Ahmadiyya translations of the Quran
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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has translated the Quran into over 70 languages of the world. 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
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
Year | Language | Title | Example (1:1) | External links |
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1953 | Dutch | De Heilige Qur'an met Nederlandse Vertaling |
In naam van Allah, de Barmhartige, de Genadevolle. | Web |
1953 | Swahili | Qur'an Tukufu Pamoja na Tafsiri na Maelezo Kwa Swahili |
Kwa jina la Mwenyezi Mungu, Mwingi wa rehema, Mwingi wa ukarimu. | Web |
1970 | Esperanto | La Nobla Kurano | Je la nomo de Allah, la Donema, la Pardonema. | Web |
1974 | Luganda | Kur'āni Entukuvu mu Luganda |
— | Web |
1976 | Yoruba | Alkurani Mimọ | — | — |
1987 | Fijian | — | — | — |
1988 | Japanese | 聖クルアーン | — | Web |
1988 | Kikuyu | Kũrani Theru | — | Web |
1988 | Korean | 꾸란 한글번역본 |
— | Web |
1989 | Persian | قرآن مجيد - ترجمه فارسی | — | Online |
1990 | Albanian | Kurani Kerim Arabisht - shqip |
Në emër të Allahut Rahman dhe Rahim. | Online |
1990 | Chinese | 古兰经 阿文原文-中文译释 |
— | Web |
1990 | Igbo | Koran Nsọ | — | — |
1990 | Mende | Kurana Gayemagoi | — | — |
1990 | Pashto | قران مجید سره دَ پښتو ترجمی | — | Online |
1990 | Turkish | Kur'an-i Kerim ve Türkçe meali | — | Online |
1990 | Tuvalu | Te Kulani Tapu | — | Selected verses (PDF) |
1992 | Hausa | Al-Kur'ani Mai Tsarki Takui Cikin Arabci da Fassara Cikin Hausa |
— | — |
2002 | Jula | Kurana Saniman Julakan Na Ani Arabukan Na |
— | — |
2002 | Kikamba | Kulani Ntheu Maandiko ma Kialavu na Ualyulo kwa Kikamba |
— | Web |
2004 | Kreol | Le Saint Qur'an Texte Arabe avec traduction en créole |
— | Web |
2005 | Uzbek | Куръони Карим | — | 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. | Selected verses (online) |
2008 | Malagasy | Ny Kor'any Masina Amin'ny Teny Arabo sy Ny Dikani Amin'ny Teny Malagasy |
— | Web |
2008 | Asante Twi | Kur'aan Kronkron No Arabek Atwerεnsεm ne Asante Nkyerεaseε |
— | Online |
2010 | Kriol (Guinea-Bissau) |
Sagradu Al Kur'an k'un Traduson na Kriol |
— | — |
2010 | Māori | Te Kurānu Tapu | — | Selected verses (PDF) |
2013 | Yao | — | — | 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 |
European languages
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 | Bosnian | Bosnia and Herzegovina; more generally the Balkans | 2008 | Fahrija Avdić; Wasim Ahmad | Online version |
3 | Свещеният Коран | Bulgarian | Bulgaria; more generally the Balkans | 1991 | PDF (selected verses) | |
4 | El Sagrat Alcorà: Amb text Àrab I traducció al Català | Catalan | Catalonia, Spain; Andorra; Roussillon, France | 2003 | PDF version | |
5 | Svatý Korán: Arabský text a Český překlad | Czech | Czech Republic | 1990 | Šera Alího | PDF version |
6 | Koranen: med dansk oversaettelse | Danish | Denmark | 1967 | A.S. Madsen | Online version PDF version |
* | De Heilige Qoer-an | Dutch | Netherlands; Flanders, Belgium | 1934 | Muhammad Ali | PDF version |
7 | De Heilige Qor'aan - met Nederlandse vertaling | Dutch | — | 1953 | Online | |
* | The Holy Quran | English | Australia; Canada; United Kingdom; United States; New Zealand; parts of Africa, the Caribbean, and South Asia |
1917 | Muhammad Ali | PDF version |
8 | The Holy Quran - Arabic Text and English translation | English | — | 1955 | Sher Ali | Online version PDF version |
— | English | — | 1971 | Muhammad Zafarullah Khan | ||
9 | Le Saint Coran: Texte arabe et traduction français | French | France; Quebec, Canada; parts of West Africa and Central Africa |
1985 | PDF version | |
* | Le Quran Sacre | French | — | 1990 | PDF version | |
10 | Der Heilige Qur-ân: Arabisch und Deutsch | German | Germany; Switzerland; more sparsely Central Europe | 1954 | Online version PDF version | |
* | Der Koran | German | — | 1964 | Sadr-ud-Din | PDF version |
11 | Το Ιερό Κοράνιο | Greek | Greece | 1989 | Hamid Aziz Rehman | Online version |
12 | Il Sacro Qur'an | Italian | Italy; Switzerland | 1986 | PDF (selected verses) | |
13 | Den Hellige Qur'ânen: Arabisk texst med Norsk oversettelse | Norwegian | Norway | 1996 | PDF version | |
14 | Swiety Koran: Tekst Arabskii tlumaczenie Polskie | Polish | Poland | 1990 | Online version (including short commentary) PDF version | |
15 | O Sogrado Al-Corão: Texto arabe e tradução portuguêsa | Portuguese | Brazil; Portugal; more sparsely South America and Southern Africa | 1988 | Online version PDF version | |
16 | Священный Коран: Арабский текст c русским переводом | 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 | |
17 | El SAgrado Corán con texto en Árabe y traducción al Español | Spanish | — | 1988 | Antonio Carrillo Robles | Online version (including short commentary) PDF version |
18 | Den Heliga Qur'anen: Arabisk Text med Svenska översättning | Swedish | Sweden; parts of Finland | 1988 | Qanita Sadiqa | PDF version |
South Asian languages
Southeast Asian languages
No. | Title | Language | Primary location of language | Year published | Translator(s) | Notes/External links |
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1 | Indonesian | Indonesia | 1970 | |||
* | Qur'an Suci Terjemah & Tafsir Mukadimah | Indonesian | — | 1979 | Muhammad Ali | PDF version |
* | Qur'an Suchi Jarwa Jawi | Javanese | Java, Indonesia | 2001 | Muhammad Ali | PDF version |
2 | Terjemahan dan Pecahan Loghat Alquranul Karim | Malay | Malaysia; Brunei; Singapore | 1989 | PDF (selected verses) | |
3 | Sundanese | Java and Lampung, Indonesia | 1998 | |||
4 | Ang Banal Na Koran | Tagalog | Luzon, Philippines | 1991 | ||
5 | Thai | Thailand | 2008 | |||
6 | Thánh Thư Koran | Vietnamese | Vietnam; Guangxi, China | 1989 | Online version PDF version |
Exegesis
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 |
Portions
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.