Translating Qur?anic Mutashabihat

Translating the Qur?anic Mutashabihat ‘i.e. polysemic’ verses adopts a new linguistic methodology for analyzing Qur?anic texts through the use of Vermeer’s Skopostheorie and Nord’s Functional Approach, in three selected English translations of the Qur?an. This book investigates how multi-layered meanings can account for the ambiguity in the semantic value, which is inherent in Qur?anic discourse. The problematic translation of Qur?anic Mutashabihat provides: •An overview of the previous attempts on the pitfalls of translating the Qur?an •A detailed Lexico-semantic analysis of 25 Qur?anic Mutashabihat verses •Assessing the appropriateness of the theories adopted in evaluating the translation •How the analysis can be used to disambiguate the loaded meanings of Mutashabihat. This book is a new progression in Qur?anic 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 Qur?anic studies, Translation, linguistic analysis, Skopostheorie or Functional Approach applications and Arabic Linguistics.