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Qur’an translation of the week #125: Qur’an translation and ‘Tafsīr Azan.ru’: Imperial language in the digital age

The geography of the former Russian Empire and the power of its language have had lasting effects, not only on geopolitics but also on the grassroots level activities of various actors. Our thread today is about how Muslims have used the Russian language and the geography of the Empire to create a Qur’an translation and …

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Qur’an translation of the week #88: ‘Koran Slovesnost- Perevod Smyslov’ (2019) by Serik Ryszhanov

Is God’s scripture alone enough to provide sufficient guidance to believers? The general answer across the Abrahamic faiths has been ‘no’, however the tendency to eschew the intermediation of religious scholars and clergy and focus solely on scripture has been represented by various religious movements throughout history. They have emerged at different times and in …

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