The Koran (Rodwell)

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The Koran is the name of a translation of the Qur'an written by John Medows Rodwell. It uses a chronological method of sorting verses in the Koran. Rodwell's translation has not aged well with time and many find it inferior to other, more modern translations.

However, in its time, the Rodwell version was considered to be accurate in spite of its faults. A century later, David Lean's 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia used the Rodwell translation in the episode in which Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) and Feisal (Alec Guinness) alternately recite verses from what Rodwell calls "The Brightness" sura (Ad-Dhuha).

This book can be found at books.google.com in a full view version. Printed copies are still in print, for example, ISBN 978-0-486-44569-4.

See also

• List of translations of the Qur'an
• Ali Ünal A comparison of different translation including J.Mm Rodwell's and Ali Ünal Quran translation.
• Zwemer, Samuel M. Translations of the Koran, The Moslem World, July 1915, pp. 244–261.

External links

• includes the Qur'an translation, "The Koran" by J.M. Rodwell.

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