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Qur’an translation of the week #96: Bosnian “Časni Kur’an” by Mustafa Mlivo

Mustafa Mlivo (born 1955) is a writer on Islamic topics from Bugojno, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He graduated in engineering from Džemal Bijedić University in Mostar and has published several books on Islam and Science (for example, ‘Kur’an ispred nauke i civilizacije’ [2001, Medžlis Islamske zajednice Bugojno], which has been translated into English under the …

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Qur’an translation of the week #89: The First Translation of the Qur’an in Balkans

As is the case with the translation of the Qur’an into many European languages, the first translation of the Qur’an to be published in Balkans was not produced by a member of the Muslim community. The translator, Mićo Ljubibratić (1839–1889), one of the most prominent local political and military figures of the second half of …

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Qur’an translation of the week #05: The Bosnian translation by Besim Korkut

Among the numerous translations of the Qur’an into Balkan languages, the Bosnian translation by Besim Korkut (1904–1977) may still be the most popular. After finishing at Shariah school in Sarajevo in 1925, Korkut continued his religious education at al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. Graduating in 1931 and returning home, Besim Korkut started his activities as a …

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