There shall be no compulsion in religion; the right way has become distinct from the wrong way. Whoever renounces evil and believes in God has grasped the most trustworthy handle; which does not break. God is Hearing and Knowing.
Does "no compulsion in religion" still stand - and is cancellation a question the verse asks?
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In all four renderings the verse says plainly that there is no compulsion - Sale renders it "no violence" - in religion, and gives a reason: the right way has been made distinct from error.
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2:256
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
لَآ إِكْرَاهَ فِى ٱلدِّينِ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَىِّ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنفِصَامَ لَهَا وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)laa ikraaha fee d-deeni qad tabayyana r-rushdu mina l-ghayyi faman yakfur bit-taaghooti wayu'min billaahi faqadi stamsaka bil-'urwati l-wuthqaa laa nfisaama lahaa wallaahu samee'un 'aleem
DIN 31635lā ʾikrāha fī d-dīni qad tabayyana r-rušdu mina l-ġayyi faman yakfur biṭ-ṭāġūti wayuʾmin billāhi faqadi stamsaka bil-ʿurwati l-wuṯqā lā nfiṣāma lahā wallāhu samīʿun ʿalīmun
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower
There is no compulsion in religion; the right way has been distinguished from the wrong, and whoso disbelieves in Taghut and believes in God, he has got hold of the firm handle in which is no breaking off; but God both hears and knows
Let there be no compulsion in Religion. Now is the right way made distinct from error. Whoever therefore shall deny Thagout and believe in God - he will have taken hold on a strong handle that shall not be broken: and God is He who Heareth, Knoweth
Let there be no violence in religion. Now is right direction manifestly distinguished from deceit: Whoever therefore shall deny Tagut(false gods), and believe in God, he shall surely take hold on a strong handle, which shall not be broken; God is he who heareth and seeth
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
S'ka detyrim në fe[25], meqë tashmë është dalluar e drejta nga e shtrembra. Ai që mohon tagutin (çdo gjë që adhurohet pos Allahut) dhe e beson Allahun, është kapur për lidhjen më të fortë, e cila nuk këputet. Allahu është Gjithëdëgjues, i Gjithëdijshëm.
দীন গ্রহণের ব্যাপারে কোনো জোর-জবরদস্তি নেই। ভ্রান্ত পথ থেকে সত্য-সঠিক পথ সুস্পষ্ট হয়ে গেছে। অতএব, যে তাগূতকে(৭৮) অস্বীকার করবে ও আল্লাহর উপর ঈমান আনবে, সে এমন এক শক্তিশালী রশি ধরলো, যা কখনো ছিঁড়ে যাবে না। আর আল্লাহ সর্বশ্রোতা ও সর্বজ্ঞানী।
Nema prisile u vjeru, Pravi put se jasno razlikuje od zablude! Onaj ko ne vjeruje u tagute, a vjeruje u Allaha, drži se za najčvršću vezu, koja se neće prekinuti. A Allah je Onaj Koji sve čuje i Onaj Koji sve zna.
Nema prisile u vjeru, Pravi put se jasno razlikuje od zablude! Onaj tko ne vjeruje u lažna božanstva, a vjeruje u Allaha, drži se za najčvršću vezu, koja se neće prekinuti. A Allah je Onaj Koji sve čuje i Onaj Koji sve zna.
Doolugol (waawnere) alaa ka diina. Goongɗii peewal ngal ɓanngii immorde e majjere nden. Kala yedduɗo bewreeru ndun o goongɗini Alla, haray o jogitike ɓoggi finnde hoolaare ɗin, firtagol alanaa ɗi. Alla ko nanoowo annduɗo.
არ არის იძულება სარწმუნოებაში (ისლამში). უკვე მკაფიოდ გამოეყო ჭეშმარიტი გზა (ისლამი) ცდომილებას (და ურწმუნოებას). ვინც უარყოფს ცრუ ღმერთს (ყველაფერს, რასაც ალლაჰის გარდა ეთაყვანებიან) და ირწმუნებს ალლაჰს, იგი მართლაც ჩაეჭიდა უმტკიცეს კავშირს, რომელსაც არ აქვს გაწყვეტა. და ალლაჰი ყოვლისმსმენი, ყოვლისმცოდნეა.
Es gibt keinen Zwang im Glauben. (Der Weg der) Besonnenheit hat sich nun klar unterschieden von (dem Weg der) Verirrung. Wer also den Taghut (also die falschen Gottheiten) verleugnet und an Allah glaubt, der hält sich an der festesten Handhabe, bei der es kein Zerreißen gibt. Und Allah ist (all)hörend und (all)wissend.
Δεν υπάρχει καταναγκασμός (σε κανέναν για να μπει) στη θρησκεία (το Ισλάμ). Πράγματι, η αλήθεια (και η καθοδήγηση) ξεχώρισε φανερά από την πλάνη (και την απιστία). Όποιος απορρίπτει τα Ατ-Ταγκούτ (ο,τιδήποτε λατρεύεται εκτός του Αλλάχ, όπως τα είδωλα, τους ψεύτικους θεούς, τους κακούς τυράννους κλπ.) και πιστεύει μόνο στον Αλλάχ, έχει πιάσει την ισχυρότερη αιτία (της σωτηρίας κατά την Ημέρα της Ανάστασης), που δεν κόβεται ποτέ• Και ο Αλλάχ είναι Σαμεί‘ (Αυτός που ακούει τα πάντα) και ‘Αλείμ (Παντογνώστης).
धर्म के मामले में कोई ज़ोर-ज़बरदस्ती नहीं। निःसंदेह सन्मार्ग, पथभ्रष्टता से स्पष्ट हो चुका है। अतः जो कोई ताग़ूत (अल्लाह के सिवा अन्य पूज्यों) का इनकार करे और अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए, तो निश्चय उसने मज़बूत कड़े को थाम लिया, जिसे किसी भी तरह टूटना नहीं। तथा अल्लाह सब कुछ सुनने वाला, सब कुछ जानने वाला है।[172]
Non c’è obbligo nella fede! La Retta Via è distinta dalla perdizione: chi rifiuta l’idolatria e crede in Allāh, si è aggrappato alla sponda più salda, che non può cedere, e Allāh è Ascoltatore, Sapiente.
256. Nėra prievartos tikėjime. Iš tiesų, Tiesus kelias tapo aiškiu nuo klaidingo kelio. Kas netiki Taghūt [37] ir tiki Allahą, tai jis nusitvėrė pačios patikimiausios rankos, kuri niekada nepalūš. Ir Allahas yra Visa Girdintis, Visa Žinantis.
Amantii keessa dirqisiisuun hin jiru. Dhugumatti, qajeelumni jallina irraa ifa ta'eera. Namni xaaghuutatti kafaree, Rabbitti amane, dhugumatti haada jabaa citiinsi isiif hintahin qabateera. Rabbiin dhagayaa, beekaadha. [103]
Нет принуждения в религии — уже ясно отличился прямой путь от заблуждения. Кто отверг тагута[21] и уверовал в Аллаха, тот крепко держится за прочнейшую связь, которая не разорвётся. Аллах — слышащий, знающий.
„Нема присиле у веру, Прави пут се јасно разликује од заблуде! Онај ко не верује у лажна божанства а верује у Аллаха, држи се за најчвршћу везу, која неће да се прекине. А Аллах све чује и све зна.
Hakuna kulazimisha katika Dini. Kwani uongofu umekwishapambanuka kutokana na upotovu. Kwa hivyo, anayemkufuru Taaghuut na akamwamini Mwenyezi Mungu, basi bila ya shaka amekamata kishikio madhubuti, kisichovunjika. Na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye kusikia mno, Mwenye kujua vyema.[1]
Det ska inte finnas något tvång i [att acceptera] tron. Rätt väg har nu klart skilts från villfarelse. Den som förkastar de falska gudarna och tror på Gud har sannerligen gripit det fastaste fästet som aldrig ger vika. Gud hör allt, vet allt.
Dinde zorlama yoktur. Hak yol, bâtıl yoldan ayrılmıştır. Kim tâğûtu inkâr eder, Allah'a iman ederse, kopması mümkün olmayan en sağlam kulpa tutunmuş olur. Allah, hakkıyla işiten ve hakkıyla bilendir.
دین کے بارے میں کوئی زبردستی نہیں، ہدایت ضلالت سے روشن ہوچکی ہے[1] ، اس لئے جو شخص اللہ تعالیٰ کے سوا دوسرے معبودوں کا انکار کرکے اللہ تعالیٰ پر ایمان ﻻئے اس نے مضبوط کڑے کو تھام لیا، جو کبھی نہ ٹوٹے گا اور اللہ تعالیٰ سننے واﻻ، جاننے واﻻ ہے۔
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌ لَّا بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلَا خُلَّةٌ وَلَا شَفَٰعَةٌ وَٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo anfiqoo mimmaa razaqnaakum min qabli an ya'tiya yawmun laa bay'un feehi walaa khullatun walaa shafaa'atun wal-kaafiroona humu z-zaalimoon
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū ʾanfiqū mimmā razaqnākum min qabli ʾan yaʾtiya yawmun lā bayʿun fīhi walā ḫullatun walā šafāʿatun wal-kāfirūna humu ẓ-ẓālimūna
O you who believe! Spend from what We have given you, before a Day comes in which there is neither trading, nor friendship, nor intercession. The disbelievers are the wrongdoers.
O ye who believe! spend of that wherewith We have provided you ere a day come when there will be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor intercession. The disbelievers, they are the wrong-doers
O ye who believe! expend in alms of what we have bestowed upon you, before the day comes in which is no barter, and no friendship, and no intercession; and the misbelievers, they are the unjust
O Believers! give alms of that with which we have supplied you, before the day cometh when there shall be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor intercession. And the infidels are the wrong-doers
O true believers, give alms of that which we have bestowed on you, before the day cometh wherein there shall be no merchandizing, nor friendship, nor intercession. The infidels are unjust doers
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
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Easy-read (simplified)allaahu laa ilaaha illaa huwa l-hayyu l-qayyoomu laa ta'khudhuhu sinatun walaa nawmun lahu maa fee s-samaawaati wamaa fee l-'ardi man dhaa lladhee yashfa'u 'indahu illaa bi'idhnihi ya'lamu maa bayna aydeehim wamaa khalfahum walaa yuheetoona bishay'in min 'ilmihi illaa bimaa shaa'a wasi'a kursiyyuhu s-samaawaati wal-'arda walaa ya'ooduhu hifzuhumaa wahuwa l-'aliyyu l-'azeem
DIN 31635allāhu lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa l-ḥayyu l-qayyūmu lā taʾḫuḏuhu sinatun walā nawmun lahu mā fī s-samāwāti wamā fī l-ʾarḍi man ḏā llaḏī yašfaʿu ʿindahu ʾillā biʾiḏnihi yaʿlamu mā bayna ʾaydīhim wamā ḫalfahum walā yuḥīṭūna bišayʾin min ʿilmihi ʾillā bimā šāʾa wasiʿa kursiyyuhu s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍa walā yaʾūduhu ḥifẓuhumā wahuwa l-ʿaliyyu l-ʿaẓīmu
God! There is no god except He, the Living, the Everlasting. Neither slumber overtakes Him, nor sleep. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His permission? He knows what is before them, and what is behind them; and they cannot grasp any of His knowledge, except as He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation does not burden Him. He is the Most High, the Great.
Allah! There is no deity save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous
God, there is no god but He, the living, the self-subsistent. Slumber takes Him not, nor sleep. His is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. Who is it that intercedes with Him save by His permission? He knows what is before them and what behind them, and they comprehend not aught of His knowledge but of what He pleases. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and it tires Him not to guard them both, for He is high and grand
God! There is no God but He; the Living, the Eternal; Nor slumber seizeth Him, nor sleep; His, whatsoever is in the Heavens and whatsoever is in the Earth! Who is he that can intercede with Him but by His own permission? He knoweth what hath been before them and what shall be after them; yet nought of His knowledge shall they grasp, save what He willeth. His Throne reacheth over the Heavens and the Earth, and the upholding of both burdeneth Him not; and He is the High, the Great
God! There is no God but he; the living, the self-subsisting: Neither slumber nor sleep seizeth him; to him belongeth whatsoever is in heaven, and on earth. Who is he that can intercede with him, but through his good pleasure? He knoweth that which is past, and that which is to come unto them, and they shall not comprehend any thing of his knowledge, but so far as he pleaseth. His throne is extended over heaven and earth, and the preservation of both is no burden unto him. He is the high, the mighty
2:256 — the verse above
ٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّٰغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)allaahu waliyyu lladheena aamanoo yukhrijuhum mina z-zulumaati ilaa n-noori walladheena kafaroo awliyaa'uhumu t-taaghootu yukhrijoonahum mina n-noori ilaa z-zulumaati oolaa'ika ashaabu n-naari hum feehaa khaalidoon
DIN 31635allāhu waliyyu llaḏīna ʾāmanū yuḫriǧuhum mina ẓ-ẓulumāti ʾilā n-nūri wallaḏīna kafarū ʾawliyāʾuhumu ṭ-ṭāġūtu yuḫriǧūnahum mina n-nūri ʾilā ẓ-ẓulumāti ʾūlāʾika ʾaṣḥābu n-nāri hum fīhā ḫālidūna
God is the Lord of those who believe; He brings them out of darkness and into light. As for those who disbelieve, their lords are the evil ones; they bring them out of light and into darkness-these are the inmates of the Fire, in which they will abide forever.
Allah is the Protecting Guardian of those who believe. He bringeth them out of darkness into light. As for those who disbelieve, their patrons are false deities. They bring them out of light into darkness. Such are rightful owners of the Fire. They will abide therein
God is the patron of those who believe, He brings them forth from darkness into light. But those who misbelieve, their patrons are Taghut, these bring them forth from light to darkness,- fellows of the Fire, they dwell therein for aye
God is the patron of believers: He shall bring them out of darkness into light: As to those who believe not, their patrons are Thagout: they shall bring them out of light into darkness: they shall be given over to the fire: they shall abide therein for ever
God is the patron of those who believe; he shall lead them out of darkness into light: But as to those who believe not, their patrons are Tagut(false gods); they shall lead them from the light into darkness; they shall be the companions of hell fire, they shall remain therein for ever
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِى حَآجَّ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ فِى رَبِّهِۦٓ أَنْ ءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُلْكَ إِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّىَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ قَالَ أَنَا۠ أُحْىِۦ وَأُمِيتُ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْتِى بِٱلشَّمْسِ مِنَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ ٱلْمَغْرِبِ فَبُهِتَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَرَ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)alam tara ilaa lladhee haajja ibraaheema fee rabbihi an aataahu llaahu l-mulka idh qaala ibraaheemu rabbiya lladhee yuhyee wayumeetu qaala anaa uhyee wa'umeetu qaala ibraaheemu fa'inna llaaha ya'tee bish-shamsi mina l-mashriqi fa'ti bihaa mina l-maghribi fabuhita lladhee kafara wallaahu laa yahdee l-qawma z-zaalimeen
DIN 31635ʾalam tara ʾilā llaḏī ḥāǧǧa ʾibrāhīma fī rabbihi ʾan ʾātāhu llāhu l-mulka ʾiḏ qāla ʾibrāhīmu rabbiya llaḏī yuḥyī wayumītu qāla ʾanā ʾuḥyī waʾumītu qāla ʾibrāhīmu faʾinna llāha yaʾtī biš-šamsi mina l-mašriqi faʾti bihā mina l-maġribi fabuhita llaḏī kafara wallāhu lā yahdī l-qawma ẓ-ẓālimīna
Have you not considered him who argued with Abraham about his Lord, because God had given him sovereignty? Abraham said, "My Lord is He who gives life and causes death." He said, "I give life and cause death." Abraham said, "God brings the sun from the East, so bring it from the West," so the blasphemer was confounded. God does not guide the wrongdoing people.
Bethink thee of him who had an argument with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom; how, when Abraham said: My Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he answered: I give life and cause death. Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk
Do you not look at him who disputed with Abraham about his Lord, that God had given him the kingdom? When Abraham said, 'My Lord is He who giveth life and death,' he said, 'I give life and death.' Abraham said, 'But verily, God brings the sun from the east, do thou then bring it from the west?' And he who misbelieved was dumbfounded, for God does not guide unjust folk
Hast thou not thought on him who disputed with Abraham about his Lord, because God had given him the kingdom? When Abraham said, "My Lord is He who maketh alive and cause to die:" He said, "It is I who make alive and cause to die!" Abraham said, "Since God bringeth the sun from the East, do thou, then, bring it from the West." The infidel was confounded; for God guideth not the evil doers
Hast thou not considered him who disputed with Abraham concerning his Lord, because God had given him the kingdom? When Abraham said, my Lord is he who giveth life, and killeth: He answered, I give life, and I kill. Abraham said, verily God bringeth the sun from the east, now do thou bring it from the west. Whereupon the infidel was confounded; for God directeth not the ungoldly people
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it4 of the 5 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across the four translations that had cleared when this study was written - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 2:256, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified.
The basis this restatement was written over. This study was signed on 5 September 2026, when four English renderings had cleared. Itani 2012 cleared on 7 September 2026, and five have cleared since. The verse selection, the reading and every finding here are the work done over those four; the divergence figures below are the live measure, computed over all five. Nothing here has been re-read against Itani, and no finding claims his agreement.
How this set was arrived at. The verse set began as a word search over the four renderings then cleared, run in mushaf order with no relevance ordering, and was then confirmed by the Editor.Why each verse is in the study is stated per verse in the selection, and is signed with this prose. THE PROBE TERMS WERE NOT RECORDED AT THE TIME AND CANNOT BE REPRODUCED, so that search has not been re-run over five and this restatement does not claim it was. The verse set is therefore exactly the set signed on 5 September 2026, unchanged: no verse was added and none was dropped.
Where the renderings part company, named rather than resolved. The derived divergence measure is computed over all five cleared renderings, Itani included, and is restated here so that this page and every verse page report the same measure. Across this set it runs from band 5 at 2:256 (0.69), where the five stand closest, to band 5 at 2:256 (0.69), where they stand furthest apart. The version signed when four translations were cleared gave band 5 at 2:256 (0.70) and band 5 at 2:256 (0.70); the two endpoint verses are unchanged, the figures are not. The study names the differences it turns on and does not choose between them.
Sources & method
Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Editorial status
- Editorial status
- Editorially prepared · not independently reviewed — signed by the AALAMIN Editor; no external scholarly review
- Theme
- Discovery
- Review status
- Published
- 5 September 2026
- Updated
- 14 September 2026
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