''L'Alcoran de Mahomet'' ("The Qur'an of Muhammad") was the third Western translation of the
Qur'an
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...
, preceded by ''
Lex Mahumet pseudoprophete'' ("
heLaw of the False Prophet Muhammad") and the translation by
Mark of Toledo. The translation was made from
Arabic
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into French by the lord of
Ryer in 1647.
Two years later, in 1649,
Alexander Ross translated
it to
English
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from
French, and included the following title-page:
:''"The Alcoran of Mahomet, Translated out of Arabick into French. By sir Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and Resident for the French King, at ALEXANDRIA. And Newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish Vanities. To which is prefixed, the Life of Mahomet, the Prophet of the Turks, and Author of the Alcoran. With a Needful Caveat, or Admonition, for them who desire to know what Use may be made of, or if there be danger in Reading the ALCORAN."
Gallery
File:Alcoran de Mahomet 1647.jpg, ''L'Alcoran de Mahomet'', André du Ryer
André Du Ryer, Lord of La Garde-Malezair (b. Marcigny, Bourgogne, c. 1580; d. 1660 or 1672) was a French orientalist who produced the third western translation of the Qur'an.
Biography
Du Ryer was diplomatic envoy to Constantinople and Frenc ...
, 1647.
File:Lifeofmahomet.jpg, An engraving of Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
in ''The Life of Mahomet'' (1719)
See also
*
List of translations of the Qur'an
References
External links
The Nativity of Jesus, Blessed be He, in the Koran; Koran Index - Part !: André du Ryer*The full text o
Ross's translationin
PDF
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Quran translations
1647 books
Translations into French
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