Book Presentation: ‘The Qur’an: A Verse Translation’
This amazing feat of translation presents an accessible, clear and fluid English Qur’an that all readers, no matter their faith or familiarity with the text, can read with pleasure and with a deeper appreciation for the book and the religious tradition founded upon it. Those familiar with the Arabic—and especially the faithful who hear the text recited aloud—know that the Qur’an is a perfect blend of sound and sense. While no translation can perfectly capture these complementary virtues of the original, this volume has come closest to an accessible, clear, and fluid English Qur’an that all readers, no matter their faith or familiarity with the text, can read with pleasure and with a deeper appreciation for the book and the religious tradition founded upon it. Extensive notes and explanatory apparatus will help all readers―whether they are familiar with the original or coming to the text for the first time―to read (and hear) the Qur’an with fresh understanding and insight.
Date: 8 May 2025, 15:00
Venue: Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Gibson Building
Speakers: Professor M. A. R. Habib (Rutgers University, USA), Professor Frank Griffel (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dr Thea Gomelauri (Oxford Interfaith Forum, AMES)
Organiser contact email address: oxfordfaiths@gmail.com
Host: Oxford Interfaith Forum (Oxford)
Part of: Sacred Literature in Interfaith Contexts
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://oxfordinterfaithforum.org/book-launch/oxford-interfaith-forum-presents-the-quran-a-verse-translation/
Booking email: oxfordfaiths@gmail.com
Cost: n/a
Audience: Public
Editor: Thea Gomelauri