M. A. S. Abdel Haleem was born in Egypt, and learned the Qur'an by
heart from childhood. Educated at Al-Azhar, Cairo, and Cambridge
Universities, he has taught Arabic at Cambridge and London
Universities since 1966, including courses in advanced translation
and the Qur'an. He is now Professor of Islamic Studies at the
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His
most recent publications are Understanding the Qur'an: Themes and
Style
(2001) and English Translations of the Qur'an: The Making of an
Image (2004). He is the Editor of the Journal of Qur'anic Studies
and the London Qur'anic Studies series. He was awarded the OBE in
2008.
`Review from previous edition ''[Haleem] transforms the Holy Book's
complex grammar and structure into smooth, contemporary English
mercifully free from archaisms, anachronisms and incoherence. The
result it both accessible and compelling...a remarkable
achievement' (on the English translation)'
'
New Statesman
`a refreshing, very useful and interesting new translation ...one
of the best to have appeared in recent times.
'
Muslim News
`[Haleem] has managed to transform the complex grammar and
structure of the holy book into a form of modern English which
reads easily and flows smoothly without taking liberties with the
inviolable text.
'
The Economist
`[Haleem] knows the text by heart, and his intimacy with it shows
in the brevity and intuitive intelligence of his solutions.
'
Times Literary Supplement
`accurate, sensitive, well-annotated English translation of the
Qur'an.
'
Scotland on Sunday
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