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How many langues’

can the Quran are

found in?

It believed that the of the Qur’an exist
in over 50 languages but Muslims are still
taught to learn and recite it in Arabic, even
if this is not their native language and they
cannot converse in it.
Its thoughts to be selected verses translat-
ed in 114 languages worldwide.
Translations are regarded by Muslims as
new versions of the holy book, rather than
as translations in the conventional sense.
However as Islam grows and need for
translation are made the number of full
translated Qur’an slowly increases.

WHEN WAS THE FIRST
TURKISH TRANSLATION?
The earliest Quranic translation in the
Turkish or Turkic language dates back to
the 11th century. There is a copy writ-
ten in the Khorezmian Turkic language
in 1363, which is registered in Istanbul’s
Suleymaniye Library, Hekimoğlu Ali Paşa
The Quran in mosque No:2. This translation in Khorez-
mian Turkic, like other translations of the
Qur’an, is important for language studies.
Because the sanctity of the text that is
subject to translation will cause the trans-
Muslim Life and Practice lator to behave more carefully, the errors

encountered in the text are not included in
such works. Besides, attention was paid to
the religious terminology to be understood
Nthe Qur’an, a pious Muslim the entire Qur’an over a specific period the beginning again. by the public and that is why Turkic words
hears God’s voice guiding and or a week, a month, or longer in accord- The Qur’an is “a book of guidance to the are given weight.
encouraging, consoling and ance with divisions of the sacred text for God-fearing” (Qur’an 2:1-5). The faithful Later G. Sağol worked on the transla-
Ireproaching, promising the daily recitation. This process is known are enjoined to ponder the Qur’an, study tion in question. Muhammed Hamdi Yazır
righteous mercy and eternal bliss, while as Khatm al-Qur’an or completion of its both the meaning and applications of its worked on tafsir (Quranic exegesis) in the
threatening the wicked with wrath and recitation. On special occasions, such as verses, and be guided by them in their Maturidi context, and published his Hakk
eternal torment. For Muslims, the Qur’an the fasting month of Ramadan, the pious daily conduct. The Qur’an is intended Dīni Kur’an Dili in Turkish in 1935.
is the word of God, which has entered undertake to recite the entire Qur’an by to be the basis of Muslim society. The Other well known Turkish translation of
human time to shape history. dividing it up into thirty equal parts that Qur’an regulates the filial relation of a the Qur’an in more recent times included
The Qur’an is seen as a source of divine correspond with the thirty nights of the child to parents and their responsibilities MESAJ by Edip Yüksel in 1999 and Yaşar
blessing and merit, tranquillity and Muslim sacred month. Prophet Muham- toward the child. It regulates the rela- Nuri Öztürk in 1993 published his transla-
guidance. With it, a child is greeted at mad is said to have called such a person tions of a Muslim to fellow Muslims and tion of the Qur’an.
birth, by it he or she is guided through who journeys through the Qur’an “the so- non-Muslims, the relationship of a sub-
life’s journey, and with it, sent to the final journing traveller”. This is because when ject to the state and its ruling authorities,
abode. This long journey through life with the reciter comes to the end of his or her and the relationship of a human being
the Qur’an is to include a recitation of recitation, he or she must start over at to God. It regulates the life of society in
times of war and peace, and even stipu-
lates the reasons for and rules governing
war. The Qur’an is, in short, a school for
Muslims; it disciplines them physically,
morally, and spiritually. Muslims also be-
lieve that the Qur’an was also sent down
in part, to Prophet Muhammad’s heart
on the “night of determination” (Qur’an
44:3 and 97:1), a blessed night for all
Muslims. This event sanctified his life and
made Prophet Muhammad an example
for Muslims to follow. In the Qur’an, God
asked: Am I not your Lord? and those
who chose to worship God affirmed as
Lord responded with the words: Yes,
we bear witness... (Qur’an 7: 172). The
Qur’an is the seal and testimony to this
covenant. Its message is, for Muslims, a
powerful affirmation of divine lordship
and Muslim commitment.