We have also sought to be as eloquent as possible, in an effort to reflect something of the inimitable eloquence of Quranic Arabic. We have sought to make use of the full possibilities of the English language without the pretext of wanting to be so up-to-date in word usages that our rendition would soon become out-of-date. On The Study Quran’s English translation, Nasr writes:

The Study Quran took ten years to complete. Nasr recruited Rustom as an assistant editor after the translation and essays had been completed. Sections of the translation and commentary were apportioned to the three editors, who worked under the oversight of Nasr and in consultation with each other to preserve the unity of the project. Nasr chose Dagli, Dakake, and Lumbard, all Americans and former students of his, as General Editors. He also insisted that all the editors would be Muslim. Nasr had several conditions for the work: firstly, that it would avoid modernistic and fundamentalist interpretations of the Quran, instead favouring a range of traditional interpretations. Nasr initially declined, but after the publisher told him that the book would not happen without him, he felt obligated to lead the project. The idea of an English-language Quran for scholars and students was originally proposed to Nasr by HarperOne (then HarperSanFrancisco), who wanted Nasr as the editor-in-chief. Alongside a new English translation and extensive commentary, The Study Quran features numerous essays, maps, and other material. Caner Dagli, Maria Massi Dakake, and Joseph Lumbard prepared the translation, wrote the commentary, and also served as general editors, and Mohammed Rustom contributed as an assistant editor.

The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary is a 2015 English-language edition of the Quran edited by Seyyed Hossein Nasr and published by HarperOne.

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