Has anyone read this? What translation do I pick?

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Why?

Unless you are doing religious studies or something, I will not recommend this. There is so much context you wil need to take into account, and you would need an unbiased Imam to help you understand.

Rather read a good quran commentary if you have to.

Pic is my Afrikaans translation.

the meaning of the glorious koran: marmaduke pickthall

>>8471461
Reading Afrikaans as a Dutch man cracks me up every time.

>>8471461

To understand it. I've read the Bible from cover to cover and want to do the same for the Quran.

I don't want an interpretation of it. I want the actual text.

>>8471479
This looks good, thanks!

Bloom's recommended translation.

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>>8471687
Reading Dutch as an Englishman cracks me up every time.

>>8471062
>Has anyone read this?
Parts
>What translation do I pick?
Why waste your time with this trash? The style is lame, content is silly. No real benefits.

>>8471062
Here you go OP:
http://www.clearquran.com/
The Quran for dummies, as good a start as any.

I enjoy Arberry quite a bit. Don't know whether or not it's best, though.

wikiislam annotated

>>8472022
That's old ass Dutch though. I believe you nonetheless.

>>8471461
>There is so much context you wil need to take into account, and you would need an unbiased Imam to help you understand.

Translation: "No, you don't understand, when the Qu'ran says to behead infidels, it's referring only to a specific group of people at a specific time and place in history. But yeah, the Qu'ran is still the timeless and perfect word of god"

>>8472022
>Hitler... dude
>What now?