The Koran (Rodwell)

The Koran (Rodwell)

The Koran is the name of a translation of the Qur'an written by John Medows Rodwell. It uses a chronological method of sorting verses in the Koran and is noticeably skeptical of Islam. Rodwell's translation has not aged well with time and many find it inferior to other, more modern translations.

However, in its time, the Rodwell version was considered to be accurate in spite of its faults. A century later, David Lean's 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia" used the Rodwell translation in the episode in which Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) and Feisal (Alec Guinness) alternately recite verses from what Rodwell calls "The Brightness" "sura" (Ad-Dhuha).

ee also

*List of translations of the Qur'an
*Online Quran Project
* Ali Ünal A comparsion of different translation including J.Mm Rodwell's and Ali Ünal Quran translation.
* Zwemer, Samuel M. Translations of the Koran, The Moslem World, July 1915, pp. 244-261.

External links

* [http://quran-online.net Online Quran Project] includes the translation of J.M. Rodwell.
* [http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/1/ Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran]
* [http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/quranetr.htm Bibliography of different Quran translators from 1905-1956]


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