Ahmadiyya translations of the Quran

Translations of the Quran by the Ahmadiyya movement

Some of the many Quran translations by Ahmadiyya translators at the 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair Quran

History

* Waḥy
* First revelation
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* Historicity

Manuscripts

* Samarkand Kufic Quran
* Sanaa manuscript
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* Birmingham manuscript
* Codex Mashhad

Divisions

* Surah
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* Women
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* Qāriʾ
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* List
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Exegesis

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Characteristics

* I'jaz
* Inerrancy

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There exist Ahmadiyya translations of the Quran in over 70 languages.[1] Portions of the scripture have been translated into multiple other languages. The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement has produced translations into at least 7 languages. The period of the late 1980s and the early 1990s saw an acceleration in the number of translations being produced by the Ahmadiyya movement.

Some of the earliest translations were produced by Ahmadiyya scholars and today there are still many languages for which only translations authored by Ahmadiyya Community exist. All translations are published alongside the Arabic text.

## Publications

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The Quran translations authored by Ahmadiyya scholars always feature translated verses alongside the original Arabic text. Before the translations are published, they are checked, scrutinized and proof-read by a wide array of individuals for errors. A similar procedure is undertaken when revised versions of the translations are produced. In particular, guidance is sought from the caliph of the Community with regards to textual and other linguistic difficulties. Since the majority of the Quran translations have been made available from the 1980s, most translations have sought advice from Caliph IV and Caliph V.

## Complete translations

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For Urdu language translations, see § Exegesis.

Year | Language[2] | Title | Example (1:1) | External links

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1953[nb 1] | Dutch | De Heilige Qur'an
met Nederlandse Vertaling | In naam van Allah, de Barmhartige, de Genadevolle. | Web Archived 2017-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
1953 | Swahili | Qur'an Tukufu
Pamoja na Tafsiri na Maelezo Kwa Swahili[4] | Kwa jina la Mwenyezi Mungu, Mwingi wa rehema, Mwingi wa ukarimu. | Web

PDF
1970 | Esperanto | La Nobla Kurano | Je la nomo de Allah, la Donema, la Pardonema. | Web

PDF
1970[nb 2] | Indonesian | Al Qur'an
dengan Terjemahan dan Tafsir Singkat | Aku baca dengan nama Allah, Maha Pemurah, Maha Penyayang. | PDF
1974 | Luganda | Kur'āni Entukuvu
mu Luganda[5] | — | Web

PDF
1976 | Yoruba | Alkurani Mimọ[6] | — | —
1987 | Fijian | — | — | —
1988[nb 3] | Japanese | 聖クルアーン[8] | — | Web

PDF
1988 | Kikuyu | Kũrani Theru[9] | — | Web

PDF
1988 | Korean | 꾸란
한글번역본[10] | — | Web

PDF
1989 | Malay | Terjemahan dan Pecahan Loghat Alquranul Karim[2][11] | - | PDF (selected verses)
1989 | Persian | قرآن مجيد - ترجمه فارسی[12] | — | Online

PDF
1989 | Vietnamese | Thánh Thư Koran[13][2] | — | Web

PDF
1990[nb 4] | Albanian | Kurani Kerim
Arabisht - shqip[15] | Në emër të Allahut Rahman dhe Rahim. | Online

PDF
1990 | Chinese | 古兰经
阿文原文－中文译释[16] | — | Web
1990 | Igbo | Koran Nsọ[17] | — | —
1990 | Mende | Kurana Gayemagoi[18] | — | —
1990 | Pashto | قران مجید سره دَ پښتو ترجمی | — | Online

PDF
1990 | Turkish | Kur'an-i Kerim ve Türkçe meali[19] | — | Online

PDF
1990 | Tuvalu | Te Kulani Tapu[20] | — | Selected verses (PDF)
1991 | Tagalog | Ang Banal Na Koran[2][21] | — | —
1992 | Hausa | Al-Kur'ani Mai Tsarki
Takui Cikin Arabic da Fassara Cikin Hausa[22] | — | —
1998 | Sundanese | — | — | Selected verses (PDF)
2002 | Jula | Kurana Saniman Julakan Na
Ani Arabukan Na[23] | — | —
2002 | Kikamba | Kulani Ntheu
Maandiko ma Kialavu na Ualyulo kwa Kikamba[24] | — | Web

PDF
2004 | Mauritian Creole | Le Saint Qur'an
Texte Arabe avec traduction en créole[25] | — | Web

PDF
2005 | Uzbek | Куръони Карим[26] | — | Online

Selected verses (PDF)
2006 | Mõõré | — | — | —
2007 | Fula | — | — | Selected verses (PDF)
2007 | Mandinka | — | — | Selected verses (PDF)
2007 | Wolof | — | — | —
2008 | Kyrgyz | — | Чексиз ырайым кылуучу, сурабастан берүүчү (жана) кайра-кайра ырайым кылуучу Алланын аты менен.[27] | Selected verses (online)
2008 | Malagasy | Ny Kor'any Masina
Amin'ny Teny Arabo sy Ny Dikani Amin'ny Teny Malagasy[28] | — | Web

PDF
2008 | Thai | — | — | —
2008 | Asante Twi | Kur'aan Kronkron No
Arabek Atwerεnsεm ne Asante Nkyerεaseε[29] | — | Online

PDF
2010 | Kriol
(Guinea-Bissau) | Sagradu Al Kur'an
k'un Traduson na Kriol[30] | Na Nomi di Allah, Klementi, Miserikordios. | —
2010 | Māori | Te Kurānu Tapu[31] | — | PDF
2013 | Yao | Kulaani Jaambone
Mmavalaango Ga Nchiyao[32] | — | Selected verses (PDF)
2015 | Burmese | — | — | Selected verses (PDF)
2017 | Dogri | क़ुरआन-मजीद
दा डोगरी अनुवाद | अ'ऊँ अल्लाह दा नाँऽ लेइयै (पढ़ना) जो बेहद कर्म करने आहला (ते) बार-बार रैहम करने आहला ऐ | PDF
2023  | Hebrew | הַקֻּרְאָן הַמְּפֹאָר[33] | בשם אלוהים הרחמן והרחום. | Full PDF Translation

### European languages

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No.  | Title  | Language  | Primary location of language  | Year published  | Translator(s)  | Notes/External links

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2  | Kur'an Časni: Arapski texsti bosanskiprijevod[34][2] | Bosnian | Bosnia and Herzegovina; more generally the Balkans | 2008  | Fahrija Avdić; Wasim Ahmad  | Online version
3  | Свещеният Коран[2][35] | Bulgarian | Bulgaria; more generally the Balkans | 1991  |  | PDF (selected verses)
4  | El Sagrat Alcorà: Amb text Àrab I traducció al Català[36][2] | Catalan | Catalonia, Spain; Andorra; Roussillon, France | 2003  |  | PDF version
5  | Svatý Korán: Arabský text a Český překlad[37][2] | Czech | Czech Republic | 1990  | Šera Alího  | PDF version
6  | Koranen: med dansk oversaettelse[38][2] | Danish | Denmark | 1967  | A.S. Madsen  | Online version

PDF version
*  | De Heilige Qoer-an | Dutch | Netherlands; Flanders, Belgium | 1934  | Muhammad Ali | PDF version Archived 2022-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
7  | De Heilige Qor'aan - met Nederlandse vertaling[39][2] | Dutch | —  | 1953  |  | Online Archived 2017-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
8  | The Holy Quran - Arabic Text and English translation[40][2] | English | Australia; Canada; United Kingdom; United States; New Zealand;
parts of Africa, the Caribbean, and South Asia | 1955  | Sher Ali | Online version

PDF version
—  |  | English | —  | 1971  | Muhammad Zafarullah Khan |
9  | Le Saint Coran: Texte arabe et traduction français[41][2] | French | France; Quebec, Canada;

parts of West Africa and Central Africa | 1985  |  | PDF version
*  | Le Quran Sacre | French | —  | 1990  |  | PDF version Archived 2022-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
10  | Der Heilige Qur-ân: Arabisch und Deutsch[42][2] | German | Germany; Switzerland; more sparsely Central Europe | 1954  |  | Online version

PDF version
*  | Der Koran | German | —  | 1964  | Sadr-ud-Din | PDF version Archived 2021-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
11  | Το Ιερό Κοράνιο[43][2] | Greek | Greece | 1989  | Hamid Aziz Rehman  | Online version
12  | Il Sacro Qur'an[2][44] | Italian | Italy; Switzerland | 1986  |  | PDF (selected verses)
13  | Den Hellige Qur'ânen: Arabisk texst med Norsk oversettelse[45][2] | Norwegian | Norway | 1996  |  | PDF version
14  | Swiety Koran: Tekst Arabskii tlumaczenie Polskie[46][2] | Polish | Poland | 1990  |  | Online version (including short commentary)

PDF version
15  | O Sogrado Al-Corão: Texto arabe e tradução portuguêsa[47][2] | Portuguese | Brazil; Portugal; more sparsely South America and Southern Africa | 1988  |  | Online version

PDF version
16  | Священный Коран: Арабский текст c русским переводом[48][2] | Russian | Russia; post-Soviet states; Israel | 1987  | Rustam Khamatvaleev; Ravil Bukharaev; Rana Khalid Ahmad  | Online version

PDF version
*  | El Sagrado Quran | Spanish | Spain; most of South America; most of Central America; Equatorial Guinea;

more sparsely Western Europe | 1986  |  | PDF version Archived 2022-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
17  | El Sagrado Corán con texto en Árabe y traducción al Español[49][2] | Spanish | —  | 1988  | Antonio Carrillo Robles  | Online version (including short commentary)

PDF version
18  | Den Heliga Qur'anen: Arabisk Text med Svenska översättning[50][2] | Swedish | Sweden; parts of Finland | 1988  | Qanita Sadiqa  | PDF version

### South Asian languages

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No.  | Title  | Language  | Primary location of language  | Year published  | Translator(s)  | Notes/External links

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1  | [2] | Assamese | Assam, India | 1990  | Khan Bahadur Ataur Rahman Khan  | Online version

PDF version
2  | [2] | Bengali | Bangladesh; Eastern India | 1990  |  | Online version

PDF version
3  | પવિત્ર અલ કુરઆન અલ હકીમ[2] | Gujarati | Gujarat, India | 1990  |  | Online version

PDF version
4  | कुरान मजीढ - के हिन्दी अनुवाद[51][2] | Hindi | India | 1987  |  | Online version
5  | [2] | Kannada | Southern India | 2004  | Muhammad Yusuf  | PDF version
6  | [2] | Kashmiri | Kashmir Valley | 1998  |  | Online version

PDF version
7  | [2] | Malayalam | Kerala, India | 1991  |  |
8  | [2] | Meitei | Manipur, India | 1990  | Ahmad Hasan  | Online version

PDF version
9  | मराठी पवित्र क़ुरआन ए हकीम[2] | Marathi | Maharashtra and Goa, India | 1992  |  | Online version
10  | पवित्र कुरान नेपाली अनुवाद[2] | Nepali | Nepal | 2001  |  | Online eversion

PDF version
11  | ପବିତ୍ର କୋରାନ[2] | Oriya | Odisha, India | 1989  | Abdul Qadir Khan; Mohammad Anwar-ul Haque  | Online version

PDF version
12  | ਕੁਰਆਨ ਮਜੀਦ ਦਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ[2] | Punjabi (Gurmukhi) | Punjab, India | 1983  |  | Online version (including short commentary)

PDF version
13  | قران مجید سرائیکی ترجمے نال[52][2] | Saraiki | Bahawalpur South Punjab, Pakistan | 1990  | Muhammad Sakani Baloch, Rafiq Ahmad Naeem Sakani Baloch  | Online version

PDF version
14  | قران مجید سنڌي ترجمي سان[53][2] | Sindhi | Sindh, Pakistan; Kutch, India | 1991  | Abdul Qadir Dahri; Ghous Baksh Shaikh  | Online version

PDF version
15  | [54] | Sinhalese | Sri Lanka | 2015  |  | Online (first 10 parts)
16  | [2] | Tamil | Southern India | 1989  |  |
17  | పవిత్ర ఖురాన్ గ్రంథము[2] | Telugu | Southern India | 1991  |  | Online version
18  | تفسیر صغیر (Tafseer-e-Sagheer)[55][2] | Urdu | Pakistan; parts of Northern India | 1957  | Caliph II | PDF version (includes Commentary)
—  | قرآن کریم: اردو ترجمہ[56][2] | Urdu | —  | 2000  | Caliph IV | PDF version
—  | قرآن کریم: ترجمہ[57][2] | Urdu | —  |  | Mir Ishaq  | PDF version

### Lahore Ahmadiyya Translation

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Year | Language | Title | Example (1:1) | External links

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1979 | Indonesian | Qur'an Suci Terjemah & Tafsir | - | PDF
2001 | Javanese | Qur'an Suchi Jarwa Jawi | - | PDF

## Exegesis

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Title  | Title in English  | Language  | Year published  | Author(s)  | Translations  | Notes/External links

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| Commentary on the Holy Quran: Surah Al-Fateha | Urdu |  | Mirza Ghulam Ahmad | English by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan | Exegesis compiled from the writings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, on the first chapter of the Quran. Only the first volume has been translated in English. PDF (English)
حقائق الفرقان (Haqaiq al-furqan)  | Inner Verities of the Discriminant | Urdu |  | Caliph I | None  | 4 volumes. Link
تفسير کبير(Tafseer-e-Kabeer)  | The Extensive Commentary | Urdu |  | Caliph II | None  | 10 volumes. Exegesis on all chapters of the Quran excluding chapters 3 to 9.Link
تفسیر صغیر(Tafseer-e-Sagheer)  | The Short Commentary | Urdu |  | Caliph II | None  | PDF

## Portions

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The portions translations are mainly "selected verses", but there are also some translations that just have translated some parts. The selected verses are created for celebrating the centenary of Ahmadiyya Community in 1989.[58]

## See also

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* List of translations of the Quran
* English translations of the Quran

## Notes

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1. ^ The project was started in 1945[3]
2. ^ Revised in 2006.
3. ^ Revised in 2016.[7] (in Japanese)
4. ^ Revised in 2003.[14]

## References

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1. ^ "Peaceful message of Quran on show". Canberra, Australia: CityNews.com.au. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Published Translations of the Holy Quran by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Alislam.org
3. ^ De Heilige Koran : Voorword Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Moslim Gemeenschap Nederland.
4. ^ Holy Quean with Swahili translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
5. ^ Kur'āni Entukuvu. Islam International Publications.
6. ^ Holy Quran with Yoruba translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
7. ^ 改訂版序文
8. ^ 聖クルアーン (PDF). Islam International Publications.
9. ^ Holy Quran with Kikuyu translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
10. ^ 꾸란 - 한글번역본 (PDF). Islam International Publications.
11. ^ Holy Quran with Malay Translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
12. ^ قرآن مجيد - ترجمه فارسی (PDF). Islam International Publications.
13. ^ Thánh Thư Koran (PDF). Islam International Publications.
14. ^ "The Holy Quran".
15. ^ Kurani Kerim:Arabisht - shqip (PDF). Islam International Publications.
16. ^ 古兰经. Islam International Publications.
17. ^ Holy Quran with Igbo translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
18. ^ Holy Quran with Mende translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
19. ^ Kur'an-i Kerim ve Türkçe meali (PDF). Islam International Publications.
20. ^ Holy Quran Translated Into Tuvaluan
21. ^ Holy Quran with Tagalog Translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
22. ^ Holy Quran with Hausa translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
23. ^ Holy Quran with Jula Translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
24. ^ Holy Quran with Kikamba translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
25. ^ Holy Quran with Mauritian Creole translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
26. ^ Қуръони Карим, Ahmadiyya Muslim Uzbekistan Official Website.
27. ^ Эң жетик жана толук дуба – «Ал-Фаатиха» сүрөөсү, Ахмадия Мусулман Жамааты Кыргызстан (in Kyrgyz)
28. ^ Ny Kor'any Masina - Amin'ny teny Arabo sy ny dikani amin'ny teny Malagasy (PDF). Islam International Publications.
29. ^ Holy Quran with Ashante Twi translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
30. ^ Holy Quran with Kriol translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
31. ^ "First Maori Quran Published". November 3, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
32. ^ The Holy Quran with Yao Translation, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
33. ^ Levin, Hannah (2023-08-13). "Israel's Ahmadiyya Community Debuts Hebrew Quran Translation". The Media Line. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
34. ^ Kur'an Časni: Arapski texsti bosanskiprijevod. Islam International Publications. Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
35. ^ Holy Quran with Bulgarian Translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
36. ^ El Sagrat Alcorà: Amb text Àrab I traducció al Català (PDF). Islam International Publications.
37. ^ Svatý Korán: Arabský text a Český překlad (PDF). Islam International Publications.
38. ^ Koranen: med dansk oversaettelse (PDF). Islam International Publications.
39. ^ De Heilige Qor'aan Archived 2017-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Moslim Gemeenschap Nederland.
40. ^ The Holy Quran - Arabic Text and English translation (PDF). Islam International Publications.
41. ^ Le Saint Coran: Texte arabe et traduction français (PDF). Islam International Publications.
42. ^ Der Heilige Qur-ân: Arabisch und Deutsch (PDF). Islam International Publications.
43. ^ Το Ιερό Κοράνιο. Islam International Publications.
44. ^ Holy Quran with Italian Translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
45. ^ Den Hellige Qur'ânen: Arabisk texst med Norsk oversettelse (PDF). Islam International Publications.
46. ^ Swiety Koran: Tekst Arabskii tlumaczenie Polskie (PDF). Islam International Publications.
47. ^ O Sogrado Al-Corão: Texto arabe e tradução portuguêsa (PDF). Islam International Publications.
48. ^ Священный Коран: Арабский текст c русский переводm (PDF). Islam International Publications.
49. ^ El Sagrado Corán con texto en Árabe y traducción al Español (PDF). Islam International Publications.
50. ^ Den Heliga Qur'anen: Arabisk Text med Svenska översättning (PDF). Islam International Publications.
51. ^ "कुरान मजीढ - के हिन्दी अनुवाद". Islam International Publications.
52. ^ قرآن مجيد (PDF). Islam International Publications.
53. ^ قرآن مجيد (PDF). Islam International Publications.
54. ^ Launch: Holy Quran - Sinahal Translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Lanka News Web.
55. ^ تفسیر صغیر (PDF). Islam International Publications.
56. ^ قرآن کریم: اردو ترجمہ (PDF). Islam International Publications.
57. ^ قرآن کریم: ترجمہ (PDF). Islam International Publications.
58. ^ Selected Verses of The Holy Quran, with English translation.

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