Comments on Samer Kurdi's Weblog: A Blessed Eid to All

hellolook, for the sake of clarity, you should tel...

2007-02-15T06:41:00.000-08:00

hello
look, for the sake of clarity, you should tell readers that this is the translation of the interpretation of Quran, and not the actual translation, because the Quran can only exist as it is in Arabic, we might wander why but come to think of it, really, there is more than 50% of the Quran that we Arabs dont know the real interpretation, because the book is everlasting, and this book is

Actually there is a translation that is out there ...

2006-12-19T04:41:00.000-08:00

Actually there is a translation that is out there but has some i guess mistakes like all others(nothin new there)..my spouse is checking it out currently and seems to like it...

The Koran..Penguin Books..Translated with notes by N.J.Dawood

Hi Samer,it's been a long time, how are you, amand...

2006-12-03T00:33:00.000-08:00

Hi Samer,

it's been a long time, how are you, amanda and Isma3eel? Inshallah kulkom bkhair.

Salamat from Dubai

Sofian Hijjawi

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Very good post samer. I hope you had a good Eid :)...

2006-11-04T12:19:00.000-08:00

Very good post samer. I hope you had a good Eid :)

I totally agree with you on the tranlation issue. I recently looked at a German translation of some verses and also had similar issues with them.

Sometimes it's a problem with the meaning. And sometimes it's the language, which the translators, apparently steeped in biblical studeis, made in a, well, biblical language.

Al Salamu Alaikum,I think whenever you translate s...

2006-11-02T09:02:00.000-08:00

Al Salamu Alaikum,

I think whenever you translate something you will have to interpret it in order to choose the best words. This is why translation of the Quran should not be done by anyone.

I think you are right about the need for better flowing translations. I wonder how "old" the most popular translations are.

My favoriate verse is "waman yattagi allah yaj'al lahu