The Holy Qur'an in Today's English

    Project:  To produce a translation of the Qur'an which is accessible to modern English speakers using language styles and grammar which are appropriate for communicating the message of the Qur'an.  

    What resources will be in the printed book?   There will be an exhaustive index, glossary, study guide, overview of the Sirah, maps and tafseer.  The tafseer will be drawn from classical sources, recognized and accepted modern scholars, ahadith and the opinions of the Sahaba.

    How will it look?  We plan to publish it in black leather with gold edged pages.  The paper will be of fine quality appropriate to the presentation.

    Who is publishing it?     When this foundation completes the work, it will be published by our friends at ICNA.

    Who is involved?  The main people involved in the project are: Yahiya Emerick and scholars associated with ICNA.

    How far is the project to completion?   The initially completed manuscript is finished, alhumdulillah, and the wok has been submitted for review by ICNA.  (It weighs in at 790 pages in MS-Word!)   Br. Jerald F. Dirks and his wife, Debra Dirks, have also reviewed the entire work - twice.

 

Here is the Working Table of Contents:

Table of Contents

 

Preface……………………………………………………..

Introduction………………………………………………..

A Brief Look at the Life of Muhammad…………………...

A Timeline of the Major Events of Prophethood………….

How to Approach the Qur’an………………………………

 

The Holy Qur’an Chapter List

 

            1          The Opening                             Al Fatihāh

            2          The Cow                                  Al Baqarah

            3          The Family of Amrān                Βlī ‘Imrān

            4          Women                                    An-Nisā'

            5          The Banquet Table                   Al Mā'idah

            6          The Cattle                                Al An'ām

            7          The Heights                              Al A'rāf

            8          The Spoils of War                    Al Anfāl

            9          Repentance                              At-Taubah

            10        Jonah                                       Yūnus

            11        Hud                                          Hūd

            12        Joseph                                      Yūsuf

            13        Thunder                                    Ar-Ra'd

            14        Abraham                                  Ibrahīm

            15        The Stony Ground                    Al Hijr

            16        The Honey Bee                        An-Nahl

            17        The Night Journey                    Al Isrā'

            18        The Cavern                              Al Kahf  

            19        Mary                                        Maryam

            20        Ta Ha                                       Tā Hā

            21        The Prophets                            Al Anbiyā

            22        The Pilgrimage                          Al Hajj

            23        The Faithful                              Al Mu'minūn

            24        The Light                                  An-Noor

            25        The Standard                            Al Furqān

            26        The Poets                                 Ash-Shu'arā'

            27        The Ant                                    An-Naml

            28        The Tales                                 Al Qasas

            29        The Spider                               Al ‘Ankabūt

            30        The Romans                             Ar-Rūm

            31        Luqmān                                    Luqmān

            32        The Prostration                         As-Sajdah

            33        The Confederates                     Al Ahzāb

            34        Sheba                                       Saba'

            35        The Originator                          Fātir

            36        Ya Seen                                   Yā Seen

            37        The Rows                                 As-Saffat

            38        Sβd                                          Sβd

            39        The Crowds                             Az-Zumar

            40        The Forgiver                             Ghāfir

            41        Clear Explanation                     Fussilat

            42        Consultation                             Ash-Shūrā

            43        The Ornaments                         Az-Zukhruf

            44        The Smoky Haze                      Ad-Dukhān

            45        Kneeling                                   Al Jāthiyah

            46        The Dunes                                Al Ahqβf

            47        The Praised One                       Muhammad

            48        Victory                                     Al Fat-h

            49        The Inner Rooms                      Al Hujurāt

            50        Qβf                                          Qβf

            51        The Dispersal                           Adh-Dhariyāt

            52        The Mountain Top                    At-Tūr

            53        The Star                                   An-Najm

            54        The Moon                                Al Qamar

            55        The Compassionate                  Ar-Rahmān

            56        The Inevitable                           Al Wāqi'ah

            57        Iron                                          Al Hadeed

            58        The Petitioner                           Al Mujādalah

            59        The Gathering                           Al Hashr

            60        She Who is Interviewed            Al Mumtahinah

            61        The Formations                        As-Saff

            62        The Congregation                     Al Jumu'ah

            63        The Hypocrites                         Al Munāfiqūn

            64        Varied Fortune                         At-Taghābun

            65        Divorce                                    At-Talāq

            66        Prohibition                                At-Tahreem

            67        The Dominion                           Al Mulk

            68        The Pen                                    Al Qalam

            69        The Reality                               Al Hāqqah

            70        The Ascent                               Al Ma'ārij

            71        Noah                                        Nūh     

            72        The Jinn                                    Al Jinn

            73        Enfolded                                   Al Muzzammil

            74        Enwrapped                               Al Muddathir

            75        Resurrection                             Al Qiyāmah

            76        Time                                         Ad-Dahr

            77        Flowing Revelation                   Al Mursalāt

            78        The Prophecy                           An-Naba’

            79        The Ascendant                         An-Nāzi'āt

            80        He Frowned                             ‘Abasa

            81        The Enveloping                         At-Takwīr

            82        The Dividing                             Al Infitār

            83        The Corrupt                             At-Tatfeef

            84        The Tearing                              Al Inshiqāq

            85        The Constellations                    Al Burūj

            86        The Night Star                          At-Tāriq

            87        The Most High                         Al A'lā

            88        The Overpowering                    Al Ghβshiyah

            89        The Dawn                                Al Fajr

            90        The Land                                  Al Balad

            91        The Sun                                    Ash-Shamms

            92        The Night                                 Al Layl

            93        The Early Dawn                        Ad-Duhā

            94        The Broadening                        As-Sharh

            95        The Fig                                     At-Teen

            96        The Clinging Embryo                Al 'Alaq

            97        Determination                           Al Qadr  

            98        The Evidence                            Al Bayyinah

            99        The Quaking                             Al Zilzal

            100      The Stallions                             Al 'Βdiyat

            101      The Sudden Disaster                 Al Qāri'ah

            102      Competition                              At-Takāthur

            103      Time                                         Al 'Asr

            104      The Slanderer                           Al Humazah

            105      The Elephant                            Al Feel

            106      The Quraysh                             Quraysh

            107      Kindness                                  Al Ma'un

            108      Abundance                               Al Kawthar

            109      The Faithless                            Al Kafirūn

            110      The Help (of God)                    An-Nasr

            111      Flame                                       Lahab

            112      Pure Faith                                 Al Ikhlās

            113      The Dawn                                Al Falaq

114      The People                               An-Nās

 

Epilogue: The Allegory of the Seven Valleys……………….

 

Appendices

 

The Prophets of Islam…………………………………………

Muhammad’s Lineage………………………………………...

Chronology of Revelation…………………………………….

Biographies of Muhammad’s Wives…………………………

Biographies of Muhammad’s Major Companions…….……..

A List of Villains Mentioned in the Qur’an………………….

The Foundation of Islam…………………………….….….

 

Atlas

 

            Arabia…………………………………………………

            Islam in the Era of the Four Caliphs………………….

            Islam: The Dynastic Period………………………….

            Islam: The Sixteenth Century………………………..

 

Index

 

 

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