God bestows sovereignty on whom He wills, and takes it away from whom He wills (Qur’an, 3:26

God bestows sovereignty on whom He wills, and takes it away from whom He wills (Qur’an, 3 26)

1985 5 May 14 God bestows sovereignty on whom He wills, and takes it away from whom He wills (Qur’an, 3:26) (43) (In 1978 the Shahinshah of Iran gave an interview to World magazine. “With an army of 700,000,” he claimed, “no one can overthrow me.” He was deposed just a few months later, in February 1979. His army remained with him till the end.

Translating the Scriptures Spreading the word of God

1985 5 may 14 Translating the Scriptures: Spreading the word of God (251) The Bible has been translated – in part or whole – into almost two thousand languages, according to a report published in The Times of India (22.2.85).

“The words of the Bible could be read in 1808 languages by the end of last year, according to a worldwide group of Bible societies, reports AP.

The entire Bible has been published in 286 languages and the new testament in another 594, according to the United Bible Societies. Partial translations of the Bible have appeared in an additional 928 languages.

Complete Bible translations were available in 109 African, 90 Asian and 55 European tongues. In Latin America the Bible had been translated into Spanish and Portugese and full versions were to be published soon in two South American Indian languages, it said.

“The new testament had been translated into 175 African and 146 Latin American tongues.”

The Qur'an, on the contrary, has been translated into only in a few languages so far.

Muslims takes enormous pride in being chosen as the bearers of the authentic divine scripture. Far from being a matter of pride, it is a matter of great responsibility, calling for accurate translations into every language of the world. The blessings of God, promised to the faithful, are; in fact, bound up with their performing this duty – of spreading the divine message contained in the Qur’an. This is a twofold duty: duty to God and duty to man. Failure to perform this office, far from eliciting God's blessings, will incur His fearful wrath.