qur'an 2...

qur'an 2:21 the qur'an reads: "surely, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of the night and day, and the ships which run on the sea with that which is of use to men, and the water which god sends down from the heaven reviving the earth after its death, and dispersing all kinds of beasts therein, and (in) the ordinance of winds, and the clouds obedient between heaven and earth, are signs for the people who reason" (2 :164).

the qur'an says : and when it is said to them, " follow that which god has revealed, they say, we follow that wherein we found our fathers. [what!] even though if their fathers were unintelligent and were not guided ! (2 : 170). the qur'an says : "he is who appointed the sun a splendor and the moon a light, and measured her stages, that you might know the number of the years, and the reckoning. god created not (all) that save in truth.

he details the revelation for the people who have knowledge." (10:5) translation of qur'an the first and the oldest translation of the qur'an into another language was reported by al sarkhshi in his work titled "al mabsoot ".v.1:37. al sarkhshi mentions that the persians wrote to salman ( the companion of prophet muhammad (p.)), asking him to translate the first chapter of the qur'an. this chapter is called the " fatiha ", the opening.

today the qur'an has been translated into many languages including english. among the english translation available in the market are: ahmed ali, mir s.v. the qur'an. karachi: sterling printing and publishing, 1964. ali, ahmed. the qur'an. karachi: akrash publishing,1948. amir ali, hashim. the qur'an. tokyo: charles e. tuttle co.inc,1974. arberry, arthur j. the qur'an. oxford: oxford university press., asad, muhammad. the qur'an. gibralter: daral andalus ltd., 1980. bell, richard. the qur'an.

great britain: morrison gibb ltd., dawood,n.j. the qur'an. middlesex: penguin books, 1972. irving, t.b. the qur'an. battlebaro:amano books,1985. khalifa, rashad. the qur'an. tuscon: islamic productions, 1981. muhammad ali maulana. the qur'an. chicago: spaciality promotes co. inc, 1973. maududi, abdul s.a. the qur'an. lahore: islamic publication, pickthall, muhammad m. the qur'an. new york: muslim world league, rizvi, m. sayyed. the qur'an. richmond : 1985. rodwell, m.j. the qur'an. london: j. m.

dent and sons ltd,1974 sale, george . the qur'an . england : federick warner publishers, ltd. shakir, m.h. the qur'an.