Translating Qur Nic Mutash Bih T (Paperback)

Translating the Qurʾānic Mutashābihāt 'i.e. polysemic' verses adopts a new linguistic methodology for analyzing Qurʾānic texts through the use of Vermeer's Skopostheorie and Nord's Functional Approach, in three selected English translations of the Qurʾān. This book investigates how multi-layered meanings can account for the ambiguity in the semantic value, which is inherent in Qurʾānic discourse. The problematic translation of Qurʾānic Mutashābihāt provides: -An overview of the previous attempts on the pitfalls of translating the Qurʾān -A detailed Lexico-semantic analysis of 25 Qurʾānic Mutashābihāt verses -Assessing the appropriateness of the theories adopted in evaluating the translation -How the analysis can be used to disambiguate the loaded meanings of Mutashābihāt. This book is a new progression in Qurʾānic studies and Translation which bridges the gap between two different languages and cultures by providing a systematic analysis of problematic translations from Arabic into English. This book is essential reading for scholars or researchers of Qurʾānic studies, Translation, linguistic analysis, Skopostheorie or Functional Approach applications and Arabic Linguistics.