Title:

Der Koran, Oder insgemein so genannte Alcoran des Mohammeds, Unmittelbar aus dem Arabischen Original in das Englische übersetzt, und mit beygefügten, aus den bewährtesten Commentatoribis genommenen Erklärung-Noten, Wie auch einer Vorläuffigen Einleitung versehen von George Sale, Gent. Aufs treulichste wieder ins Teutsche verdollmetschet von Theodor Arnold

Short title

Der Koran, Oder insgemein so genannte Alcoran des Mohammeds.

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Title in English

The Qur’an , commonly called Muhammad’s Alcoran, translated directly from the Arabic Original into English by George Sale, Gentleman, with added elucidating comments from the most trusted commentators as well as a Preliminary Discourse. Translated most accurately into German by Theodor Arnold.

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Language

German

Creation date

1746

Genre

Translation of the Qur’an

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Descriptive card

Theodor Arnold's 1746 German Qur'an joins a series of German translations of the Qur'an made from other European translations -- the first being Salomon Schweigger's translation from Italian (1616). In addition to a German rendering of Sale English translation, he also translated the latter's Preliminary Discourse, making Sale approach to the Qur'an and Islam available to a broad German readership.

Entry author

Asaph Ben Tov