Challenges Encountered by Translators of the Holy Book (The Quran)

This study explores the major challenges encountered by translators of sacred text of the Holy Book (The Quran). Some of the problems identified and discussed in the paper include the following:

1. Sexism

2. Difficulty of Transferring Feminine Imagery to the English Language

3. Contextualizing the Quran

4. Distorted Early Translations

5. The 20^th Century Classic Translations

6. Recent Translations Endorsed with Political Intentions

7. Missing Points of Reference

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