...to read the Qur'an again.
So in the spirit of New Year’s resolutions I decided to reread the Qur’an, something that I have been meaning to do for a very long time now. Instead of making excuses I’m just gonna jump right into it and see how it goes.
I want to read a few translations at the same time just for the sake of good understanding and clarity. So these are the translations that I will read:
1) Yusuf Ali
2) Pickthall
3) Shakir
I've heard they are pretty good and give a rather accurate picture of what the verses mean when combined altogether. I will be reading them here most of the time cause it's just convenient. However, there is also a brilliant website that you can find here which offers many many different translations of the Qur’an and there is also some commentary that comes with it! I will also do my best to read tafsirs as I heard they are important and can give one invaluable insight into the meaning of the verses.
Also, this time I am going to read the Qur’an in the chronological order of revelation cause as far as I am aware the current order is from the longest to the shortest surah. Not sure why but apparently it's easier to keep track of things when you read the Qur'an in the chronological order.
Here you can find a table that explaines the chronological vs traditional order.
Another useful website that I found is quran4u which offers tafsirs in a pdf format. And the last one is the Qur'an Corpus.
Righty! I think I should get down to reading! I will be starting from surah 96.
