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Quran Translated into 114 Languages

Quran Translated into 114 Languages

From: rana@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Nabeel A. Rana) Subject: The Holy Quran Available in 114 Languages. Date: 3 Sep 93 17:15:19 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

TRANSLATIONS OF THE HOLY QURAN

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The Holy Quran, the holy of book of about 1 billion muslims around the world is now available, with selected verses translated in 114 languages and the complete book in 47 languages of the world.

The Holy Quran, in its own words,".. is a perfect Book; there is no doubt in it; it is a guidance for the righteous, Who believe in the unseen and observe Prayer and spend out of what We have provided for them; And who believe in that which has been revealed to thee and that which has been revealed before thee and they have firm faith in the Hereafter." [2:1-5]

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a relatively new movement in Islam, is happy to present the Holy Quran, the word of God, into 114 languages of the world (the Holy Quran was originaly revealed in Arabic by God).

The following is a list of the 50 languages along with the region in which they are spoken, in which the Holy Quran is available in complete. It follows another list of 114 languages (along with their regions), in which selected verses of the Holy Quran are available. If you need a translation in any of these languages, or need other Islamic literature or information, you may contact your nearest Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission. (or send an e-mail to me, maybe I can help you).

LIST OF LANGUAGES IN WHICH THE COMPLETE HOLY QURAN IS TRANSLATED (50):

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Language Regions where spoken.

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1. ALBANIAN Albania, Kosova (Ex-Yogoslavia), Greece, Italy, Bulgaria 2. ASSAMESE India, Assam (North India), Bhutan, Bangladesh 3. BANGLA Bangladesh, West Bengal (India) 4. BULGARIAN Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine 5. CHINESE China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore 6. CZECH Czech Republic, Some in U.S.A. and Canada 7. DANISH Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Greenland, North Germany 8. DUTCH Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname, Netherlands Antilles, France 9. ENGLISH Most of North America, Europe, Australia. Some Asia & Africa 10. ESPERANTO Eastern Europe, Japan, China, Holland 11. FIJIAN Fiji Islands 12. FRENCH France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, U.S.A. 13. GERMAN Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein 14. GREEK Greece, Cyprus, Turkey (and surrounding areas) 15. GUJRATI India (Gujrat, Maharashtra), Some Pakistan 16. GURMUKHI India 17. HAUSA Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, West Africa 18. HINDI India, Fiji, Surinam, Guyanas, Some Africa 19. IGBO South-east Nigeria, 20. INDONESIAN Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei 21. ITALIAN Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City 22. JAPANESE Japan 23. KIKUYU Kenya, NEC Africa 24. KOREAN Korea (North + South), China, Japan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan 25. LUGANDA Uganda 26. MALAYALAM South-west India, Kerala 27. MALAY Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesian 28. MANIPURI India (Assam) 29. MARATHI Maharashtra (north-west India) 30. MENDE Sierra Leone, Liberia 31. ORIYA India (Orissa) 32. PASHTU Pakistan, Afghanistan 33. PERSIAN Iran, Afghanistan 34. POLISH Poland, Some republics of former USSR. 35. PORTUGUESE Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau 36. PUNJABI India, Pakistan 37. RUSSIAN Russia, Some other former USSR repulics, Afghanistan, China 38. SARAEKI India, Pakistan 39. SINDHI Pakistan, India 40. SPANISH Spain, Central + South America, Mexico, U.S.A. 41. SWAHILI Mozambique, Kenya, Somalia, Comoros, Tanzania 42. SWEDISH Sweden, Finland, Estonia, USA, Canada 43. TAGALOG Phillipines, Luzon, Manila, Mindanao 44. TAMIL Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Far East, E & S Africa 45. TELUGU India (Andhra Pradesh) 46. TURKISH Turkey, Bulgaria, Turkish Cyprus 47. TUVALU Tuvalu, Nauru 48. URDU Pakistan, some India 49. VIETNAMESE Vietnam, Cambodia 50. YORUBA Nigeria, Benin, Togo

LIST OF LANGUAGES IN WHICH SELECTED VERSES OF THE HOLY QURAN ARE TRANSLATED (114):

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Language Regions where spoken.

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1. AFRIKAANS South Africa, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia, Zambabwe 2. ALBANIAN Albania, Kosova (Ex-Yogoslavia), Greece, Italy, Bulgaria 3. AMHARIC Ethiopia, Sudan 4. ASANTE Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast 5. ASSAMESE India, Assam (North India), Bhutan, Bangladesh 6. AZERBIJANI Azarbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Afghanistan 7. BALINESE Indonesia, Bali (Island) 8. BALOUCHI Baluchistan (Pakistan), Iran, Afghanistan, Bahrain, India 9. BANGLA Bangladesh, West Bengal (India) 10.BASSA Liberia, NWC Africa 11.BATAKESE Sumatra, Indonesia 12.BEMBA Zambia, Zaire 13.BETE Ivory Coast 14.BHUTANI Bhutan 15.BOULE 16.BULGARIAN Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine 17.BURMESE Mayanmar (Burma) 18.CATALAN Spanish, France, Andorra, Italy, Balearic Islands, U.S.A. 19.CHICHIWA 20.CHINESE China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore 21.CHIYAO 22.CREOLE Mauritius, Haiti 23.CZECH Czech Republic, Some in U.S.A. and Canada 24.DAGBANI Ghana, Togo 25.DANISH Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Greenland, North Germany 26.DOGRI 27.DUSUN 28.DUTCH Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname, Netherlands Antilles, France 29.ENGLISH Most of North America, Europe, Australia. Some Asia & Africa 30.ESPERANTO Eastern Europe, Japan, China 31.ESTONIAN Estonia, Latvia, Russia 32.EWE Ghana, South Togo, South Benin 33.FANTE Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo 34.FIJIAN Fiji Islands 35.FINNISH Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Norway, Rushia 36.FRENCH France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, U.S.A. 37.FULA Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal, Western African Bulge 38.GA Ghana, Togo, Benin 39.GEORGIAN Georgian Republic, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran 40.GERMAN Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein 41.GREEK Greece, Cyprus, Turkey (and surrounding areas) 42.GUJRATI India (Gujrat, Maharashtra), Some Pakistan 43.GURMUKHI India 44.HAUSA Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, West Africa 45.HEBREW Israel, U.S.A., Europe 46.HINDI India, Fiji, Surinam, Guyanas, Some Africa 47.HUNGARIAN Hungary, Romania, Czech and Slovak republics, Yogoslavia 48.IGBO South-east Nigeria, 49.INDONESIAN Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei 50.IRISH Ireland 51.ITALIAN Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City 52.JAPANESE Japan 53.JAVANESE Indonesia (Java), Malaysia, Suriname 54.JULA 55.KANNADA South-west India (Karnataka) 56.KASHMIRI Kashmir (North India/Pakistan) 57.KIKAMBA NEC Africa 58.KIKONGO Zaire, Angola, Congo 59.KIKUYU Kenya, NEC Africa 60.KOREAN Korea (North + South), China, Japan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan 61.KPELLE Guinea, Liberia 62.KURDISH Iraq, Turkey, Iran 63.LATVIAN Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Estonia, Belorussia 64.LINGALA NWC Africa 65.LITHUANIAN Lithuania 66.LUGANDA Uganda 67.MADINKA Guinea, Mali 68.MALAY Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesian 69.MALAYALAM South-west India, Kerala 70.MANIPURI India (Assam) 71.MAORI New Zealand 72.MARATHI Maharashtra (north-west India) 73.MENDE Sierra Leone, Liberia 74.NAYANJA 75.NEPAL Nepal, India 76.NORWEGIAN Norway, Denmark 77.NZEMA 78.ORIYA India (Orissa) 79.OROMO Ethiopia, Kenya 80.PASHTU Pakistan, Afghanistan 81.PERSIAN Iran, Afghanistan 82.POLISH Poland, Some republics of former USSR. 83.PORTUGUESE Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau 84.PUNJABI India, Pakistan 85.ROMANIAN Romania, Voivodina, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Moldova 86.RUSSIAN Russia, Some other former USSR repulics, Afghanistan, China 87.SAMOAN Samoa, USA, New Zealand, Fiji 88.SARAEKI India, Pakistan 89.SERBO-CROAT Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia + Montenegro (Latin Script) 90.SINDHI Pakistan (Sindh), India 91.SINHALA Sri Lanka 92.SPANISH Spain, Central + South America, Mexico, U.S.A. 93.SUNDANESE Indonesia (Western Java) 94.SURANAN 95.SWAHILI Mozambique, Kenya, Somalia, Comoros, Tanzania 96.SWEDISH Sweden, Finland, Estonia, USA, Canada 97.TAGALOG Phillipines, Luzon, Manila, Mindanao 98.TAMIL Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Far East, E & S Africa 99.TELUGU India (Andhra Pradesh) 100.TEMNE Sierra Leone 101.TONGAN Tonga 102.TSHILUBA 103 TURKISH Turkey, Bulgaria, Turkish Cyprus 104.TUVALU Tuvalu, Nauru 105.UKRANIAN Ukraine, Poland, Czech, Slovak repulics, Former USSR. 106.URDU Pakistan, India 107.VAI Liberia, Sierra Leone 108.VIETNAMESE Vietnam, Cambodia 109.WAALE 110.WELSH Wales (UK) 111.XHOSA South Africa 112.YAO Southern China, North Laos, Thailand, Malawi, Mozambique 113.YIDDISH Israel, Central & Eastern Europe, USA 114.YORUBA Nigeria, Benin, Togo

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Note: This list of translated languages has been provided by the courtesy of Mr. Mahmood Haneef. The regions where it is spoken has been filled up by my self, with some help from Mr. Haneef. Some of the regions, where some of the above listed languages are spoken, I could not find. Therefore I appologize for that.

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Sincerely, Nabeel Rana.

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Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar
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