A survey of English translations of the Quran
Despite the historical fact that the early Muslim community’s stand on the translation of the Arabic text of the Quran was ambivalent, as indeed, the general Muslim attitude remains so to this day, the act of translation may be logically viewed as a natural part of the Muslim exegetical effort. However, whereas the idea of interpreting the Quran has not been so controversial, the emotional motives behind rendering the Quranic text into languages other than Arabic have always been looked upon with suspicion.
New Russian Translation of Quran Published in Moscow
The rendering by Boris Nurik was published by Sadra Publications in cooperation with the Tehran-based Payam-e Edalat Publication and with the support of the
Moscow-based Ibn Sina Culture Research Foundation.
The 365-page translation also includes the original text of the Quran in Arabic written in Othman Taha script, bringing the total number of pages to 740.
It also includes very beautiful Tazhib (illumination) decorations as well as leather cover.
The work has been proofread and approved by Iran’s Dar-ol-Quran Karim Organization.
The Ibn Sina Islamic Culture Research Foundation has so far published over 340 works in areas such as Quranic and Islamic sciences, history of Islam, philosophy,
Islamic mysticism, Islamic law and economics, and Persian literature.