The Noble Qur'an Word-for-Word Full Color (three-volume set, ten parts per book) is a remarkable and advanced study edition designed to help readers deeply understand the meanings of the Book of Allah in a structured and accessible way.
Compiled by Dar-us-Salam and translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan and Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali, this edition follows the methodology of Ahlus Sunnah wal-Jama'ah and is based on authentic classical sources. It uniquely combines word-by-word rendering with idiomatic translation on the same page.
Why Word-for-Word Changes How You Read
Because it puts the Arabic within reach of someone who does not know Arabic. Instead of trusting a translated sentence, a reader sees which Arabic word carries which meaning — and after a few weeks he starts recognizing words in his prayers that he has recited for years without understanding.
That is a genuinely different experience from reading a translation, and it is the fastest route from no Arabic to some Arabic that does not involve a grammar course.
Why Both Translations Are on the Page
Word-for-word alone reads awkwardly, because Arabic word order and English word order differ. The idiomatic translation beside it gives the sense of the whole verse, so the reader gets the structure and the meaning together.
The color coding ties recurring vocabulary together across the text, which is how the words start to stick.
Who It Is For
Anyone who wants to begin understanding Quranic Arabic without waiting until their Arabic is good enough. Students, teachers, and readers who have owned a translation for years and want to go further.
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