Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 3:3
16 scholarly English translations of verse 3 from Surah Ali 'Imran, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliIt is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong).
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanIt is He Who has sent down the Book (the Quran) to you (Muhammad SAW) with truth, confirming what came before it. And he sent down the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel).
He has verily revealed to you this Book, in truth and confirmation of the Books revealed before, as indeed He had revealed the Torah and the Gospel
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanHe has sent down to you (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) this true Book (the Holy Qur’an), confirming the Books before it, and He sent down the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Bible). –
He has sent down upon thee the Book with the truth, confirming what was before it, and He sent down the Torah and the Gospel
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiHe hath revealed unto thee the Book with truth confirming that which went before it; and He sent down the Taurat and Injil.
He sent down to you the Book with the Truth, confirming what came before it; and He sent down the Torah and the Gospel.
He has revealed this Book to you, setting forth the truth and confirming the earlier Books, and earlier He revealed the Torah and Gospel
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriIt is He Who has sent down the Book to you with truth, confirming what came before it. And He sent down the Tawrah and the Injil,
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture with truth, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, even as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.
He has sent down to you the Book with the truth, confirming what was [revealed] before it, and He had sent down the Torah and the Evangel
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad DarwishHe has sent down to you the Book with the truth, confirming what preceded it; and He has sent down the Torah and the Gospel (of Prophet Jesus which has been lost)
He has sent the Book (Quran) to you (Muhammad) in all Truth. It confirms the original Bible. He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirHe has revealed to you the Book with truth, verifying that which is before it, and He revealed the Tavrat and the Injeel aforetime, a guidance for the people, and He sent the Furqan.
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanHe has sent down the Book to you with truth, which fulfils [the predictions] in the Scriptures that preceded it: He sent down the Torah and the Gospel