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Qur’an translation of the week #216: From Picture Qur’an to Peace Education: I Lovë My al-Quran (ILMA) by Pelangi Mizan Indonesia

In recent years, Islamic publishers across the globe have developed various versions of the Qur’an for children, with the primary goal of instilling love and understanding of the holy book from an early age. Several earlier posts in the ‘Qur’an Translation of the Week’ blog have showcased intriguing variations of such editions, each influenced by […]

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Qur’an translation of the week #208: Al-Qur’an Adventure, A One-Stop Qur’an for All from AlQosbah Publishers 

The trend towards embracing the Qur’an as the primary text of Islam in Muslim-majority countries like Indonesia has led to a notable emphasis on memorization (hifz al-Qur’an) over engagement in deeper contemplation of the scripture through the mediation of tafsīrs or translations. The recent upsurge in Qur’an memorization gained momentum in 2003 with the establishment of Pesantren

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Qur’an translation of the week #198: The Indonesian Sign Language Qur’an: Form, Method and Contestation

A guest contribution by Moh. Azwar Hairul (IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo, Indonesia) The Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia (henceforth MoRA) has played a crucial role in the mass production of Qur’an translations into the country’s official language, Bahasa Indonesia, and, more recently, into several local languages. Now it has taken the next step. In

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Qur’an translation of the week #194: The New Edition of the Indonesian Ahmadiyya Community’s Qur’an Translation

A guest contribution by Jajang A Rohmana, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati, Bandung, Indonesia Kitab Suci Al-Qur’an dengan Terjemahan dan Tafsir Singkat (‘The Holy Book of the Qur’an with Translation and Concise Commentary’), the latest translation into Indonesian to be produced by the Indonesian Ahmadiyya Community (Jemaat Ahmadiyah Indonesia or JAI), was published in 2023 despite massive

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Qur’an translation of the week #167: My First Al-Qur’an (MYFA) and Syaamil Group’s Production of Qur’ans

The Muslim population in Indonesia now numbers some 241 million, equivalent to around 87% of the country’s total population, making it the largest Muslim population not just in Southeast Asia, but across the world. This has clearly created a huge market for Islamic goods and facilities for worship. In general, the Indonesian government provides for

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Qur’an translation of the week #162: Translating the Qur’an into Sundanese: The first Indonesian Qur’an translation to be authored by a woman

A guest contribution by Jajang A Rohmana, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati, Bandung, Indonesia Anugerah Al-Quranul-Karim Tarjamah Basa Sunda (‘A Gift from God: A Sundanese Qur’an Translation’) is the only complete translation of the Qur’an to be written by an Indonesian woman to date. Indonesia is a Muslim-majority country with the largest Muslim population in the world,

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Qur’an translation of the week #129: The Poetic Qur’an: H.B. Jassin’s Qur’an Translation into Modern Indonesian

H.B. Jassin, a prominent Indonesian writer born in 1917, began his career during the Dutch colonial period, and continued writing throughout the Japanese occupation and into the era of Indonesian independence. He was a literary critic, journalist, novelist, translator and editor, as well as the author of poetry and short stories. Jassin’s expertise in literature

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Qur’an translation of the week #95: The New Order, the Armed Forces and the Republic of Indonesia- Bakri Syahid’s Javanese Qur’an translation Al-Huda

Qur’an translation as propaganda: war alliances and nation-building (3/3) On the cover of Al-Huda, a Javanese Qur’an translation first published in 1979, the author, Bakri Syahid (1918–1994), is presented as both a retired brigadier general and a former rector of the State Islamic Institute Sunan Kalijaga in Yogyakarta. As this description shows, army and state

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Qur’an translation of the week #87: The Uncrowned King of Java and his Qur’an Translation

Indonesia has experienced approximately 350 years of colonization, first by the Portuguese and Dutch following the arrival of the Dutch VOC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) in the 1600s and, more recently, with three years of Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945. The country’s struggle to achieve independence was not easy, especially given the diversity of

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Qur’an translation of the week #55: Qur’an Karim dan Terjemahan Artinya: the UII Qur’an Translation and the Rise of a Youtuber Ulema

Qur’an Karim dan Terjemahan Artinya, a Qur’an translation published by the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) is an interesting case study of how a translation can be seen to reflect different ideological outlooks at different times in history. One of the oldest universities in Indonesia, UII is an Islamic university and has required new students

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