Iran says cheap "Made in China" Qurans full of typos

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Not saying this has any connection, but don't Muslims not accept Kirans written in any other language?like they don't believe the Korans found in US hotel rooms are legitimate.

Koran is legitimate in it's original form: Arabic. Translations are, of course, allowed but just for, let's say, academic purposes. Only Koran in Arabic have spiritual meaning.

See, Muslims do believe that Koran is a perfect word from God. Thus, any translation can't be as perfect.

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Only Koran in Arabic have spiritual meaning...Thus, any translation can't be as perfect.

so, basically, you're saying the Koran is not intended as a universal message, for it has no spiritual meaning outside of Arabic.

Intended? Hard to say, considering that Islam was created for Arabs in first place. Currently, I'd say, since Islam is a worldwide religion, it is intended, but only in original. Thus, to be any authority in Koran, you must be fluent in classical Arabic.

I know it's weird, but it's Muslim dogma. Show me a religion without strange dogmas.

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Not saying this has any connection, but don't Muslims not accept Kirans written in any other language?like they don't believe the Korans found in US hotel rooms are legitimate.

Koran is legitimate in it's original form: Arabic. Translations are, of course, allowed but just for, let's say, academic purposes.

Or for beginners who haven't even converted yet.

It's an interesting situation, since, I'd say, most of the Muslims worldwide wouldn't be able to read an original Koran. Actually, most of the Arabs can't read classis Arabic.

That's why you have scholars.

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Yesterday I finished my long-standing on-and-off project to read the entire Koran.  I must say that whenever people say that the Koran is much better in the original Arabic, I can only hope that they're right.  It's monotonous, repetitive, and doesn't flow well at all.  "They will be Companions of the Fire!"  "That is easy for Allah!"  "For Allah is most-forgiving, all-merciful," "Allah is greater than the things they attribute to Him!" etc.

As a person who's actually studying classical Arabic I can assure you it's way better in original than translation.

In some translation is is really monotonous indeed.

In original it's extraordinary poetic and rhythmic.

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Yes, we had a lot of fun reading it in translation. Truth is, Koran in translation is like Louis XIV dressed like some modern gangsta.