Title:

Nova versio partis surae ii. Corani, cum illustrionibus subiectis: Specimen novae versionis totius Corani

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Title in English

A new translation of a portion of Sura ii with added annotations: a sample of a new translation of the entire Qur'an

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Latin

Creation date

1754

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Qur'an quotations

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A Latin translation of Q 2:1-109 with a commentary. The work was presented by a Swedish student in Göttingen, Olaus (Olaf?) Domey (1726-1796). The title suggests this was a sample of an ongoing plan to publish a new Latin translation of the entire Qur'an -- here and elsewhere Michaelis had harsh criticism for Ludovico Marracci's Qur'an translation (1698). If either Michaelis or Domey completed such a translation, I have not found evidence of it. NB The work was prefaced by a short introduction missing in many copies.

Entry author

Asaph Ben Tov