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Wajih Hamad Abd al-Rahman

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Wajih Hamad Abd al-Rahman is a contemporary academic scholar known for his research on Quranic translation, particularly his critical study Waqfa ma'a ba'd al-tarjamat al-injiliziyya li-ma'ani al-Qur'an al-karim ("An Assessment of Selected English Translations of the Meanings of the Noble Quran") .

Scholarly Focus and Methodology

In his academic writings, Abd al-Rahman emphasizes the critical role of translation in cross-cultural communication and the transmission of civilizational knowledge among diverse linguistic communities . His work on Quranic translation focuses on analyzing and classifying English renderings of the Quran according to their ideological backgrounds and methodological orientations .

Abd al-Rahman divides English translations of the Quran into three primary categories:

  • Orientalist translations: Historical and modern renderings produced by Western Orientalists, beginning with the earliest English translation by Alexander Ross titled The Koran of Mahmet .
  • Islamic translations: Renderings authored by Muslim translators, including early twentieth-century efforts in British India such as the translations of Abdul Hakim Khan and Mirza Abu al-Fadl of Allahabad .
  • Qadiani translations: Renderings associated with Ahmadiyya groups .

In his critical evaluations, he examines the underlying motivations of each group and subjects their renderings to theological, grammatical, and semantic scrutiny to assess their fidelity to the original Arabic text and orthodox Islamic doctrine .

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