Qur'an

There is a reasonable number of researches and studies conducted by Muslims and Non-Muslims on English translations of the Holy Qur'an. However, little attention has been given to the translation of Qur'anic euphemistic expressions into their equivalents. For the previous studies didn’t discuss euphemisms in the Holy Qur'an as culture-bound units and therefore suggested traditional solutions for their translations such as paraphrase and transliteration. The proposed study differs from the previous

The Qur’an is believe to the ultimate source of God by many Muslim believers. It contains 114 suras for the believers as the core practices of the Islamic religion and Muslims throughout the world recites its verses (Chang, Lecture. 1/21/14). They believed the prophet of Allah was Muhammad, who received the words of Allah through Angel Gabriel, and was passed on with the Qur’an during Ramadan. Angel Gabriel one night came to Muhammad “in clear human form” (“Scripture and Tradition in Islam- The

that Allah is the “Creator and Provider” and the belief in worshiping Allah’s many attributes. This is evidenced in the Qur’an, “Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, bow to He and what they attribute to Him!” [Surah Al Anbiya: 22]. In Islam, Allah set the requirement that humans must perpetually

An prophetic figure common to both the Bible and the Qur’an is Jesus, however, Jesus is presented in a different ways in both texts. Sometimes the differences are subtle and sometimes more radical. The New Testament stories about Jesus from primary sources, such as his disciples. The Qur’an was written much later in the time of Mohammad in approximately 650 AD and Jesus’ life, and its power, comes from received wisdom diluted by generations of people. The main difference between the two depictions

J. King Saud Univ., Vol. 19, Lang. & Transl., pp. 17-34, Riyadh (A.H. 1427/2006) Word Repetition in the Qur’an – Translating Form or Meaning? Ahmed Ali Assistant Professor, Department of English, Faculty of Languages and Translation, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia (Received 13/10/1426 A.H.; accepted for publication, 04/04/1427 A.H.) Abstract. Word repetition is a feature that exists in all languages, and serves different purposes, rhetorical, emphatic, or otherwise. A problematic

The text in the Qur’an and in the Bible share many of the same stories and messages, but they also share many notable differences. In the Qur’an, the prophet Muhammad “received communications directly from God” (858) and every message or story received from God was added to the Qur’an. The messages he received from God were not written down at first, but it was Muhammad’s duty to spread the word received from God verbally to many people. The Qur’an was later put into words during the rule of Abu

many differences. The Qur’an is the sacred text of Islam. Muslims believe that Muhammad, at twenty-three years of age, received revelation from God over the next twenty-three years through the angel Gabriel. Muslims view the Qur’an as God’s final revelation and would not accept any other revelations. They believe that Muhammad was the final prophet. For most Muslims, the Qur’an is only really the sacred word of God if it is in Arabic. Muslims believe that the current Qur’an is exactly the same as

And far is He above the partners they ascribe (to Him)!” (Surat: Yunus, Qur’an 10:18). Due to their ignorance, they also possessed a sense of arrogance. Allah warns us that he does not like those who are arrogant because it in turn leads to ignorance. The disbelievers did not feel ashamed of themselves when they associated other

Sacred texts & writings: • Qur’an (the principle scriptures of Islam containing the words of Allah spoken to the Prophet Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel) o The Qur’an is the principle scripture of Islam o Muslims believe that it contains Allah’s revelation which is thought to be complete and unchanged o The Qur’an is the word of Allah spoken to Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel o The main message of the Qur’an is a declaration of the complete sovereignty of god. There

writings of the Qur’an. The word calligraphy, is defined as ‘beautiful writing” and is considered to be one of the most noble artistic expressions in the Islamic world. Arabic Calligraphy has become an integral part of Islamic culture mainly because Islam by nature is aniconic, which discourages the artistic representation of animals and human beings. As a result of this, the art of Islamic culture gravitated towards the art of calligraphy. In the year 612 A.D. the first verse of the Qur’an fell upon