An Interpretation of the Qur'an

English Translation of the Meanings

Majid Fakhry

• Publisher: NYU Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9780814727249
• eBook ISBN: 9781479875313
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Islamic Theology

A comprehensive and accurate rending of the Qur'an into modern English, approved by Al-Azhar University in Cairo

To followers of Islam, the Qur'an is the literal word of God, revealed through Muhammad, the last of the line of prophets, containing all that is necessary to lead a life of righteousness.

This new bilingual edition, approved by Al-Azhar University, the chief center of Islamic and Arabic learning in the world, offers a comprehensive and accurate rendering of the Qur'an into modern English. The clear, rigorous translation, one of the only English translations available by a native Arabic speaker, is laid out here in dual column format directly opposing the Arabic text to allow the reader to make careful verse by verse comparisons.

• Approved by Al-Azhar University, Cairo
• Easy-to-read translation into modern English
• Index of surahs (chapters)
• English and Arabic headers
• Verse numbers within text in English and Arabic
• Explanatory footnotes in English

Sûrah 1. Al-FâtihahPart 1

Sûrat Al-Fâtihah^1, (The Opening) 1

 

 

 

1. In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful^2 2. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds,^3 3. The Compassionate, the Merciful, 4. Master of the Day of Judgement, 5. Only You do we worship, and only You do we implore for help. 6. Lead us to the right path, 7. The path of those You have favoured Not those who have incurred Your wrath or have gone astray.

1.That is, the opening section or chapter of the Qur’an. It has various other names including Umm al-Kitab or the Quintessence of the Book and the Chapter of Prayer, because it is repeated in every one of the five daily prayers. It is also recited on many important occasions.

2.This verse is one of the most recurrent verses in the Qur’an. Muslims recite it at the commencement of their daily activities.

3.That is, the whole of creation.

Sûrah 2. Al-BaqarahPart 1

Sûrat Al-Baqarah, (The Cow) 2

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful 1. Alif, Lam, Mim.^4 2. This is the Book which cannot be doubted and is a guidance to the God-fearing, 3. Those who believe in the Unseen, perform the prayer and give freely from what We provided for them, 4. And who believe in what was revealed to you and was revealed before you and firmly believe in the life to come. 5. Those are guided by their Lord, and those are the prosperous. 6. Those who have disbelieved, whether you warn them or not, they will not believe.
7. Allah has sealed their hearts and their hearing; their sight is dimmed and a terrible punishment awaits them. 8. There are some who say: “We believe in Allah and the Last Day;” but they are not real believers. 9. They seek to deceive Allah and the believers, but they deceive none other than themselves, though they are not aware of that. 10. In their hearts is a sickness; so Allah has increased their sickness. A painful punishment awaits them because of their lying. 11. And when they are told: “Do not sow mischief in the land”, they say: “We are only doing good.”
12. It is they who make mischief, but they are unaware of that. 13. And when they are told: “Believe as the others have believed”, they say: “Shall we believe as the fools^5 have believed?” It is they who are the fools, though they do not know it. 14. And when they meet the believers, they say: “We believe”, but when they are alone with their devils^6 they say: “We are with you;^7 we were only mocking.” 15. Allah mocks them and gives them the latitude to wander aimlessly in their intransigence.^8 16. Those are the people who traded away guidance for error; but their trade made no gains and they have not found the right way. 17. They are like one who kindled a fire, but when it lit all around him, Allah took away their light and left them in total darkness unable to see;
18. Deaf, dumb, blind; they shall never return.^9 19. Or like those who in the midst of a cloudburst from the sky accompanied by darkness, thunder and lightning put their fingers in their ears to guard against thunderbolts for fear of death. And Allah encompasses^10 the disbelievers. 20. The lightning almost takes away their sight; when it flashes they...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Al-Fâtihah 1
• Al-Baqarah 2
• Âl-‘Imrân 3
• An-Nisa’ 4
• Al-Mâ’idah 5
• Al-An‘âm 6
• Al-A‘râf 7
• Al-Anfâl 8
• At-Tawbah 9
• Yûnus 10
• Hud 11
• Yûsuf 12
• Ar-Ra‘d 13
• Ibrâhim 14
• Al-Hijr 15
• An-Nahl 16
• Al-Isrâ’ 17
• Al-Kahf 18
• Maryam 19
• Tâ Hâ 20
• Al-Anbiyâ’ 21
• Al-Hajj 22
• Al-Mu’minûn 23
• An-Nûr 24
• Al-Furqân 25
• Ash-Shu‘ara’ 26
• An-Naml 27
• Al-Qasas 28
• Al-‘Ankabut 29
• Ar-Rum 30
• Luqmân 31
• As-Sajdah 32
• Al-Ahzâb 33
• Saba’ 34
• Fâtir 35
• Yâ Sîn 36
• As-Sâffât 37
• Sâd 38
• Az-Zumar 39
• Ghâfir 40
• Fussilat 41
• Ash-Shura 42
• Az-Zukhruf 43
• Ad-Dukhân 44
• Al-Jâthiyah 45
• Al-Ahqâf 46
• Muhammad 47
• Al-Fath 48
• Al-Hujurât 49
• Qâf 50
• Adh-Dhâriyât 51
• At-Tur 52
• An-Najm 53
• Al-Qamar 54
• Ar-Rahmân 55
• Al-Waqi‘ah 56
• Al-Hadîd 57
• Al-Mujadilah 58
• Al-Hashr 59
• Al-Mumtahanah 60
• As-Saff 61
• Al-Jum‘ah 62
• Al-Munâfiqûn 63
• At-Taghâbun 64
• At-Talâq 65
• At-Tahrim 66
• Al-Mulk 67
• Al-Qalam 68
• Al-Hâqqah 69
• Al-Ma‘ârij 70
• Nûh 71
• Al-Jinn 72
• Al-Muzzammil 73
• Al-Muddathir 74
• Al-Qiyamah 75
• Al-Insân 76
• Al-Mursalât 77
• An-Naba’ 78
• An-Nâzi‘ât 79
• ‘Abasa 80
• At-Takwir 81
• Al-Infitâr 82
• Al-Mutaffifîn 83
• Al-Inshiqâq 84
• Al-Burûj 85
• At-Tariq 86
• Al-A‘la 87
• Al-Ghâshiyah 88
• Al-Fajr 89
• Al-Balad 90
• Ash-Shams 91
• Al-Layl 92
• Ad-Duha 93
• Ash-Sharh 94
• At-Tîn 95
• Al-‘Alaq 96
• Al-Qadr 97
• Al-Bayyinah 98
• Az-Zalzalah 99
• Al-‘Adiyât 100
• Al-Qari‘ah 101
• At-Takâthur 102
• Al-‘Asr 103
• Al-Humazah 104
• Al-Fîl 105
• Quraysh 106
• Al-Mâ‘ûn 107
• Al-Kawthar 108
• Al-Kâfirûn 109
• An-Nasr 110
• Al-Masad 111
• Al-Ikhlâs 112
• Al-Falaq 113
• An-Nâs 114
• Index