''The Holy Quran: Arabic Text and English translation'' (completed 1936, published 1955) is a parallel text edition of the Quran compiled and translated by

Maulvi Sher Ali Maulvi Sher Ali Ranjha (24 November 1875 – 13 November 1947) was a prominent Ahmadi scholar and a companion of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who claimed to be the Promised Messiah and the awaited mahdi. Early life Sher Ali was born to a well off and e ...

, and footnotes to, some of the verses, by

Mirza Tahir Ahmad Mirza Tahir Ahmad ( ur, ) (18 December 1928 – 19 April 2003) was the fourth caliph ( ar, خليفة المسيح الرابع, ''khalīfatul masīh al-rābi'') and the head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Community. He was elected as the four ...

, the fourth successor of

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad (13 February 1835 – 26 May 1908) was an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam. He claimed to have been divinely appointed as the promised Messiah and Mahdi—which is the metapho ...

. Since its first publication in 1955 in the Netherlands, many editions have appeared in different countries. In 1997, an appendix was added at the end. An ex-evangelist, Clay Chip Smith, has reviewed the translation as, "clear and worded satisfactorily". The Islamic Studies department of the University of Georgia (US) has included the translation in its "Islamic Resources" webpage . A large Indian monthly from Bangalore, the ''Islamic Voice'', has cited it in its comparison to other contemporary translations of the Quran. The translation, as an Ahmadiyya Movement contribution has been mentioned by the multi-disciplinary study, ''The Black Studies Reader''.The Black Studies Reader , By Jacqueline Bobo, Cynthia Hudley, & Claudine Michel (2004) (); A transdisciplinary investigation study , authors of the book have me

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holy Quran - Arabic Text and English translation English translations of the Quran Ahmadiyya literature 1936 non-fiction books 1955 non-fiction books