Answering a question: \u201cCan reading the Quran\u2019s translation be beneficial?\u201d<\/p>\n
Can reading the Quran\u2019s translation be beneficial?<\/p>\n
I was reciting the translation of the Quran and someone saw me and said I was just reading and not reciting, except that I read the Arabic text, though I can\u2019t read the Arabic text and don\u2019t want to try its transliteration not to give it another meaning.<\/p>\n
From a fiqhi perspective, reading the Quran\u2019s translation doesn\u2019t count as the recitation of the Quran itself and it is for this reason that the ulema have stated: \u201cTouching the writing of the Quran with any part of the body is haram for one who doesn\u2019t have wudu. But if it has been translated to Farsi or any other language, touching the translation isn\u2019t problematic.\u201d [1] They have also said: \u201cOne must learn to recite the prayer without mistakes.\u201d [2] Therefore, one cannot substitute the recitation of surahs Hamd and the other surah with their translations.<\/p>\n
Also, content-wise, no matter how close translations get to the real meaning of the Quran, they still can\u2019t match it. That is why learning Arabic for better understanding of the Quran is very good and holds precedence over other things, nevertheless this doesn\u2019t mean that reading its translation has no benefit. On the contrary, the use of these translations is beneficial to those who do not know Arabic.<\/p>\n