Translating the Qur’an for Today with Professor Abdel Haleem

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@CMS_10 5 ай бұрын

The professor's translation lead me to discovering Islam and then converting to Islam 13 years ago. I am immeasurably grateful!

@haleemaali9949 5 ай бұрын

Alhamdulilah

@AlieForza Ай бұрын

@@CMS_10 Alhamdulillah!!

@SubboorAhmadAbbasi 5 ай бұрын

Living legend! I love his translation! May Allah bless him

@abdar-rahman6965 5 ай бұрын

Never use his translation. His translation is twisted and tampered

@knowingly-unknown0 5 ай бұрын

@@abdar-rahman6965 substantiate your claim

@lincolnkia4256 5 ай бұрын

@@knowingly-unknown0yes a believer backs up his claims if his truthful

@abdar-rahman6965 5 ай бұрын

@@shahinshah1907 Good understanding of General Linguistic Arabic is NOT the benchmark of being a Truthful translator, otherwise Abdel Haleem type translators will not tamper translation of Quran. Not just Abdel Haleem but all those Translators, who are by birth Arabs, also tamper translation. Criteria are Honesty and unbiased mind, and also is the Criteria to understand Quran through only built-in Grammar and dictionary of Quran; not according to General Arabic Language which is not exactly same as of Arabic language and grammar of Quran. Quran is also the FIRST grammar book of Arabic. Quran has its own Set of Rules. Why do these guys tamper translation of Quran? Answer: During their childhood, Sectarian Mullahs have injected in their brains some unsound beliefs. Even after earning PhD; they do not change their unsound beliefs. So, in order to RECONCILE their unsound beliefs with Quran; they tamper translation of Quran

@abdar-rahman6965 5 ай бұрын

I have talked to several Arab PhDs whom PhDs were in Islamic theology, but they were more ignorant than even a villager who never attended school. Problem is in their curricula which they follow during their BA or MA or PhD. That curricula is based on forged concocted books. So their PhD's are only for selling lies.

@simplelifecooking413 5 ай бұрын

May Allah make the Quran easy for us and light of our heart

@BloggingTheology 5 ай бұрын

Alhamdulillah!

@thatiswhyali 5 ай бұрын

Alhamdla

@thejellofishh 4 ай бұрын

This translation made me come back to Islam! May Allah SWT share whatever little reward I may earn from my practicing life with this great man in the hereafter!

@asif530 5 ай бұрын

Wow what a guest. Such intellect at the tender age of 94. Truly remarkable

@sobaanmohammed3304 5 ай бұрын

حفظه الله

@abdar-rahman6965 5 ай бұрын

But even in this age of 94, he has done tampering in his translation to Validate his some unsound beliefs

@asif530 5 ай бұрын

@@abdar-rahman6965 and you are an expert on the quran

@UsamaKhan-xs9do 5 ай бұрын

@@abdar-rahman6965 example? I'm actually curious to know

@allanwilliams2079 5 ай бұрын

@@UsamaKhan-xs9do The man said that Muhammad made up the rules as he went along. Example: After the people ran out of the mosque to meet the caravans and left Muhammad alone in his mosque, he made up a law to stop that happening. What I am referring to can be found between 14:36 and 16:14 of the video.

@DJReddyFox 5 ай бұрын

Alhumdulilah!! Professor Hameem's translation of the Quran was vital to my reverting to Islam!!! It's incredible!!

@just_a_woman-h9s 3 ай бұрын

Below is his translation of sura 4:34 which allows domestic abuse "Righteous wives are devout and guard what God would have them guard in their husbands’ absence. If you fear high-handedness b from your wives, remind them [of the teachings of God], then ignore them when you go to bed, then hit them"

@fredmiami8164 5 ай бұрын

Quran is a miracle, a mesmerizing sound, a captivating experience, a heart warming, a refreshing feeling of joy, a euphoric and overwhelming feeling…and more.

@naseemahmad123 5 ай бұрын

I ordered his translation after listening this episode, and I am excited to read it. May Allah bless both of you.

@just_a_woman-h9s 3 ай бұрын

Below is his translation of Quran verse 4:34. Allowing husbands to BEAT their wives. My mind and heart does not accept that God , can allow the physically powerful gender to abuse physically weaker gender. Its DISGUSTING. "If you fear high-handedness b from your wives, remind them [of the teachings of God], then ignore them when you go to bed, then HIT them"

@Amy-5455 4 ай бұрын

Dear professor I agree with you 100 %I grew up in Egypt in a French school and I needed a translation sometimes to understand fully what i was reading and i always felt exactly what you are saying ! Some of them I thought were intentionally done to repulse instead of attracting the reader. Some other times i felt that the most important and spiritual word was omitted.. 10 yrs later i allowed myself to start translating Quran in French as well i understanding.. A long and amazing journey.. Listening to you bring me hope and happiness.. Looking really forward to reading yours! Thank you from the❤ iman

@nanashi7779 5 ай бұрын

Wow Masha'Allah this man's translation is the standard for academic work on the Qur'an in the West

@abdar-rahman6965 5 ай бұрын

I respect this old man, but truth is: his translation is just another bad translation, like other over 100 bad translations.

@nanashi7779 5 ай бұрын

@@abdar-rahman6965 I'll take his opinion over yours, random person in the comments section

@mohammeds3114 5 ай бұрын

He is old enough to be your grandfather but you had to put your £0.02 in.

@nanashi7779 5 ай бұрын

@@mohammeds3114 I don't understand your comment brother

@mohammeds3114 5 ай бұрын

@@nanashi7779 I'm sorry, I should've mentioned the youngster @abdar-rahman6965

@hudahassan6764 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Professor & @thinking muslim ! more than 15 years ago , I found this translation which makes me promised myself to have more meaningful of relearning al quran and arabic after living in the cobweb of working life! I have the same shame as muslim not really knowing understanding the quran, still learning ! Barakallah!

@zaynumar0 4 ай бұрын

wow. just seen this pop up on the feed. WALLAHI , I had theintention to sit down and film an interview with mr abdel haleem. I had a whole letter written by me , waiting to be sent. Congrats and Bravo TTM for hosting this wonderful man. may allah preserve him. Cannot wait to watch this.

@shanaziqbal6917 5 ай бұрын

This podcast could not have come at a better time. I come from a generation where we were always taught the Quran in Arabic and given no context or understanding of it. If we ever asked a question we were told that we were rude and should not question elders. We never understood it and were blindly led by people who threatened us by saying we disobeyed what was written if we didn't follow them. It is a brilliant idea to read the Quran in English. I can't wait to read Professor Abdel Haleem's translation. Thank you for this amazing podcast.

@bluewireuk 5 ай бұрын

Qur'an English translation. kzbin.info/aero/PL1QrjklzJe4ATVZ3q2Vk_Ix0SvuIZOEay&si=Al3xJR5Q6k0JYaNW

@bluewireuk 5 ай бұрын

Qur'an English translation. kzbin.info/aero/PL1QrjklzJe4ATVZ3q2Vk_Ix0SvuIZOEay&si=Al3xJR5Q6k0JYaNW

@The_Maori_muslimah 5 ай бұрын

Masha’Allah what a wonderful interview, I really enjoyed listening to this tonight. Such wonderful words of wisdom, barak Allah fik.

@wildanamahmuda3763 4 ай бұрын

listening this podcast fulfilled me, I really want to attend quranic study so bad😭, may Allah make it happen, Aamiin

@stevetrevor8110 5 ай бұрын

Oh i love you sir May Allah grant you Al Firdous Ameen.

@AAcommonsense 5 ай бұрын

Jazakillahukairun for this amazing podcast! The best so far. May Allah preserve him and continue to make him a source of goodness, Ameen

@leonidasanaxandridas6163 5 ай бұрын

When wisdom talks, I listen. Could listen to Dr Haleem all day. May Allah preserve you. Aameen.

@just_a_woman-h9s 3 ай бұрын

Below is his translation of Quran verse 4:34. Allowing husbands to BEAT their wives. My mind and heart does not accept that God can allow the physically powerful gender to abuse physically weaker gender. Its DISGUSTING. "If you fear high-handedness b from your wives, remind them [of the teachings of God], then ignore them when you go to bed, then HIT them"

@pebbles_22213 5 ай бұрын

This podcast always has the best guests. And Mohammed Jalal is always such a respectful host- he gives the guest space to talk and asks insightful questions

@nikzniky 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Professor ❤ 🇵🇸🕊️🌏🕊️ Thank you, brother.

@LorraineH1976 5 ай бұрын

Such a brilliant, trail blazing guest ma sha Allah. Please bring Professor Abdel Haleem back to speak on other topics of which he is also a great scholar.

@ummshams8954 5 ай бұрын

Ma sha Allāh. So appreciate the conversation; at the thinking behind the art of translation, of conveying the message of the Noble Quran into another language. JazakAllāh khayr for exploring the process.

@imranbasit8276 5 ай бұрын

Excellent interview. Professor Haleem is a Towering personality and he has given me so much peace, thanks to your podcast, that learning Arabic n grammar is not possible for non Arab but can understand the meaning in ‘flowing English’ as well.❤🤲🤲🤲

@zainahmed6791 5 ай бұрын

I love the Sir's translation thats what i have been reading for years. Absolutely loved it.

@britneygriffin6704 Ай бұрын

I've been looking for an English translation of the Quran to read for the first time. This has been very helpful. Thank you.

@b.refaat9352 Ай бұрын

On islamawakened there are 70 translations, the most accurate one (without any doubt) is Dr. Muhammad Mahmud Ghali, followed by Muhsin Khan and AlHilali and/ or Muhammad Ahmad and Samira. Take my advice, when you read the Qur'an choose the most accurate one and not the most smooth one. The Qur'an, even for the Arabs, is a text that is not similar to any other one; therefore, it is the same for the non Arabic speakers.

@lievejansen3755 5 ай бұрын

Masha'Allah, what a gift this is! Djazak'Allah ghairan kathiran

@novarock26 21 күн бұрын

I read this translation every single day - so grateful for his knowledge and bridging this gap for us. Mashallah, may Allah grant him Jannah

@kr902 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant insight. An amazing guest, thank you.

@ahmadjuwayni6256 5 ай бұрын

With all due respect to the honorable Doctor.. it is necessary for people to learn arabic.. we spend so many years of our lives in western education just to earn money learning algebra and chemical equations and other things that we have no use of for our normal lives and we can't spend a year or two learning Arabic... Rather the simple fact is a Muslim uneducated in arabic is uneducated... whether people can stomach that or not its the truth.. Muslims in India used to learn Arabic and Persian as part of mainstream education before the Brotish came. The same is the case with traditional education in South East Asia and Turkey and Iran.

@abdar-rahman6965 5 ай бұрын

But let I tell you that even an Arab with PhD like this Abdel Haleem will tamper the translation of Quran deliberately, despite, he knows Arabic by birth? Question is why this kind of people do so? Answer is: from young age, these guys are brainwashed by their sectarian Mullahs with some unsound sectarian beliefs; and even after getting PhD; their those unsound belief do not change. And during translation; in order to RECONCILE those beliefs with Quran, they tamper translation of Quran. This is why: On this planet; you will not find even one translation which is free of tampering

@90chestnut 5 ай бұрын

As a non native Arab speaker, one or two years of learning Arabic seem far from being enough to learn enough Arabic to appreciate Quran. I am glad that there is translations of the meaning and i hope to learn Arabic and Quran slowly, as part of the lifelong learning that comes with being Muslim inshallah.

@MCJSA 5 ай бұрын

Indeed. Indian Muslims insisted on pious ignorance under the British and so were swept aside without a second thought. Generational harm courtesy of ideologues posing as rightly guided. It's an old story.

@redbeardandfriends 5 ай бұрын

Salaam! @ahmadjuwayni6256 With all due respect to you,Brother you are correct that Muslims should be learning the language of the Quran. But to say that they are uneducated is not accurate. The understanding of the language of Quran could be evidence for a person or against a person. The Quraish at the time of Revelation understood the language of the Quran but they rejected it and fought against its implementation. If you understand the language of the Quran but you don't implement it in your life then you are in jahiliyya, even if you are engineer, doctor, or PhD in whatever, you are in a state of deep ignorance! So it is obligatory that while a non arab is trying to learn his or her Deen they need to be able to understand what the Quranic ayaat mean in order to make the effort to implement it in their lives.So learning the language and implementing it one's life go hand n' hand! May Allah guide us into full submission to His Will and may Allah unite our hearts and minds, and may He give us the correct understanding of His Deen, and give us the taufiiq to implement it in our lives, Ameen!

@muktarmukatar-h2v 4 ай бұрын

I agree with you; I did it; I learned Arabic intensively for 3 years (not from zero though; I have some basics) until I reached a point where, when I perform shalat or when I recite al-quran, I understand the meaning of the ayats that I recite. It's a game-changer for my Eeman. It feels like you had a personal conversation with Allah, Oh my God. It changes every aspect of my life; the way I see and deal with this dunya has completely changed. If I was offered Elon Musk's wealth in exchange for giving up or eradicating my Arabic knowledge, I would say, 'No way!' You can go to hell with your money.".

@samiahsultan1002 4 ай бұрын

Excellent Commentary, very illuminating

@arsalan79 4 ай бұрын

What wonderful efforts were put up by Me AbdulHaleem, no doubt Allah use his faithful people

@pensatorseven1898 5 ай бұрын

Amazing!!!! Thank you so very much for this interview.

@akumezzy1092 5 ай бұрын

What a beautiful conversation. Thank you. Made my week!

@noxiousred8830 4 ай бұрын

Excellent excellent excellent program, thank you for bringing such a gem of personality. Alhamdolillah

@chrisxishida 3 ай бұрын

Mashallah may Allah grant professor haleem jannah his translation is the best available

@kasimwaalidjecle223 5 ай бұрын

اللهم اجعلنا من اهل القرآن وخاصته

@TheThankfulServant 4 ай бұрын

One Juz a day since childhood SubhanAllah

@ny1080 5 ай бұрын

Thinking Muslim-thank you for bringing on MAS Abdel Haleem. I have read his translation and keep it handy. It is wonderful. I must get that other book: Understanding the Qur’an. God bless you both.

@Algeria2Uk 4 ай бұрын

My advice to non-arabic speakers is to learn arabic, because the best way to understand the Quran, is to read it and feel it in Arabic, any transltions is merely the translator's interpretation of what they understood. The Quran has much more depth than the shallow translation of its words , it speaks to your soul directly and its meaning will fit your own situation or problem or difficulties.

@mizenkah 4 ай бұрын

SubhanAllah, this exact question kept me busy: how to learn Arabic in order to truly connect with the Quran? Then I stumbled upon this video, for which I am very grateful! The professor's attitude resonates deeply with my thinking, and I immediately bought his book while watching the video. Hopefully, I can develop a better connection with the Quran after reading his translation.

@candicecole19 5 ай бұрын

❕Dua for your parents❕ Rabbir hamhumaa kamaa rabbayaanee sagheera. ‎رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا “My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.” (Quran 17:24) 🤍

@f.4588 5 ай бұрын

Professor M. A. S. Abdelhaleem 🎉

@user-zc4ne9jd8v 5 ай бұрын

Ok. I bought a paperback of this book already. Cant wait to read it

@abderrahimelarabi4522 23 күн бұрын

Abdelhaleem as an Arab Muslim who lives in the US I do appreciate your valuable work ,and I think it’s just a start to a very important impact on the western culture and the world today.jazak allah khayran you and your host !!

@doctorcochraine1816 6 күн бұрын

in uk

@AliHassan-hb1bn 5 ай бұрын

The fairness of the Qura'n you can't find any where else by saying " you or us are rightly guided or in a clear astray" look how Qura'n is fair and polite. Alhamdu Lilla'h.

@Hujjathullah-fz7qh 5 ай бұрын

MashaAllah, quite a revealing interview but I must say a torturous experience listening to Prof. Abdel Haleem's English, he being a native Arabic speaker and of an impressively advanced age. Allah SWT' blessings on both the guest and host ! ❤

@MCJSA 5 ай бұрын

"Torturous" is likely not what you meant. Dr Abdel Haleem was my Arabic teacher in London 40 years ago. His English is excellent. He is old but looks little different than he did in 1986. Inna Allaha ma'a as-Saabiriin.

@Hujjathullah-fz7qh 5 ай бұрын

@MCJSA . Good to know this. Blessings.

@just_a_woman-h9s 3 ай бұрын

@@MCJSA Below is his translation of Quran verse 4:34. Allowing husbands to BEAT their wives. My mind and heart does not accept that God can allow the physically powerful gender to abuse physically weaker gender. Its DISGUSTING. "If you fear high-handedness b from your wives, remind them [of the teachings of God], then ignore them when you go to bed, then HIT them"

@farhanatimol615 3 ай бұрын

Wrong word used for an icon of his caliber. “Torturous “

@hilmyahmed6446 5 ай бұрын

A modest and pleasant professor to listen to

@UsamaKhan-xs9do 5 ай бұрын

This is a nice interview. May Allah bless him for his work; surely millions of people have and continue to benefit from it. His view on tafseer is interesting though. There is a definitely a need for tafseer especially where someone might be confused about a verse, to understand the legal injunctions of the Quran together with the Sunnah, and to deepen one's understanding of the Quran in general. But if he meant the tafseer does not need to be referred to for attaining guidance from the Quran or to increase one's faith, then that is likely correct I think.

@haleemaali9949 5 ай бұрын

Inspiring and a beautiful reflection.

@shendirimarashidalonto630 5 ай бұрын

Masha"ALLAH... ALHAMDULILLAH ALHAMDULILLAH ALHAMDULILLAH YA ALLAH

@danishasifrana 2 ай бұрын

Jazaka'Allah Professor Abdul Haleem

@ghazalamamnoon8988 5 ай бұрын

JazakAllah khair kaseerah.

@nialeilakande 5 ай бұрын

Allahu Akbar ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉and alhamdulillah/all praises be to Allah, thank you for islam

@lorainebaird 5 ай бұрын

Alhamdulillah for this episode and bringing Professor Haleem on the show! His approach makes so much more sense in terms of reaching English speaking audiences. If one wants a word for word translation, and/or transliteration, or versions with tafsir, those are available, but just to be able to read it in English, without a smattering of transliterated words (intimidating to some non-Muslims), often with further explanation in lengthy parenthesis, and footnotes just to make sense of a sentence or concept is awkward, "jerky", as Prof Haleem says, doesn't flow, confusing, and frustrating to read, particularly the translation I am referring to. Although I admire their attempt, I would not recommend it for non-muslims...seasoned Muslims, sure, and it is the one that is frequently given out in dawah. I have likewise heard the same complaint from non-muslims about the seemingly switching themes of the Quran, given the way most translators treat it (verse after verse), but the use of paragraphs and indentation in the English translation, makes more sense, and flows better, to an English reader. I noticed immediately in Prof. Haleem's translation, in the Fatiha, he translates Ar-Rahman, Ar-Raheem as "Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy", which I have heard Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi explain it similarly, as there are subtle distinctions between both names, though they share the same root word. Thank you Professor Haleem for your wonderful work! We are fortunate to have you among us! Mabrook! Alhamdulillah! Ma'sha Allah!

@b.refaat9352 Ай бұрын

@atiqakhairzan1051 5 ай бұрын

Living legend and beacon of light for the Muslim world

@ninevahcarter 4 ай бұрын

What a great interview!

@junaidabbasi889 5 ай бұрын

Masha Allah very nice podcast

@natasha23950 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this beautiful episode. ❤

@realtalk675 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much sir ❤ yazak allah khair from croatia

@bizIELTS 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Professor.

@IbnThabitVerlag 5 ай бұрын

Allahumma barik! This interview is so humbling!

@K_R12345 4 ай бұрын

Jzk. Another great interview

@oladayoahmedolawale8090 5 ай бұрын

Jazakumullahu khairan sir, for tge knowledge shared

@hayatraja7360 5 ай бұрын

الله اكبر ، ماشاء الله

@stevethecat7 5 ай бұрын

What a beautiful brother. A jewel of the Ummah.

@abdulhaleem1 5 ай бұрын

Masha Allah

@ni3467 5 ай бұрын

Two of best translations. Mufti Taqi sbs English and his

@HistoryOfRevolutions 5 ай бұрын

A great scholar. Mashallah.

@emran83 5 ай бұрын

Mashallah such a wonderful podcast

@TShawn64 4 ай бұрын

Quran is a manual for the humankind. That's what I discovered after reading it with an open mind.

@AbdulKader-mb9dl 5 ай бұрын

The quran is one but achievements are great many. Thanks for the learned professor whose depth of knowledge and wisdom is limitless .Alhamdulillah Subhanallah Massallah Allah hu akbar Ameen.

@sALah1550 2 ай бұрын

I was honoured to meet the esteemed professor at East London Mosque a few days ago at his talk on Qur'an translations. I had my copy of his translation with me at the time and I really wanted to ask him to sign it but in the end I figured that it might be inappropriate considering this is Qur'an. Had I only watched this episode prior because he mentions that people ask him all the time! Such a missed opportunity :(

@rubinarana4996 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much for giving us the best talk. Love ❤❤❤every minute of this beautiful conversation . Please also invite Sh. Fadel Soliman.

@sparephone8228 5 ай бұрын

The best translation of the Qur’aan is by Muhammad Asad. It is the only one with a commentary that links different verses together and removes many misconceptions.

@LondonUrduVoice 5 ай бұрын

Can we have that in pdf

@OmerAhmed-yw1lg 5 ай бұрын

There's no such thing as best translation, only the arabic is most correct

@sparephone8228 5 ай бұрын

I said best translation. Do you know what the word means?

@DJReddyFox 5 ай бұрын

In the Abdel Haleem translation, he footnotes links to other ayats as well

@sparephone8228 5 ай бұрын

@@DJReddyFox Not to the extent which Asad has done. Assad’s translation is effectively a tafsir based on Muhammad Abduh, Rashid Rida, Tabari, Razi, Zamakshari and various ahadith of the Prophet[saw] and the companions.

@nurgulsissembayeva4759 5 ай бұрын

Mash Allah! I am reading only his translation. It is more understandable, eloquent and heart touching for me.

@damanrofiq3699 3 ай бұрын

Alhamdulillah...barokah...aamiin,salam dari lndonesia❤

@harun5105 5 ай бұрын

Barakallahu feekum ❤

@Abdirahman83 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for all

@ABDULRHEEM-kr1kr 5 ай бұрын

Convey message of Islam to all people of the world and to everyone who will come also convey message of Islam to all world leaders..............

@just_a_woman-h9s 3 ай бұрын

@Deltalady4 2 ай бұрын

Quran is a war manual for all the islamists to create terror and violence for Jews and Christian’s

@Yunus-v3s3s 5 ай бұрын

Ma shaa Allah ♥️

@mhas9110 5 ай бұрын

Wow - awe-inspiring!

@fairozjamadar9800 5 ай бұрын

alhamdolilah,,,,, jazakallah bilkhair

@salahelhaddad4872 5 ай бұрын

1st comment woohoo, bism Allah ma sha'allah nice effort.

@donnalawson6236 5 ай бұрын

She’s a scammer!!

@sufmeister786 5 ай бұрын

It’s a bot/scam. This has been posted all over YT comments.

@عبدالله-ن6ه2ص 5 ай бұрын

I advise you to discuss the books of Dr. Mazen Mutababani (د.مازن مطبقاني)in criticizing Orientalism. He is one of the most famous Arabs specializing in Orientalist studies.

@FabletOfficial 5 ай бұрын

Ahh the nostalgia I get from his look is pretty great lol

@FabletOfficial 5 ай бұрын

I miss the 80's and 90's lol

@saidmohamud1336 4 ай бұрын

Allaahu akbar

@mohdnorzaihar2632 5 ай бұрын

Quran mentioned about "the past-the present-the future of man".

@abedasadien9315 5 ай бұрын

Subgannallah algamdullillah laa ilaa gha illallaa wallaa hoe Akbar

@theziraa 5 ай бұрын

Alhumdulilah ! ❤️

@OnePathNet 5 ай бұрын

Sadakta ❤

@FloraShair 5 ай бұрын

I would love to be a student of this gentleman.

@Iamfsaly 5 ай бұрын

No translation is perfect, but translators are doing their very best to give the best translation/interpretation they can. May allah reward them and forgive their shortcomings.