The Holy Qur'an

The renowned scholar and Sufi master, thelate Dr Martin Lings (Shaykh Abu Bakr Siraj ad-Din) was working on afull translation of the Qur'an when he passed away. The Aal al-BaytInstitute for Islamic Thought, who had commissioned Dr Lings totranslate the Qur'an, and the Islamic Texts Society were granted accessto his papers. The Publishers extracted from these previouslyunpublished writings, and from all his other publications, histranslations of verses from the Qur'an. These are here presented as The Holy Qur'an: Translations of Selected Verses accompanied by the original Arabic text on facing pages.

Occasionally, Dr Lings translated a particular verse in more than oneway; all the different versions have been retained. On the one hand,this is a reflection of the fact that there can never be a definitivetranslation of the sacred text; on the other hand, this brings out themultiple meanings that may exist in one verse.

In addition, there is an appendix of DrLings' translation of the Ninety-nine Beautiful Names of God with theoriginal Arabic and transliteration; and a cross-referenced index whichis intended to work as a minor concordance.

For all those wishing to learn about theQur'an, for non-Arabic-speaking Muslims, for students of Arabic andtranslation, for scholars of Islamic studies, The Holy Qur'an: Translations of Selected Versesis a short and accessible introduction with the additional benefits ofthe profound learning of an eminent scholar and the beautiful languageof a published poet.

“"A rare glimpse of how the English language can...convey something of the spiritual grandeur of the Arabic revelation."”

'This translation conveys something of the beauty of the language ofthe Sacred Text as no other English translation has been able to do. Itis a major addition to the corpus of Qur'anic translations.' -- Prof S. H. Nasr
'These translations by a master of the English language who is also an eminent student of the Qur'an are of inestimable value.' -- Gai Eaton
'In addition to his stunning classical English, Dr Martin Lings wasboth a master of Arabic and a brilliant scholar of Islam. This rarecombination of skills made him the ideal candidate to translate theQur'an.' -- Hamza Yusuf

The late Dr Martin Lings, formerly Keeper of Oriental Manuscript in theBritish Museum and the British Library, is the author of, among others, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, What is Sufism?, A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century, The Book of Certainty and Sufi Poems.

This translation is a short and accessible introduction to the Qur'an, written by

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