THE KORAN. SAINT GAUDENS MODERN ENGLISH VERSION - Tecno-Libro

The Saint Gaudens Modern English Version of the Holy Koran is translated from the original Arabic into modern English. it avoids the use of archaic linguistic style and conveys the original meaning in language easily understood by the modern reader of English. This volume is meant to help the general reader to understand the importance of islam in the modern world and to assist students understand the nuances of the Koranic verse. The purpose of this work is to provide the English speaking reader with a easily readable version of the Koran. it .is curious that most previous English translations of the Koran adopt a linguistic affectation of the King James Version of the Christian Bible in an attempt to give their edition an affectation of religious or biblical flavor. The archaic sixteenth-century English of King James does a disservice to the Classical Arabic original Koran when read by a modern reader. Other available versions of the Koran in English carry a stilted, imprecise English more ap