The Ruling on a Non-Muslim Holding the Translated Qur'an

Question:
Is it permissible for a non-Muslim to hold the Qur'an translated from Arabic to English in order to introduce him to Islam?

Answer:
The translation is not the Qur'an; rather, it is an interpretation of the Qur'an. That is why they call it a translation of the meanings of the Qur'an. As for the Qur'an itself, it cannot be translated. No one among creation is able to produce words that match the words of the Qur'an, because it is a miracle. Therefore, the Qur'an can never be translated. Rather, this is a translation of the meanings, a translation of the interpretation. Therefore, it is permissible for a person to hold it while he is not in a state of ritual purity, just as he holds an interpretation, just as you take an interpretation by Ibn Kathir, an interpretation by al-Qurtubi, an interpretation. It is permissible for a person to take interpretations and read in them while he is not in a state of ritual purity, because they are not the Qur'an; they are interpretations. If he has a minor state of ritual impurity, in the case of a major state of ritual impurity, a person reads in books even if he has a major state of ritual impurity. What is prohibited is reading