The Sahih International translation is an English-language translation of the Quran. Published by the Publishing House Dar Abul Qasim in Saudi Arabia, it is one of the world's most popular Quran translations.
Translated by three American women, Umm Muhammad (Emily Assami), Mary Kennedy, and Amatullah Bantley,: 1997, The Qur’ān [Saheeh International]] Translation it uses un-archaic language.Dogmatic Approaches of Qur’ān Translators: Linguistic and Theological Issues, Somia Qudah-Refai Notable conventions include rendering the God in Islam as Allah as they believe it is not acceptable to use the English word.
The translation has been described as biased towards "Sunni orthodoxy," which, according to authors, requires words to be inserted in square parentheses."The Quran: A Complete Revelation", 2016, Sam Gerrans. It has been sponsored and promoted by Salafi followers. For those reasons, it has been defined as an ultraconservative translation.
Ṣaḥīḥ () may be translated as "authentic"Google Translate or "sound."
Translators Emily Assami was born in California into an atheist family. She studied Arabic at Damascus University. She converted to Islam and is known as Umm Muhammad or Aminah.
Mary Kennedy was born in Orlando. She was a former Christian who converted to Islam.
Amatullah Bantley was a former Catholic Christian. She was introduced to Islam through international Muslim students. She converted to Islam in 1986 and eventually moved to Saudi Arabia.
See also The Qur'an with Annotated Interpretation in Modern English English translations of the Quran
References
External links THE QUR'AN Saheeh International