Ahmadiyya translations of the Quran

There exist Ahmadiyya translations of the Quran in over 70 languages.^[1] Portions of the scripture have been translated into multiple other languages. The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement has produced translations into at least 7 languages. The period of the late 1980s and the early 1990s saw an acceleration in the number of translations being produced by the Ahmadiyya movement.

Some of the many Quran translations by Ahmadiyya translators at the 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair

Some of the earliest translations were produced by Ahmadiyya scholars and today there are still many languages for which only translations authored by Ahmadiyya Community exist. All translations are published alongside the Arabic text.

Publications

The Quran translations authored by Ahmadiyya scholars always feature translated verses alongside the original Arabic text. Before the translations are published, they are checked, scrutinized and proof-read by a wide array of individuals for errors. A similar procedure is undertaken when revised versions of the translations are produced. In particular, guidance is sought from the caliph of the Community with regards to textual and other linguistic difficulties. Since the majority of the Quran translations have been made available from the 1980s, most translations have sought advice from Caliph IV and Caliph V.

Complete translations

For Urdu language translations, see § Exegesis.

Year	Language[2]	Title	Example (1:1)	External links
1953[nb 1]	Dutch	De Heilige Qur'an met Nederlandse Vertaling	In naam van Allah, de Barmhartige, de Genadevolle.	Web Archived 2017-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
1953	Swahili	Qur'an Tukufu Pamoja na Tafsiri na Maelezo Kwa Swahili[4]	Kwa jina la Mwenyezi Mungu, Mwingi wa rehema, Mwingi wa ukarimu.	Web PDF
1970	Esperanto	La Nobla Kurano	Je la nomo de Allah, la Donema, la Pardonema.	Web PDF
1970[nb 2]	Indonesian	Al Qur'an dengan Terjemahan dan Tafsir Singkat	Aku baca dengan nama Allah, Maha Pemurah, Maha Penyayang.	PDF
1974	Luganda	Kur'āni Entukuvu mu Luganda[5]	—	Web PDF
1976	Yoruba	Alkurani Mimọ[6]	—	—
1987	Fijian	—	—	—
1988[nb 3]	Japanese	聖クルアーン[8]	—	Web PDF
1988	Kikuyu	Kũrani Theru[9]	—	Web PDF
1988	Korean	꾸란 한글번역본[10]	—	Web PDF
1989	Malay	Terjemahan dan Pecahan Loghat Alquranul Karim[2][11]	-	PDF (selected verses)
1989	Persian	قرآن مجيد - ترجمه فارسی[12]	—	Online PDF
1989	Vietnamese	Thánh Thư Koran[13][2]	—	Web PDF
1990[nb 4]	Albanian	Kurani Kerim Arabisht - shqip[15]	Në emër të Allahut Rahman dhe Rahim.	Online PDF
1990	Chinese	古兰经 阿文原文－中文译释[16]	—	Web
1990	Igbo	Koran Nsọ[17]	—	—
1990	Mende	Kurana Gayemagoi[18]	—	—
1990	Pashto	قران مجید سره دَ پښتو ترجمی	—	Online PDF
1990	Turkish	Kur'an-i Kerim ve Türkçe meali[19]	—	Online PDF
1990	Tuvalu	Te Kulani Tapu[20]	—	Selected verses (PDF)
1991	Tagalog	Ang Banal Na Koran[2][21]	—	—
1992	Hausa	Al-Kur'ani Mai Tsarki Takui Cikin Arabic da Fassara Cikin Hausa[22]	—	—
1998	Sundanese	—	—	Selected verses (PDF)
2002	Jula	Kurana Saniman Julakan Na Ani Arabukan Na[23]	—	—
2002	Kikamba	Kulani Ntheu Maandiko ma Kialavu na Ualyulo kwa Kikamba[24]	—	Web PDF
2004	Mauritian Creole	Le Saint Qur'an Texte Arabe avec traduction en créole[25]	—	Web PDF
2005	Uzbek	Куръони Карим[26]	—	Online Selected verses (PDF)
2006	Mõõré	—	—	—
2007	Fula	—	—	Selected verses (PDF)
2007	Mandinka	—	—	Selected verses (PDF)
2007	Wolof	—	—	—
2008	Kyrgyz	—	Чексиз ырайым кылуучу, сурабастан берүүчү (жана) кайра-кайра ырайым кылуучу Алланын аты менен.[27]	Selected verses (online)
2008	Malagasy	Ny Kor'any Masina Amin'ny Teny Arabo sy Ny Dikani Amin'ny Teny Malagasy[28]	—	Web PDF
2008	Thai	—	—	—
2008	Asante Twi	Kur'aan Kronkron No Arabek Atwerεnsεm ne Asante Nkyerεaseε[29]	—	Online PDF
2010	Kriol (Guinea-Bissau)	Sagradu Al Kur'an k'un Traduson na Kriol[30]	Na Nomi di Allah, Klementi, Miserikordios.	—
2010	Māori	Te Kurānu Tapu[31]	—	PDF
2013	Yao	Kulaani Jaambone Mmavalaango Ga Nchiyao[32]	—	Selected verses (PDF)
2015	Burmese	—	—	Selected verses (PDF)
2017	Dogri	क़ुरआन-मजीद दा डोगरी अनुवाद	अ'ऊँ अल्लाह दा नाँऽ लेइयै (पढ़ना) जो बेहद कर्म करने आहला (ते) बार-बार रैहम करने आहला ऐ	PDF
2023	Hebrew	הַקֻּרְאָן הַמְּפֹאָר[33]	בשם אלוהים הרחמן והרחום.	Full PDF Translation

European languages

No.	Title	Language	Primary location of language	Year published	Translator(s)	Notes/External links
2	Kur'an Časni: Arapski texsti bosanskiprijevod[34][2]	Bosnian	Bosnia and Herzegovina; more generally the Balkans	2008	Fahrija Avdić; Wasim Ahmad	Online version
3	Свещеният Коран[2][35]	Bulgarian	Bulgaria; more generally the Balkans	1991		PDF (selected verses)
4	El Sagrat Alcorà: Amb text Àrab I traducció al Català[36][2]	Catalan	Catalonia, Spain; Andorra; Roussillon, France	2003		PDF version
5	Svatý Korán: Arabský text a Český překlad[37][2]	Czech	Czech Republic	1990	Šera Alího	PDF version
6	Koranen: med dansk oversaettelse[38][2]	Danish	Denmark	1967	A.S. Madsen	Online version PDF version
*	De Heilige Qoer-an	Dutch	Netherlands; Flanders, Belgium	1934	Muhammad Ali	PDF version Archived 2022-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
7	De Heilige Qor'aan - met Nederlandse vertaling[39][2]	Dutch	—	1953		Online Archived 2017-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
8	The Holy Quran - Arabic Text and English translation[40][2]	English	Australia; Canada; United Kingdom; United States; New Zealand; parts of Africa, the Caribbean, and South Asia	1955	Sher Ali	Online version PDF version
—		English	—	1971	Muhammad Zafarullah Khan
9	Le Saint Coran: Texte arabe et traduction français[41][2]	French	France; Quebec, Canada; parts of West Africa and Central Africa	1985		PDF version
*	Le Quran Sacre	French	—	1990		PDF version Archived 2022-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
10	Der Heilige Qur-ân: Arabisch und Deutsch[42][2]	German	Germany; Switzerland; more sparsely Central Europe	1954		Online version PDF version
*	Der Koran	German	—	1964	Sadr-ud-Din	PDF version Archived 2021-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
11	Το Ιερό Κοράνιο[43][2]	Greek	Greece	1989	Hamid Aziz Rehman	Online version
12	Il Sacro Qur'an[2][44]	Italian	Italy; Switzerland	1986		PDF (selected verses)
13	Den Hellige Qur'ânen: Arabisk texst med Norsk oversettelse[45][2]	Norwegian	Norway	1996		PDF version
14	Swiety Koran: Tekst Arabskii tlumaczenie Polskie[46][2]	Polish	Poland	1990		Online version (including short commentary) PDF version
15	O Sogrado Al-Corão: Texto arabe e tradução portuguêsa[47][2]	Portuguese	Brazil; Portugal; more sparsely South America and Southern Africa	1988		Online version PDF version
16	Священный Коран: Арабский текст c русским переводом[48][2]	Russian	Russia; post-Soviet states; Israel	1987	Rustam Khamatvaleev; Ravil Bukharaev; Rana Khalid Ahmad	Online version PDF version
*	El Sagrado Quran	Spanish	Spain; most of South America; most of Central America; Equatorial Guinea; more sparsely Western Europe	1986		PDF version Archived 2022-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
17	El Sagrado Corán con texto en Árabe y traducción al Español[49][2]	Spanish	—	1988	Antonio Carrillo Robles	Online version (including short commentary) PDF version
18	Den Heliga Qur'anen: Arabisk Text med Svenska översättning[50][2]	Swedish	Sweden; parts of Finland	1988	Qanita Sadiqa	PDF version

South Asian languages

No.	Title	Language	Primary location of language	Year published	Translator(s)	Notes/External links
1	[2]	Assamese	Assam, India	1990	Khan Bahadur Ataur Rahman Khan	Online version PDF version
2	[2]	Bengali	Bangladesh; Eastern India	1990		Online version PDF version
3	પવિત્ર અલ કુરઆન અલ હકીમ[2]	Gujarati	Gujarat, India	1990		Online version PDF version
4	कुरान मजीढ - के हिन्दी अनुवाद[51][2]	Hindi	India	1987		Online version
5	[2]	Kannada	Southern India	2004	Muhammad Yusuf	PDF version
6	[2]	Kashmiri	Kashmir Valley	1998		Online version PDF version
7	[2]	Malayalam	Kerala, India	1991
8	[2]	Meitei	Manipur, India	1990	Ahmad Hasan	Online version PDF version
9	मराठी पवित्र क़ुरआन ए हकीम[2]	Marathi	Maharashtra and Goa, India	1992		Online version
10	पवित्र कुरान नेपाली अनुवाद[2]	Nepali	Nepal	2001		Online eversion PDF version
11	ପବିତ୍ର କୋରାନ[2]	Oriya	Odisha, India	1989	Abdul Qadir Khan; Mohammad Anwar-ul Haque	Online version PDF version
12	ਕੁਰਆਨ ਮਜੀਦ ਦਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ[2]	Punjabi (Gurmukhi)	Punjab, India	1983		Online version (including short commentary) PDF version
13	قران مجید سرائیکی ترجمے نال[52][2]	Saraiki	Bahawalpur South Punjab, Pakistan	1990	Muhammad Sakani Baloch, Rafiq Ahmad Naeem Sakani Baloch	Online version PDF version
14	قران مجید سنڌي ترجمي سان[53][2]	Sindhi	Sindh, Pakistan; Kutch, India	1991	Abdul Qadir Dahri; Ghous Baksh Shaikh	Online version PDF version
15	[54]	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka	2015		Online (first 10 parts)
16	[2]	Tamil	Southern India	1989
17	పవిత్ర ఖురాన్ గ్రంథము[2]	Telugu	Southern India	1991		Online version
18	تفسیر صغیر (Tafseer-e-Sagheer)[55][2]	Urdu	Pakistan; parts of Northern India	1957	Caliph II	PDF version (includes Commentary)
—	قرآن کریم: اردو ترجمہ[56][2]	Urdu	—	2000	Caliph IV	PDF version
—	قرآن کریم: ترجمہ[57][2]	Urdu	—		Mir Ishaq	PDF version

Lahore Ahmadiyya Translation

Year	Language	Title	Example (1:1)	External links
1979	Indonesian	Qur'an Suci Terjemah & Tafsir	-	PDF
2001	Javanese	Qur'an Suchi Jarwa Jawi	-	PDF

Exegesis

Title	Title in English	Language	Year published	Author(s)	Translations	Notes/External links
	Commentary on the Holy Quran: Surah Al-Fateha	Urdu		Mirza Ghulam Ahmad	English by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan	Exegesis compiled from the writings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, on the first chapter of the Quran. Only the first volume has been translated in English. PDF (English)
حقائق الفرقان (Haqaiq al-furqan)	Inner Verities of the Discriminant	Urdu		Caliph I	None	4 volumes. Link
تفسير کبير(Tafseer-e-Kabeer)	The Extensive Commentary	Urdu		Caliph II	None	10 volumes. Exegesis on all chapters of the Quran excluding chapters 3 to 9.Link
تفسیر صغیر(Tafseer-e-Sagheer)	The Short Commentary	Urdu		Caliph II	None	PDF

Portions

The portions translations are mainly "selected verses", but there are also some translations that just have translated some parts. The selected verses are created for celebrating the centenary of Ahmadiyya Community in 1989.^[58]

See also

• List of translations of the Quran
• English translations of the Quran

Notes

1. The project was started in 1945^[3]
2. Revised in 2006.
3. Revised in 2016.^[7] (in Japanese)
4. Revised in 2003.^[14]

References

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2. Published Translations of the Holy Quran by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Alislam.org
3. De Heilige Koran : Voorword Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Moslim Gemeenschap Nederland.
4. Holy Quean with Swahili translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
5. Kur'āni Entukuvu. Islam International Publications.
6. Holy Quran with Yoruba translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
7. 改訂版序文
8. 聖クルアーン (PDF). Islam International Publications.
9. Holy Quran with Kikuyu translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
10. 꾸란 - 한글번역본 (PDF). Islam International Publications.
11. Holy Quran with Malay Translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
12. قرآن مجيد - ترجمه فارسی (PDF). Islam International Publications.
13. Thánh Thư Koran (PDF). Islam International Publications.
14. "The Holy Quran".
15. Kurani Kerim:Arabisht - shqip (PDF). Islam International Publications.
16. 古兰经. Islam International Publications.
17. Holy Quran with Igbo translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
18. Holy Quran with Mende translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
19. Kur'an-i Kerim ve Türkçe meali (PDF). Islam International Publications.
20. Holy Quran Translated Into Tuvaluan
21. Holy Quran with Tagalog Translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
22. Holy Quran with Hausa translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
23. Holy Quran with Jula Translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
24. Holy Quran with Kikamba translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
25. Holy Quran with Mauritian Creole translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
26. Қуръони Карим, Ahmadiyya Muslim Uzbekistan Official Website.
27. Эң жетик жана толук дуба – «Ал-Фаатиха» сүрөөсү, Ахмадия Мусулман Жамааты Кыргызстан (in Kyrgyz)
28. Ny Kor'any Masina - Amin'ny teny Arabo sy ny dikani amin'ny teny Malagasy (PDF). Islam International Publications.
29. Holy Quran with Ashante Twi translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
30. Holy Quran with Kriol translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
31. "First Maori Quran Published". November 3, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
32. The Holy Quran with Yao Translation, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
33. Levin, Hannah (2023-08-13). "Israel's Ahmadiyya Community Debuts Hebrew Quran Translation". The Media Line. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
34. Kur'an Časni: Arapski texsti bosanskiprijevod. Islam International Publications. Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
35. Holy Quran with Bulgarian Translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
36. El Sagrat Alcorà: Amb text Àrab I traducció al Català (PDF). Islam International Publications.
37. Svatý Korán: Arabský text a Český překlad (PDF). Islam International Publications.
38. Koranen: med dansk oversaettelse (PDF). Islam International Publications.
39. De Heilige Qor'aan Archived 2017-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Moslim Gemeenschap Nederland.
40. The Holy Quran - Arabic Text and English translation (PDF). Islam International Publications.
41. Le Saint Coran: Texte arabe et traduction français (PDF). Islam International Publications.
42. Der Heilige Qur-ân: Arabisch und Deutsch (PDF). Islam International Publications.
43. Το Ιερό Κοράνιο. Islam International Publications.
44. Holy Quran with Italian Translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ahmadiyya Muslim USA Bookstore.
45. Den Hellige Qur'ânen: Arabisk texst med Norsk oversettelse (PDF). Islam International Publications.
46. Swiety Koran: Tekst Arabskii tlumaczenie Polskie (PDF). Islam International Publications.
47. O Sogrado Al-Corão: Texto arabe e tradução portuguêsa (PDF). Islam International Publications.
48. Священный Коран: Арабский текст c русский переводm (PDF). Islam International Publications.
49. El Sagrado Corán con texto en Árabe y traducción al Español (PDF). Islam International Publications.
50. Den Heliga Qur'anen: Arabisk Text med Svenska översättning (PDF). Islam International Publications.
51. "कुरान मजीढ - के हिन्दी अनुवाद". Islam International Publications.
52. قرآن مجيد (PDF). Islam International Publications.
53. قرآن مجيد (PDF). Islam International Publications.
54. Launch: Holy Quran - Sinahal Translation Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Lanka News Web.
55. تفسیر صغیر (PDF). Islam International Publications.
56. قرآن کریم: اردو ترجمہ (PDF). Islam International Publications.
57. قرآن کریم: ترجمہ (PDF). Islam International Publications.
58. Selected Verses of The Holy Quran, with English translation.