("The Qur'an of Muhammad") was the third Western translation of the
Qur'an
The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God ('' Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which consist of individual verses ('). Besides ...
, preceded by ''
Lex Mahumet pseudoprophete'' ("
heLaw of the False Prophet Muhammad") and the translation by
Mark of Toledo. The translation was made from
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
into French by
André du Ryer in 1647.
Two years later, in 1649,
Alexander Ross translated
it to
English 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, , André du Ryer, 1647.
File:Lifeofmahomet.jpg, An engraving of Muhammad
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...
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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French translations of the Quran
1647 books
Translations into French
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