| Quran Translations [Locked - Redundant]
Posted: 3/14/2006 8:58:06 AM | There are many english translations on the net of the Quran. I have heard muslims say that in order to understand the Quran, one is expected to learn Arabic, so the English translations are not considered valid for debate. Until recently, some schools of thought maintained that the Quran should not be translated at all from it's original Arabic. The Prophet Muhammad apparently received his first revelation at the age of 40 in 610 A.D. It is assumed that he "heard" the words from God himself, since Mohammed was illiterate. Apparently Mohammed spoke the words to his friends who wrote them down for him. Later Mohammed had them made in the Quran book.
Now if God wants everyone to come to Islam as the muslims claim, why would he create a holy book that only ONE race could understand? Not very many westerners can read and write Arabic, and since every English translation is questioned, how then is one to learn the Quran? This does not make sense to me. I doubt that God would intend everyone to learn Arabic as the muslim's claim. If this was true, then why would he disperse his creation around the globe and give them different languages? I personally feel that a God that cares, wouldnt allow his true word to be lost, no matter what people were translating. If the Quran is indeed legitimate word of God, then He/She would make sure that the Quran was translated into all available languages with accuracy, so that all could read and understand it.
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