On November 8th, 2017 English Language Teaching Department held a workshop to the staff members of Ishik University presented by Lecturer Dr Basil Q. Muhammad who simultaneously published works on the subject. See more works on You tube and Amazon . The content of the workshop was Qur’an translation issues and major obstacles placed in translators path. The following items were covered.
Is Qur’an translatable?
Singularity or multiplicity of meaning?
Sound and Sense?
Brevity or expansion?
Denotation alone or with implied meanings and connotations?
General sense or exegete?
Translator or exegete?
The participants showed excellent engagement about the subjects that were demonstrated. Precious ideas were also shared among the audience in regards of Qur’an translation issues.
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