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THE QURAN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN The Quran is the Book of God that has been preserved in its entirety for all time to come. Written originally in Arabic, it is accessible through its translations to the non-Arabic knowing world. English is truly the international language. The Quran Complex, Madinah, Saudi Arabia in a research on the English translations of the Quran concluded: “In spite of 47 English Quran translations, none has received the acceptance of the modern world.” (Bibliography of the Translations and the Meanings of the Quran in English [1649– 2002]) To fill this gap, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan worked tirelessly to translate the Quran in English which was published in 2008 under the title The Quran. Edited by Professor Farida Khanam, the translation is in contemporary English, lucid, easy to understand and has received universal acceptance. In its introduction the Maulana explains that the Quran aims to bring about an intellectual revolution within man, called ma‘rifah (realization of truth) (5:83) and make him aware of the Creation plan of God. That is, the purpose of the Quran is to tell man why God created this world; what is the purpose of settling man on earth; what is required from man in his pre-death life span, and what he is going to confront after death. The Quran, thus, serves as a guide for man in this world as well as in the Hereafter. Click Here to Read Now