | The Holy Qur’an | Hardbound with Arabic Text | |
7. | Arberry, Arthur John | 2003 | Ansariya Publications | Holy Qur’an | Hardbound with Arabic Text, Intro by Arberry, 193 footnotes | |
8. | Asad, Muhammad | 2003 | The Book Foundation | The Message of the Qur’ān | Hardbound, Arabic Text, translation, transliteration, footnotes, four essays, & l Index. | |
9. | Bakhtiar, Laleh | 2007 | Islamicworld.com | The Sublime Quran | Paperback, translation only | |
10. | Bewly, A & A | 2007 | Dar Al Taqwa Ltd | Tafsir Al-Jalalayn
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Hardbound with Arabic Text. | |
11. | Cleary, Thomas | 2004 | Starlatch Press | The Qur’an, A New Translation | Paperback, translation only | |
12. | Dawood, N. J. | 1993 | The Penguin Classics | The Koran | Paperback, translation only.
Reprinted with revisions. |
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13. | Droge, A. J. | 2013 | Equinox Publishing Ltd. | The Qur’an: A New Annotated Translation | Hardbound, for students of religion. 28 pp Index. | |
14. | Elias, Afzal Hoosen &
Ebrahim, Ibrahim
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2002 | Darul Kutub | Quraan Made Easy | Hardbound, Arabic Text, Intro, Glossary, Summary sūras and Index. | |
15. | Emerick, Yahiya | 2010 | Ifna.net | The Meaning of the Holy Qur’an for School Children | Paperback, translation and notes in ‘boxes’ and illustrations | |
16. | Fakhry, Majid | 1997 | Garnet Publishing | The Qur’an, A Modern English Version
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Paperback, only Translation with Introduction, brief 856 footnotes and Index | |
17. | Haleem, M.A.S. Abdel | 2004 | Oxford University Press | The Qur’an | Hardbound, only translation, 27 pp. Intro, Index & Chronology of the Qur’an | |
18. | Hammad, Ahmad Zaki | 2009 | Lucent Interpretations | The Gracious Quran, A Modern-Phrased Interpretation in English
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Hardbound, Arabic Text, essays & three Indices | |
19. | Hilālī, Muhammad Taqī
Khān, Muhammad Muhsin |
1419 AH | King Fahad Complex | The Noble Qur’an, English Translation of the meanings and commentary | Hardbound with Arabic Text, Footnotes Glossary, and Brief Index | |
20. a & b | Husain, A.F. Badshah
Part 1: sūras 1 & 2 Part 2: sūras 3 to 5 |
1931 1936 |
Madrasatul Waezin | The Holy Quran, Translation with Commentary | Paperback, no Arabic Text. Bound externally. | |
21. | Irving, T.B. | 1998 | Suhrawardi Research & Publication Center | The Qur’an | Hardbound with Arabic Text, Preface and Essay on ‘Intro to Noble Reading.’ | |
22 | Islamic Researches, IFTA
Revised from Abdullah Yusuf Ali’s translation. |
1410 AH | The Holy Qur-ān, English translation of the meanings and Commentary | King Fahd Holy Qur’an Complex | Hardbound, Arabic Text, and 6310 Footnotes. | |
23. | Khalidi, Tarif | 2009 | Penguin Classics | The Qur’an, A New Translation | Paperback, translation only | |
24. | Khalifa, Rashad | 1981 | Islamic Productions | Quran: The Final Scripture | Paperback, translation only | |
25. | Khan, Maulana Wahiduddin | 2014 | Goodword Books | The Quran, Translation and Commentary | Hardbound, Arabic Text, Intro, Index Chronological Table, & Concordance | |
26. | Khattab, Dr. Mustafa | 2015 | Siraj Publications | The Clear Quran, A Thematic English Translation | Hardbound with Arabic text and 1,324 footnotes | |
27. a & b | Abdul Majeed
Part 1: Q 1:1 – 18:31 Part 2: Q 18:32 – 114:6 |
c. 1993 | Nasrain Gits Trust | The Discourse- an English rendering of Al-Quran, Part I | Hardcover, simple translation, Arabic text. | |
28. | Malik, Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam | 1998 | Institute of Islamic Knowledge | English Translation of the Meanings of Al-Qur’an | Hardbound, translation and comprehensive intro on each sūrah. | |
29. | Nasr, S.H.
Dagli, C.K. Dakake, M.M. Lumbard, J.E.B. Rustom, M. |
2015 | HarperOne | The Study Quran, A New Translation and Commentary | Hardbound, translation with commentary, Intro, 15 essays, Hadith Citations and Index | |
30. | Nikayin, Fazlollah | 2000 | The Ultimate Book | The Quran, A Poetic Translation from the Original | Paperback, translation only | |
31. | Omar, Amatul Rahmān
Omar, ‘Abdul Mannān |
2003 | Noor Foundation International | The Holy Qur’ān | Paperback, Arabic Text. On the explanation of ‘Allāmah Nooruddin | |
32. | Pickthall, Mohammed Marmaduke | n.d. | New American Library | The Meaning of the Glorious Koran | Paperback, translation only | |
33 | Qarā’ī, S. ‘Alī Qulī | 2003
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The Centre for Translation of the Holy Qur’an | The Qur’an: Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation. | Hardbound, Arabic Text, Index, and Supplications on tilāwah | |
34. a, b, & c. | Rizvi, Sayyid Muhammad | v.1 -1984
v.2 – 1985 v.3 – 1987 |
By the translator
By the translator Vancouver Islamic Education Foundation |
An Explanatory Translation of the Qur’an, Vols. I, II & III. | v.1- Q 1:1 to 4:147
v.2- Q 4:148 – 9:93 v.3 – Q 9:94 – 18:73 |
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35. | Rodwell, J. M. | 1995 | Everyman | The Koran | Paperback, translation only | |
36. | Safferzadeh, Tahereh | 2007 | Alhoda Int. Publisher | The Holy Qur’an, Translation with Commentary | Hardbound, Arabic Text & few footnotes | |
37. | Saheeh International | 1997 | Abul-Qasin Publishing House | The Qur’ān – Arabic with Corresponding English Meanings | Hardbound with 25 pp. Subject Index | |
38. | Sale, George | n.d. | The Koran: Commonly Called the Koran of Mohamed | Frederick Warne and Co, London | Hardbound, only translation, 145 pp. Preliminary Discourse | |
39. | Sarwar, Muhammad | 1982 | Islamic Seminary, NY | The Holy Quran | Paperback, Arabic Text with translation | |
40. | Shakir, M.H. | c. 1960 | Holy Quran | Habib Esmail Benevolent Trust | Paperback, Arabic Text, Into & Index. | |
41. | Unal, Ali | 2010 | The Qur’ān with Annotated Interpretation in Modern English | Tughra Books | Paperback, Arabic Text, Foreword, appendices, Glossary & Index. | |
42.* | Mirza Abu’l-Fadl | 1911 | The Qur’ān | G.A. Asghar & Co, Allahabad | Paperback with Arabic text. | |
43.* | Ahmed, Dr. Nazeer | 2016 | The Qur’an | Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an Inc. | Paperback, only translation & 20 pp. Index | |
44.* | Amir-Ali | 1974 | The Message of the Qur’an: Presented in Perspective | Charles E. Tuttle Co, Tokyo | Hardbound, Arabic Text. Sūras divided in 5 Books |
* Late additions to TQE Display as these reached us during the Exhibition time.
Display of 6 Quran Translations in Pdf Format
SN | Translator | Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
45. a, b & c | Ali, Muhammad Mohar
v.1 – sūras 1 – 11 v.2 – sūras 12 – 35 v. 3 – sūras 36 – 114 |
2003 | A Word for Word Meaning of the Qur’ān, Vol. I, II & III | Jam‘iyat ‘Ihyaa’ Minhaaj al-Sunnah | Arabic Text, Notes, Cross References and Grammar info. |
46. | Ali, Maulawi Sher Ali | 2004 | The Holy Qur’ān | Islam International Publications Limited | Arabic Text & Footnotes by Mirza Tāhir Ahmad |
47.
A to g |
Chinoy, Ali Muhammad Fazil
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1954 | The Glorious Koran with Commentary of Divine Lights. Set-I to Set VII.
(Set VII also has 22 pp. Corrigenda to Sets I to VII) |
The Hyderabad Bulletin.
The first four sets are available at:
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Set I: Q 1:1 – 4:50
Set II: Q 4:51 – 8:47 Set III: Q 8:48 – 16:22 Set IV: Q16:23 – 24:40 Set V: Q24:41 – 34:30 Set VI: Q34:32 – 48:17 Set VII: Q48:18 -114:6 |
48. | Hamid, Ayub | 2014 | The Teachings of the Qur-aan | www.teachingsofthequraan.com | Available only in digital format. |
49. | Itani, Talal | 2012 | The Quran | www.ClearQuran.com
Beirut & Dallas |
Clearer, Easy to Read, & in Modern English |
50. | Ross, Alexander | 1649 | The Alcoran of Mahomet: Translation Out of Arabic for the Satisfaction of All That Desire to Looking into Turkish Vanities. | Available from https://archive.org/details/alcoranofmahomet00dury | Oldest Quran translation into English from Du Ryer’s French translation. |