Translations of the Meanings of the Qur'an
Translations of the Meanings of the Qur'an
Asian Languages
European Languages
African Languages
39 Asian Languages
22 Available Language
1- Azeri
(Azərbaycan)
Translated by: Shaikh Ali Khan Musaev
Regions where sopken: The Republic of Azerbaijan, northwest Iran, and it is also spoken by communities in Georgia, Armenia and Dagestan
Speakers: About 14 million
2. Urdu
(اُردُو)
Translated by: Shaikh Mohammad Al Junakari, and interpreted by: Shaikh Salah Al-Din Yusuf
Regions where sopken: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and neighboring countries. There are also communities who speak it in many countries
Speakers: 160 million
3- Indonesian
(Bahasa Indonesia)
Translated by: Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs
Regions where spoken: Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and neighboring countries. It is called in Malaysia and Brunei "Malay language"
Speakers: 160 million
4- Uzbek
(Ўзбек)
Translated by: Shaikh Sherzad bin Twiji Bay
Regions where spoken: Uzbekistan, and neighboring countries.
Speakers: 30 million
5- The Awariah
(Магlарул мацl)
Translated by: Shaikh Abd al-Rahim Sastli al-Daghestani
Regions where spoken: Dagestan in the Russian Federation, Zaqatala district in Azerbaijan. Small communities of people who speak it live in Chechnya, Kalmokia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Jordan and the Marmara region of Turkey.
Speakers: About one and a half million
The translation contains two volumes. The first volume starts with Surah al-Fatihah and ends with Surah Maryam. The second volume starts with Surah Ta-Ha and ends with Surah al-Nas
6- Iranon
(Iranon)
Translated by: Shaikh Abdulaziz Gro A’lem Sarumantang
Regions where spoken: Mindanao Island in the Philippines
Speakers: About one million
7- Uyghur
(ئۇيغۇرچە)
ترجمـة: الشيخ محمد يوسف آر
Regions where spoken: Xinjiang Province, China, and the neighboring countries of East Turkestan. Uyghur is written in Arabic letters
Speakers: About seven million
8- Brahism
(براهوئی)
Translated by: Shaikh Abdul Karim Murad
Regions where spoken: Balochistan, Pakistan
Speakers: About two million
9- Pashto
(پښتو)
Translated by: a team of scholars
Regions where spoken: Afghanistan, North Pakistan
Speakers: About 19 million
The translation contains two volumes. The first volume starts with Surah al-Fatihah and ends with Surah al-Kahf. The second volume starts with Surah Maryam and ends with Surah al-Nas
10- Balochi
(بلوچی)
Translated by: Shaikh Abdul Ghaffar Mohammad Al-Dhamrani
Regions where spoken: Balochistan Province in Pakistan and Iran, as well as in Afghanistan. Quite a number of speakers live in United Arab Emirates
Speakers: 6 million
11- Bengali
(বাংলা)
Translated by: Dr. Abu Bakr Mohammad Zakaria
Regions where spoken: Bangladesh, Bengal, India
Speakers: About 200 million
The translation contains two volumes. The first volume starts with Surah al-Fatihah and ends with Surah al-Nahl. The second volume starts with Surah (The Children of Israel) al-Isra’ and ends with Surah al-Nas
12- Burmese
(Burmese)
Translated by: a team of scholars
Regions where spoken: Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Speakers: About 32 million
13- Tamil
(தமிழ்)
Translated by: Shaikh Abdul Hamid Al-Baqawi
Regions where spoken: Tamilnadu, India, Northern Sri Lanka; Lives in Singapore, Malaysia is a Tamil-speaking community
Speakers: About 60 million
14- Thai (ไทย)
Translated by: Association of Arab Universities and Institutes Graduates in Thailand
Regions where spoken: Thailand, and neighboring regions of China, Laos, and Vietnam
Speakers: About 74 million
15- Turkish
(Türkçe)
Translated by: Dr. Ali Ozk and others
Regions where spoken: Turkey, Western Thrace (in Greece), Northern Cyprus, neighboring regions of Bulgaria
Speakers: About 65 million
16- Filipino
(Tagalog)
Translated by: Dr. Abi Al-Khair Trasun, Professor Badiuzzaman Salem Saliao, and Professor Al-Amin Rodriguez
Regions where spoken: Philippines, as it is their official language
Speakers: About 50 million
17- Telugu
(తెలుగు)
Translated by: Dr. Abdul Rahim Mohammad Mawlana
Regions where spoken: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states in India, and in Malaysia there is a community of speakers of this language
Speakers: About 55 million
18- Dari
(دری )
Translated by: Shaikh Mohammad Anwar Badakhshani
Regions where spoken: Afghanistan
Speakers: 6.6 million
19- Russian
(Русский)
ترجمـة: الشيخ أبو عادل
Regions where spoken: Russia, former Soviet Union states
Speakers: About 455 million
20- Sindhis
(سنڌي)
Translated by: Shaikh Taj Mahmoud Al-Amroti
Regions where spoken: The province of Sindh in Pakistan, and in Indian there is a large Sindhi community
Speakers: About 14 million
21. Chinese
(中文)
Translated by: Shaikh Mohammad Makin
Regions where spoken: China, Taiwan, and China's neighboring countries; There is a large Chinese community in the United States of America and Canada
Speakers: More than 1000 million
22- Tajik
(забо́ни тоҷикӣ́)
Translated by: Shaikh Khoja Mirov Khoja Mir
Regions where spoken: Inside and around the Republic of Tajikistan
Speakers: Almost five million
23- Hebrew
(עברית )
Translated by: Dr. Assad Nimr Basoul
Regions where spoken: the occupied territories.
Speakers: 4 million
24- Persian
(فارسی)
Translated by: Shah Waliullah Dehlavi
Regions where spoken: Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and neighboring regions
Speakers: More than 75 million
25- Vietnamese
(Tiếng Việt)
Translated by: Shaikh Hassan Abdul Karim
Regions where spoken: Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos; In the United States of America, and other countries, Vietnamese communities
Speakers: About 60 million
26- Kazakh
(Қазақ тілі)
ترجمـة: الشيخ سرجان أندربايف
Regions where spoken: Kazakhstan, and the neighboring regions of China and Mongolia
Speakers: Almost 8 million
27- Kyrgyz
(кыргыз тили)
Translated by: Shaikh Shamsuddin Hakimov
Regions where spoken: Kyrgyzstan and a large community in Russia and China
Speakers: Almost 6 million
28- Kurdish
(كوردی)
[اللهجة السورانية – Sorani dialect]
Translated by: Shaikh Mohammad Salah Al-Bamoki
Regions where spoken: Iraq, Iran and Turkey; a large community in the diaspora
Speakers: About 12 million
29- Kurdish
(كوردی)
(Kurdish - Kurmanji)
Translated by: Dr. Ismail Ali Taha
Regions where spoken: northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, Iran, and large communities in many countries of the world
Speakers: Almost 10 million
30- Kashmiri
(कॉशुर, كٲشُر)
Translated by: Shaikh Mirwaiz Mohammad Yusuf Shah
Regions where spoken: Kashmir state in India and Pakistan
Speakers: Almost 5 million
٣١- الكورية
(조선말)
Translated by: Dr. Hamid Choi
Regions where spoken: The two Koreas, and their neighboring regions in China and Japan
Speakers: About 60 million
٣٢- الليزكية
(лезги чӀал)
Translated by: Shaikh Yameen Mammadov
Regions where spoken: Dagestan in Russian Federation, northern Azerbaijan, Georgia, and a community in Turkey speak it.
Speakers: 2 million
33- Malay
(Bahasa Melayu)
Translated by: The Teaching Staff in the Department of the Language of Qur’an
at the Language Center of the International Islamic University in Malaysia
Regions where spoken: Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and nearby areas
Speakers: 15 million
34- Malayalam
(മലയാളം)
Translated by: Shaikh Abdul Hamid Haider Al-Madani, and Shaikh Kunhi Mohammad Barbour Al-Madani
مناطق التحدث بها: ولاية كيرالا في الهند، وفي دول الخليج ودول أخرى جاليات ناطقة بهذه اللغة
Speakers: More than 40 million
35- Mandar
(Mandar)
Translated by: Shaikh Mohammad Adham Khaled Bodhi
Regions where spoken: Sulawesi Island in Indonesia
Speakers: About one million
36- Nepali
(नेपाली)
Translated by: Central Ahl al-Hadith Association of Nepal
Regions where spoken: Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and the adjacent part of India
Speakers: More than 17 million
37- Hindi
(हिन्दी)
Translated by: Shaikh Aziz Al-Haq Al-Omari
Regions where spoken: India, neighboring countries, and Hindi-speaking communities live in many countries
Speakers: Almost 400 million
38- Japanese
(日本語)
Translated by: Al-Tafsir Al-Muyassar by Shaikh Saeed Sato
Regions where spoken: Japan. Japanese-speaking communities live in many countries of the world
Speakers: 125 million
39- Kannada
(ಕನ್ನಡ)
Translated by: Muhammed Hamza Battor
Regions where spoken: Karnataka state in southern India
عدد الناطقين بها: أكثر من ٤٣ مليونا
12 European Languages
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1- Spanish
(Española)
Translated by: Shaikh Abdul Ghani Melara Nabio
Regions where spoken: Spain, Latin American countries (Except for Brazil, Belize, British Guiana, French Guiana and Suriname), United States of America, Cuba and Canary Islands)
Speakers: Almost 380 million
2- Ukrainian
(українська мова)
Translated by: Dr. Mykhailo Yakubovich
Regions where spoken: Ukraine, Poland, and the Czech Republic
Speakers: Almost 40 million
3- Albanian
(Gjuha shqipe)
Translated by: Shaikh Sharif Ahmadi
Regions where spoken: Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro
Speakers: Almost 5 million
4- German
(Deutsch)
Translated by: Shaikh Abdullah al-Samit (Frank Poppenheim) and Dr. Nadim Elias
Regions where spoken: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Namibia
Speakers: More than 323 million
5- English
(English)
Translated by: Mohammad Taqi-Ud-Din Al-Hilali and Dr. Mohammad Mohsin Khan
Regions where spoken: Britain, North America, Australia, New Zealand. It is the second language in many countries of the world
Speakers: More than 1200 million
6- Italian
(Italiano)
Translated by: Hamza Roberto Piccardo
Regions where spoken: Italy and Switzerland
Speakers: Almost 60 million
7- Portuguese
(Português)
Translated by: Dr. Helmy Nasr
Regions where spoken: Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Saint Tom, Cape Verde (Africa), Goa (India), Macau (China), East Timor, Azores, Madeira (Atlantic Ocean)
Speakers: Almost 160 million
8- Bosnian
(Bosanski)
Translated by: Shaikh Bassim Korkourt
Regions where spoken: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia. This language is called "Serbian-Croatian" as well
Speakers: About 19 million
9- Swedish
(svenska)
Translated by: Shaikh Abdul Halim Yusuf
Regions where spoken: Sweden and Finland. It is also spoken by communities in the United States of America
Speakers: Almost 10 million
10- Gypsy
(Romany)
Translated by: Shaikh Muharram Sarbezovic
Regions where spoken: Eastern Europe
Speakers: Almost 3 million
11- French
(Français)
Translated by: Dr. Mohammad Hameed Ullah
Regions where spoken: France, Quebec in Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Principality of Monaco and Francophone countries in Africa
Speakers: About 359 million
12- Hungarian
(magyar nyelv)
Dr. Ahmad Abdulrahman Okfat Chaba
Regions where spoken: Hungary, Romania and neighboring regions
Speakers: More than 15 million
18 African Languages
10- Available languages
1- Tamazight [in Arabic letters]
(غاللغه اتمازيغث-اسثقپايليث)
Translated by: Professor Si Hadj Mohand Tayeb
Regions where spoken: Algeria, Morocco and other countries
Speakers: More than 3 million
٢- الأنكو
(Nko)
Translated by: Shaikh Fodi Suleiman Kanti
Regions where spoken: Primary language in Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast, and a secondary language in some West African countries
Speakers: Almost 3 million
٣- الأورومية
(Oromo)
Translated by: Shaikh Mohammad Rashad Abdullah Al-Harari
Regions where spoken: Ethiopia and Kenya
Speakers: About 11 million
٤- الباسا
(Basaa)
Translated by: Shaikh Bill Mahmoud
Regions where spoken: Cameroon, and neighboring countries in northwestern Central Africa
Speakers: Almost one million
٥- الداغبانية
(Dagbani)
Translated by: Shaikh Mohammad Baba Ghatobou
Regions where spoken: Ghana and Togo
Speakers: More than one million
٦- الجاخنكية المندينكية
(Mandinka)
Translated by: Shaikh Kimado Jasama
Regions where spoken: Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau
Speakers: About one and a half million
٧- الجولا
(Diola)
Translated by: Ismail Jebi Sambo
Regions where spoken: Senegal and Guinea-Bissau
Speakers: Half a million
٨- الزولو
(isiZulu)
ترجمـــة: الشيخ عادل جعفر مولوتشوا
Regions where spoken: South Africa
Speakers: Almost 6 million
٩- السواحلية
(Kiswahili)
Translated by: Dr. Abdullah Mohammad Abu Bakr and Shaikh Nasser Khamis Abdulrahman
Regions where spoken: Eastern and central regions of Ifriqiya, such as Kenya, Tanzania and Zaire
Speakers: About 50 million
١٠- الشيشوا
(Nyanja)
Translated by: Shaikh Khalid Ibrahim Pitala
Regions where spoken: Malawi, and neighboring countries, such as South Africa and Mozambique
Speakers: Almost 5 million
١١- الصومالية
(Af-Soomaali)
Translated by: Shaikh Mahmoud Mohammad Abdo
Regions where spoken: Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya and Ethiopia
Speakers: Almost 6 million
١٢- العفرية
(Afar)
Translated by: An elite of scholars under the supervision of Shaikh Mahmoud Abdul Kader Hamza
Regions where spoken: Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea
Speakers: More than 6 million
١٣- الفولانية [بالحرف العربي]
[in Latin letters]
Translated by: Shaikh Abdul Quddus Gallo
Regions where spoken: West Africa between Senegal and Lake Chad
Speakers: Almost 8 million
١٤- الفولانية [بالحرف اللاتيني]
[in Latin letters]
Translated by: The National Association of Local Languages in Burkina Faso
Regions where spoken: West Africa between Senegal and Lake Chad
Speakers: Almost 8 million
١٥- اللنغالا
(Lingala)
Translated by: Shaikh Zakaria Mohammad Balangongo
Regions where spoken: Congo
Speakers: About 12 million
١٦- الملاغاشية
(Malagasy)
Translated by: Shaikh Absar Saeed Arsin and others
Regions where spoken: Madagascar and Comoros
Speakers: More than 5 million
١٧- الهـوسـا
(هَرْشَن هَوْسَ)
Translated by: Shaikh Abu Bakr Mahmoud Jumi
Regions where spoken: Nigeria, Niger and neighboring countries
Speakers: About 65 million
١٨- اليـوربـا
(Èdè Yorùbá)
Translated by: A committee of Scholars
Regions where spoken: Nigeria, Benin and Togo
Speakers: Almost 20 million