The Holy Quran
Every edition the Community prints, held on our own shelves. The Arabic text is identical in all of them; what changes is the translation beside it, the commentary beneath it, and how heavy it is to carry. If you are not sure which you want, the notes below say who each one is for — or ring the bookshop and ask.
Study editions and commentaries
For reading with rather than reciting from: a translation with commentary running underneath, or the Arabic word-by-word.
Translations
28 languages, Arabic text on facing pages throughout. Sewn hardback with a gold-blocked spine. If the language you want is not listed, ask — the Community has published in over seventy and we can order in.
Most requested
Europe
South Asia
Africa and East Asia
Which one should I buy?
Reading on your own, in English
The Short Commentary. Sher Ali's translation with Malik Ghulam Farid's notes beneath it, in one volume.
Carrying it about
The slim Khat-e-Manzoor edition — full Arabic text, under 400g, fits a coat pocket.
Learning the Arabic
The Urdu split-word translation, which puts the meaning of each word directly beneath it.
A gift, or a mosque library
The boxed Arabic Tafseer-e-Kabeer, or any of the hardback translations above.
Read it free, first
Every edition on this page is also on alislam.org at no charge, in full, with audio. Nobody needs to buy a Quran to read one. This page exists because a printed copy is a different thing from a screen — and because the UK needs somewhere to get one.