Is it permissible to give non-Muslims the translated Qur'an for the purpose of calling them to Islam?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from Thailand asks: Is it permissible to give non-Muslims the translated Qur'an for the purpose of calling them to Islam, given that this Qur'an contains miracles and proofs?
Answer:
The Qur'an cannot be translated in its wording; only its meaning can be translated. Therefore, it is called a translation of the meanings of the Noble Qur'an, meaning a translation of the exegesis. The translation is of the exegesis. The translator takes an approved exegesis, such as the exegesis of Ibn Kathir or other approved exegeses, and translates it. He translates the words of the created being, who is the exegete. As for the words of Allah (Exalted and Majestic), they cannot be translated because they are a miracle. It is never possible to produce words that correspond to His miraculous words. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. And this questioner... There is no harm in giving disbelievers a translation of the meanings of the Qur'an, a translation of the meanings of the Qur'an. There is no harm in that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from Thailand asks: Is it permissible to give non-Muslims the translated Qur'an for the purpose of calling them to Islam, given that this Qur'an contains miracles and proofs?
Answer:
The Qur'an cannot be translated in its wording; only its meaning can be translated. Therefore, it is called a translation of the meanings of the Noble Qur'an, meaning a translation of the exegesis. The translation is of the exegesis. The translator takes an approved exegesis, such as the exegesis of Ibn Kathir or other approved exegeses, and translates it. He translates the words of the created being, who is the exegete. As for the words of Allah (Exalted and Majestic), they cannot be translated because they are a miracle. It is never possible to produce words that correspond to His miraculous words. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. And this questioner... There is no harm in giving disbelievers a translation of the meanings of the Qur'an, a translation of the meanings of the Qur'an. There is no harm in that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [506 /1350] هل يجوز أن أعطي غير المسلمين القرآن المترجم للدعوة للإسلام؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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