Surah Al-Baqarah: Translation and Commentary on The Holy Qur-an: by Dr. Zohurul Hoque

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Total pages: 1256
Index: 112 pages
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	A Comparison of Different Translations

Not all translation of the Qur-an is the same. Not all translations match the Arabic Qur-an in rhythm of text, depth of meaning, syntax of sentences, word usage and adherence to the divine words. While some translations are truly loyal to actual Arabic words, some are liberal in bringing out the meaning of the verses. Some translations are truly academic in nature, while others are informative in their objective. Some translators disliked strict loyalty to each and every Arabic words, for fear of obscuring the inherent meaning; while others were vehemently loyal to the revelation, yet succeeded in conveying the meaning. Some translators enjoyed slight liberty with choice of words, while others guarded themselves from what could very well be interpolation of thoughts. Below are sample of 6 translations of Surah Baqarah, arranged verse by verse. The purpose is here is to provide an interesting platform to compare the translations rather than to identify a correct or incorrect translation. Translators names are arranged in alphabetic order by their last name. The translators are Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Zohurul Hoque, T. J. Irving, T.U. Hilali & M. Khan, M. Pickthall, and M.S. Shakir.

Section 1
2:1

2:2

2:3

2:4

2:5

2:6

2:7

Section 2
2:8

2:9

2:10

2:11

2:12

2:13

2:14

2:15

2:16

2:17

2:18

2:19

2:20

Section 3
2:21

2:22

2:23

2:24

2:25

2:26

2:27

2:28

2:29

Section 4
2:30

2:31

2:32

2:33

2:34

2:35

2:36

2:37

2:38

2:39

Section 5
2:40

2:41

2:42

2:43

2:44

2:45

2:46

Section 6
2:47

2:48

2:49

2:50

2:51

2:52

2:53

2:54

2:55

2:56

2:57

2:58

2:59

Section 7
2:60

2:61

Section 8
2:62

2:63

2:64

2:65

2:66

2:67

2:68

2:69

2:70

2:71

Section 9
2:72

2:73

2:74

2:75

2:76

2:77

2:78

2:79

2:80

2:81

2:82

Section 10
2:83

2:84

2:85

2:86

Section 11
2:87

2:88

2:89

2:90

2:91

2:92

2:93

2:94

2:95

2:96

Section 12
2:97

2:98

2:99

2:100

2:101

2:102

2:103

Section 13
2:104

2:105

2:106

2:107

2:108

2:109

2:110

2:111

2:112

Section 14
2:113

2:114

2:115

2:116

2:117

2:118

2:119

2:120

2:121

Section 15
2:122

2:123

2:124

2:125

2:126

2:127

2:128

2:129

Section 16
2:130

2:131

2:132

2:133

2:134

2:135

2:136

2:137

2:138

2:139

2:140

2:141

Section 17
2:142

2:143

2:144

2:145

2:146

2:147

Section 18
2:148

2:149

2:150

2:151

2:152

Section 19
2:153

2:154

2:155

2:156

2:157

2:158

2:159

2:160

2:161

2:162

2:163

Section 20
2:164

2:165

2:166

2:167

Section 21
2:168

2:169

2:170

2:171

2:172

2:173

2:174

2:175

2:176

Section 22
2:177

2:178

2:179

2:180

2:181

2:182

Section 23
2:183

2:184

2:185

2:186

2:187

2:188

Section 24
2:189

2:190

2:191

2:192

2:193

2:194

2:195

2:196

Section 25
2:197

2:198

2:199

2:200

2:201

2:202

2:203

2:204

2:205

2:206

2:207

2:208

2:209

2:210

Section 26
2:211

2:212

2:213

2:214

2:215

2:216

Section 27
2:217

2:218

2:219

2:220

2:221

Section 28
2:222

2:223

2:224

2:225

2:226

2:227

2:228

Section 29
2:229

2:230

2:231

Section 30
2:232

2:233

2:234

2:235

Section 31
2:236

2:237

2:238

2:239

2:240

2:241

2:242

Section 32
2:243

2:244

2:245

2:246

2:247

2:248

Section 33
2:249

2:250

2:251

2:252

2:253

Section 34
2:254

2:255

2:256

2:257

Section 35
2:258

2:259

2:260

Section 36
2:261

2:262

2:263

2:264

2:265

2:266

Section 37
2:267

2:268

2:269

2:270

2:271

2:272

2:273

Section 38
2:274

2:275

2:276

2:277

2:278

2:279

2:280

2:281

Section 39
2:282

2:283

Section 40
2:284

2:285

2:286

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