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urn:uuid:79fdfacc-265f-41cd-8b3d-f7ec3881dbdd 03 01 01 urn:uuid:79fdfacc-265f-41cd-8b3d-f7ec3881dbdd 15 9781805114901 06 10.11647/OBP.0444 00 EB E101 10 Creative Commons License 02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ 10 02 27538044 01 02 The Global Qur'an 01 01 Qur’an Translations in the Eastern Bloc and Beyond 1 B01 21 0000-0001-7909-7893 Elvira Kulieva 2 B01 21 0000-0001-6603-5116 Johanna Pink 3 B01 21 0000-0002-8305-1166 Mykhaylo Yakubovych 01 eng 00 340 03 B2 Archaeology and Religion 04 BP131.14 93 QRPF1 20 Qur'an translations 10 REL037000 B2 Linguistics 20 Post-communist societies 93 QRVC 10 REL017000 93 1QFW 20 Islamic authority 10 REL084000 93 5PGP 10 HIS032020 20 Religious identity 20 Eastern Bloc history 10 HIS037070 20 State policies on religion 01 06 03 00 <p>This book offers the first comprehensive exploration of Qur’an translations across the diverse landscapes of the former Eastern Bloc, from Uzbekistan to the German Democratic Republic. With a focus on how Islamic texts have been shaped by state policies, ideological shifts, and religious identities, it traces connections between these regions and the wider world, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and China. This volume draws on perspectives from both Sunni and Shia traditions, as well as contributions by non-Muslim scholars. Through archival research and close textual analysis, the contributors demonstrate how translations of the Qur’an have served not only as religious texts but also as reflections of profound transformations in national and religious identities in communist and post-communist societies. </p><p>Qur’an translations have gained prominence within the modern Muslim publishing world, and their analysis reveals a dynamic interplay between local politics and global Islamic discourse. They have become symbols of religious resurgence, cultural renewal, and intellectual exchange—but also objects of persecution and contestation. Based on multilingual sources, this collection is an essential resource for understanding Qur’an translations as a significant scholarly and cultural phenomenon in the modern era.</p> 04 00 Acknowledgements Transliteration Notes Contributors List of Illustrations Introduction Elvira Kulieva and Johanna Pink Part I: Qur’an Translations Across National Boundaries 1. Hybrid Subjectivity in a Translation of the Qur’an: al-Ramzī’s Farewell to Sufism Alfrid Bustanov 2. ‘Vernacular Qur’anic Space’ within Post-Soviet Uzbekistan: A Qur’an Translation by a Leader of the Turkestani Émigré Community, and its Uzbek Competition Filipp Khusnutdinov 3. ‘I Quenched the Thirst of Seventy Million’: Sumayya ʿAfīfī, an Egyptian Qur’an Translator for a Post-Soviet Readership Elvira Kulieva Part II: State Policies and Qur’an Translations 4. The State, ‘Official’ ʿUlamāʾ and Tatar Qur’an Commentary-Translations in Russia Elmira Akhmetova 5. A ‘Qur’an Race’ in the Cold War: Max Henning’s Qur’an Translation in the German Democratic Republic Johanna Pink 6. Constructing a Qur’an-Based sīra in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan: Denominational Approaches to the Prophet’s Biography in Azerbaijani Qur’an Translations Elnura Azizova 7. Implications of Theological Diversity in Shii-Authored Translations of the Qur’an and tafsīrs into Russian Akif Tahiiev Index About the Team 01 00 03 02 https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0444_frontcover.jpg Open Book Publishers 01 Open Book Publishers Cambridge, UK 04 01 20250521 02 WORLD 06 15 9781805114871 06 15 9781805114888 06 15 9781805114895 06 15 9781805114918 06 15 9781805114901 WORLD 09 Open Book Publishers 29 Publisher's website: download the title https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0444.epub 20 02 20250521 02 7.99 USD WORLD 09 Open Book Publishers 02 Publisher's website: web shop https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0444 20 02 20250521 02 7.99 USD WORLD