The Chouraqui translation of the Qur'an
André Chouraqui, a Jewish scholar, translated the Qur'an into French with a commentary. Completed in 1987 and reviewed by a multi-faith commission and with Dr. Mahmoud Azab of Al-Azhar University, it was published by Robert Laffont in 1990 as Le Coran — L'Appel, completing his translations of the sacred texts of the three monotheistic religions.
Key facts
- June 1987: translation and commentary completed and reviewed by a multidisciplinary, multi-faith commission.
- August 1987: revision in Alexandria with Dr. Mahmoud Azab, professor of Qur'an and Semitic languages at Al-Azhar University, Cairo.
- December 1990: published by Robert Laffont as Le Coran — L'Appel.
- 1991: conference at the Sorbonne with Mahmoud Azab and Father Pierre Lambert.
After the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, Chouraqui translated the Qur'an, with a commentary. In June 1987 the translation was completed and reviewed by a multidisciplinary, multi-faith commission. In August of that year he revised it in Alexandria with Dr. Mahmoud Azab, professor of Qur'an and Semitic languages at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.
Robert Laffont published the translation in December 1990 as Le Coran — L'Appel, completing his trilogy of the sacred texts of the three monotheistic religions. In 1991 he presented the work at a conference at the Sorbonne with Mahmoud Azab and Father Pierre Lambert.
Articles and documents
Books
- The Qur'an — The Call (Robert Laffont, 1990)
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