Ahmadiyya translations of the Quran


The Ahmadiyya Community has translated the Quran into over 70 languages of the world. Portions of the scripture have been translated into multiple other languages. The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement has produced translations into at least 7 languages. The period of the late 1980s and the early 1990s saw an acceleration in the number of translations being produced by the Ahmadiyya movement.
Some of the earliest translations were produced by Ahmadi and today there are still many languages for which only translations authored by Ahmadi exist. All translations are published alongside the Arabic text.

Publications

The translations of the Quran authored by Ahmadi Muslim scholars always feature translated verses alongside the original Arabic text. Before the translations are published, they are checked, scrutinized and proof-read by a wide array of individuals for errors. A similar procedure is undertaken when revised versions of the translations are produced. In particular, guidance is sought from the caliph of the Community with regards to textual and other linguistic difficulties. Since the majority of the Quran translations have been made available from the 1980s, most translations have sought advice from Caliph IV and Caliph V.

Complete translations

YearLanguageTitleTranslatorExample External links
1953DutchDe Heilige Qur'an
met Nederlandse Vertaling
UnstatedIn naam van Allah, de Barmhartige, de Genadevolle.
1953SwahiliQur'an Tukufu
Pamoja na Tafsiri na Maelezo Kwa Swahili
UnstatedKwa jina la Mwenyezi Mungu, Mwingi wa rehema, Mwingi wa ukarimu.
1974LugandaKur'āni Entukuvu
mu Luganda
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1976YorubaAlkurani Mimọ---
1988Japanese聖クルアーン--
1988KikuyuKũrani Theru--
1988Korean꾸란
한글번역본
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1990Chinese古兰经
阿文原文-中文译释
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1990IgboKoran Nsọ---
1990MendeKurana Gayemagoi---
1992HausaAl-Kur'ani Mai Tsarki
Takui Cikin Arabci da Fassara Cikin Hausa
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2002JulaKurana Saniman Julakan Na
Ani Arabukan Na
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2002KikambaKulani Ntheu
Maandiko ma Kialavu na Ualyulo kwa Kikamba
Namaan Nthenge Lukindo-
2004KreolLe Saint Qur'an
Texte Arabe avec traduction en créole
Nazir Ahmad Hoolash
Saïda Sookia
Amina Yasmin Sooltangos
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2006Mõõré----
2007Fula----
2007Mandinka----
2007Wolof----
2008MalagasyNy Kor'any Masina
Amin'ny Teny Arabo sy Ny Dikani Amin'ny Teny Malagasy
Ramavonirina Oliva Rahantamalala
Razafimamony Georges Eugéne Fanja
Andriandahy Mahmoudou
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2008Asante TwiKur'aan Kronkron No
Arabek Atwerεnsεm ne Asante Nkyerεaseε
Yusuf Ahmad Edusei-
2010KriolSagradu Al Kur'an
k'un Traduson na Kriol
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European languages

No.TitleLanguagePrimary location of languageYear publishedTranslatorNotes/External links
1Kurani Karim:Arabist - shqibAlbanianAlbania; Kosovo; Macedonia1990Muhammad Zakaria Khan
2Kur'an Časni: Arapski texsti bosanskiprijevodBosnianBosnia and Herzegovina; more generally the Balkans2008Fahrija Avdić; Wasim Ahmad
3Свещеният КоранBulgarianBulgaria; more generally the Balkans1991
4El Sagrat Alcorà: Amb text Àrab I traducció al CatalàCatalanCatalonia, Spain; Andorra; Roussillon, France2003
5Svatý Korán: Arabský text a Český překladCzechCzech Republic1990Šera Alího
6Koranen: med dansk oversaettelseDanishDenmark1967A.S. Madsen
*De Heilige Qoer-anDutchNetherlands; Flanders, Belgium1934Muhammad Ali
7De Heilige Qor'aan - met Nederlandse vertalingDutch-1953
*The Holy QuranEnglishAustralia; Canada; United Kingdom; United States; New Zealand;
parts of Africa, the Caribbean, and South Asia
1917Muhammad Ali
8The Holy Quran - Arabic Text and English translationEnglish-1955Sher Ali
-English-1971Muhammad Zafarullah Khan
9Le Saint Coran: Texte arabe et traduction françaisFrenchFrance; Quebec, Canada;
parts of West Africa and Central Africa
1985
*Le Quran SacreFrench-1990
10Der Heilige Qur-ân: Arabisch und DeutschGermanGermany; Switzerland; more sparsely Central Europe1954
*Der KoranGerman-1964Sadr-ud-Din
11Το Ιερό ΚοράνιοGreekGreece1989Hamid Aziz Rehman
12Il Sacro Qur'anItalianItaly; Switzerland1986
13Den Hellige Qur'ânen: Arabisk texst med Norsk oversettelseNorwegianNorway1996
14Swiety Koran: Tekst Arabskii tlumaczenie PolskiePolishPoland1990
15O Sogrado Al-Corão: Texto arabe e tradução portuguêsaPortugueseBrazil; Portugal; more sparsely South America and Southern Africa1988
16Священный Коран: Арабский текст c русским переводомRussianRussia; post-Soviet states; Israel1987Rustam Khamatvaleev; Ravil Bukharaev; Rana Khalid Ahmad
*El Sagrado QuranSpanishSpain; most of South America; most of Central America; Equatorial Guinea;
more sparsely Western Europe
1986
17El SAgrado Corán con texto en Árabe y traducción al EspañolSpanish-1988Antonio Carrillo Robles
18Den Heliga Qur'anen: Arabisk Text med Svenska översättningSwedishSweden; parts of Finland1988Qanita Sadiqa

Turko-Iranian languages

No.TitleLanguagePrimary location of languageYear publishedTranslatorNotes/External links
1KyrgyzKyrgyzstan;Afghanistan;Tajikistan; Xinjiang, China2008Basharat Ahmad, Bektenov A., Kasimbaeva K.
2قران مجید سره دَ پښتو ترجمیPashtoAfghanistan; Pakistan1990Muhammad Iqbal
3قرآن مجيد - ترجمه فارسیPersianIran; more generally regions of former Persian Empire1989Syed Aashiq Hussain Shah
4Kur'an-i Kerim ve Türkçe mealiTurkishTurkey; more sparsely the Balkans1990Muhammed Celal Șems
5Куръони КаримUzbekUzbekistan; Northern Afghanistan; Western Kyrgyzstan2005Basharat Ahmad, Khudyberdiev Q., Ziaydinov U., Wahidov A.

East Asian languages

South Asian languages

No.TitleLanguagePrimary location of languageYear publishedTranslatorNotes/External links
1AssameseAssam, India1990Khan Bahadur Ataur Rahman Khan
2BengaliBangladesh; Eastern India1990
3પવિત્ર અલ કુરઆન અલ હકીમGujaratiGujarat, India1990
4कुरान मजीढ - के हिन्दी अनुवादHindiIndia1987
5KannadaSouthern India2004Muhammad Yusuf
6KashmiriKashmir Valley1998
7MalayalamKerala, India1991
8MeiteiManipur, India1990Ahmad Hasan
9मराठी पवित्र क़ुरआन ए हकीमMarathiMaharashtra and Goa, India1992
10पवित्र कुरान नेपाली अनुवादNepaliNepal2001
11ପବିତ୍ର କୋରାନOriyaOdisha, India1989Abdul Qadir Khan; Mohammad Anwar-ul Haque
12ਕੁਰਆਨ ਮਜੀਦ ਦਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦPunjabi Punjab, India1983
13قران مجید سرائیکی ترجمے نالSaraikiBahawalpur South Punjab, Pakistan1990Muhammad Sakani Baloch, Rafiq Ahmad Naeem Sakani Baloch
14قران مجید سنڌي ترجمي سانSindhiSindh, Pakistan; Kutch, India1991Abdul Qadir Dahri; Ghous Baksh Shaikh
15SinhaleseSri Lanka2015
16TamilSouthern India1989
17పవిత్ర ఖురాన్ గ్రంథముTeluguSouthern India1991
18تفسیر صغیر UrduPakistan; parts of Northern India1957Caliph II
-قرآن کریم: اردو ترجمہUrdu-2000Caliph IV
-قرآن کریم: ترجمہUrdu-Mir Ishaq

Southeast Asian languages

No.TitleLanguagePrimary location of languageYear publishedTranslatorNotes/External links
1IndonesianIndonesia1970
*Qur'an Suci Terjemah & Tafsir MukadimahIndonesian-1979Muhammad Ali
*Qur'an Suchi Jarwa JawiJavaneseJava, Indonesia2001Muhammad Ali
2Terjemahan dan Pecahan Loghat Alquranul KarimMalayMalaysia; Brunei; Singapore1989
3SundaneseJava and Lampung, Indonesia1998
4Ang Banal Na KoranTagalogLuzon, Philippines1991
5ThaiThailand2008
6Thánh Thư KoranVietnameseVietnam; Guangxi, China1989

Oceanic languages

Other languages

Exegesis

TitleTitle in EnglishLanguageYear publishedAuthorTranslationsNotes/External links
UrduMirza Ghulam AhmadEnglish by Muhammad Zafarullah KhanExegesis compiled from the writings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, on the first chapter of the Quran. Only the first volume has been translated in English.
حقائق الفرقان Inner Verities of the DiscriminantUrduCaliph I-4 volumes.
تفسير کبيرThe Extensive CommentaryUrduCaliph II-10 volumes. Exegesis on all chapters of the Quran excluding chapters 3 to 9.
تفسیر صغیرThe Short CommentaryUrduCaliph II-

Portions

The portions translations are maily "selected verses", but there are also some translations that just have translated some parts. The selected verses are created for celebrating the centenary of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 1989.