Böcker av Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Complete and unabridged, this is The Qur’an in an elegantly designed, hardcover edition.

The Holy Quran, translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, is a widely popular edition renowned for its high-quality English translation. This sacred book of Islam is believed to be the word of God, revealed to Prophet Muhammad over a period of 23 years through the angel Gabriel. While it was initially committed to memory by his companions, literate believers made written copies during the Prophet's lifetime.The first full compilation of the Quran was done by the first Caliph Abu Bakar, and later recompiled in the original dialect by the third Caliph Uthman. Muslims believe that the truth of the Quran is fully revealed only in classical Arabic. However, with the growing influence of Islam in the modern world, translations play an important role in introducing and explaining the religion to a wider audience.This particular translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali is considered the most faithful rendering of the Quran in English.

First published between 1934 and 1937 in instalments, Abdullah Yusuf Ali's Holy Quran: Text, Translation and Commentary is perhaps one of the most informed and authentic twentieth century English translations of the Quran with an inclusive language. Stressing the ethical and spiritual dimensions of the Quran and simultaneously using his deep linguistic and historical insights, Yusuf Ali, in his translation, tries to convey the universal message of the Quran by appealing to human reason, however, without going beyond any of the foundational belief systems of Islam.Tawasul International is devoted to building bridges of understanding between the world of Islam and the West, furthering interfaith dialogue, challenging islamophobia, sharing the peaceful message of Islam with others in an unobtrusive way, sponsoring both academic and public conferences on Islam, networking among scholars and other foundations that have got similar aims like Tawasul and publishing high quality books and monographs on Islam, Arab-Muslim culture and Islam's relationship with the West and Christianity, etc.

In questo volume Tawasul International presenta, per la prima volta in lingua italiana, l'opera intitolata Il significato del Sacro Corano di Abdullah Yusuf Ali, la traduzione del testo sacro dell'Islam universalmente riconosciuta dalla comunità islamica, pubblicata per la prima volta nel 1934. Il Corano è un testo di difficile lettura e la sua comprensione implica la conoscenza della storia islamica, delle occasioni della rivelazione e delle diverse sfumature della lingua araba. Per questa ragione la presente traduzione è accompagnata da un ricco apparato di note, in cui di volta in volta vengono spiegate le diverse occasioni in cui un versetto è stato rivelato, il suo significato generale e le fondamentali regole grammaticali della lingua araba. Quando necessario, sono state messe a confronto le opinioni dei diversi commentatori classici, che hanno studiato a fondo il testo coranico ed hanno prodotto delle opere magistrali relative alla sua esegesi.