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Join authors professors Bruce B Lawrence and MA Rafey Habib as they discuss this unique Qur’an translation, a decade in the making. Those familiar with the Arabic鈥攁nd especially the faithful who hear the text recited aloud鈥攌now that the听蚕耻谤鈥檃苍听is a perfect blend of sound and sense. While no translation can perfectly capture these complementary virtues of the original, Habib and Lawrence have come closest to an accessible, clear, and fluid English听蚕耻谤鈥檃苍听that all readers, no matter their faith or familiarity with the text, can read with pleasure and with a deeper appreciation for the book and the religious tradition founded upon it.
The event will include a reading from the book, a presentation, and Q&A.
Time:听5.15pm – 6.30pm
Date: 7 March 2024
Venue:听Aga Khan听Centre
Please note: this event will be recorded and published on the听.
Speakers:听听(Duke University) and听听(Rutgers University)
Discussants:听Dr Omar Al铆-de-Unzaga听(鸟大大影院),听Dr Toby Mayer听(鸟大大影院)
The Qur'an: A Verse Translation
The product of a ten-year-long collaboration Bruce B. Lawrence, respected scholar of Islam, and M.A.R. Habib, a poet and scholar in his own right,听The 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍Muslims believe that the Holy 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍 contains divine revelations to the Prophet Muhammed received in Mecca and Medina over a period of 23 years in the early 7th century CE. More: A Verse Translation听offers readers the first edition in English to echo, in accessible and resonant verse, the sonorous beauty of the Arabic original as well as the complex nuances of its meaning.
Note: those attending the event will receive a special discount code to purchase the book.
