About The Author

Fazlollah Nikayin, lecturer, translator and linguist, was born in Tehran in 1938. He has worked with the B.B.C. and taught at the University of Cambridge, England and the Islamic Azad University, Tehran. Since 1989 he devoted all his time and talent to this brilliant, poetic translation of the Holy Quran. He is married and has two sons.
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Quran : A Poetic Translation From the Original

By Fazlollah Nikayin

Overview

The First Poetic Translation of the Quran from the Original Arabic,

  • Available in multiple eBook formats for virtually all devices (including Amazon Kindle®, iBooks® & Nook®) 
    • Select your preferred format from the list on this page, or search for "Poetic Quran" on your preferred eBook store.
  • Now with 1500+ fully clickable footnotes.
    • Clicking on any footnote will take you to that note, and clicking on the footnote number in the footnotes page will take you back.
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Description


  • "I am so pleased with Professor Nikayin's poetic translation of the Quran. I keep a copy on my desk. It is a blessing for all Muslims to finally have the beauty of the original translated into English. I encourage all to read it." - Muhammad Ali, 'The Greatest'
  • "After 1400 years Prof. Nikayin has fulfilled a challenge: He has rendered the meaning of the Quran in verse in English, not only Nikayin brings the poetic grace of the original to readers in English language, but also attempts to provide a vehicle that may help with the memorising of the Quran." - Islamic Horizons
  • "Never before has a translator of the Quran come as close to reflecting the beauty, eloquence and sublimity of the original Arabic in any language... an obligatory reading for all English-speaking Muslims, especially their second generation in North America." - Prof. Musa Qutub, Northeastern Illinois University
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Book details

  • Genre:religion
  • Sub-genre:Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings
  • Language:English
  • Pages:1000
  • eBook ISBN:9781543905137

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