Can a Non Muslim read the Quran in English only?

Please speak respect fully sister arachnide. If we don't know about these things then it is best to ask a scholar.
 
It is good to learn and read quran online from experienced tutors.learn quran online is a good way for all Muslims and i suggest to learn quran online for those kids who cant drive their kids to mosques.
 
I am reading the Qur'an right now (in English), I wasn't aware there was an issue.

If I had to learn Arabic first I would never read it. I have no natural ability at languages.
 
Muj4h1d4~, I will speak respect for sister Ariadne. She has made a very good point for which you seem to have no actual rebuttal. This man may have been discouraged from finding the straight path because of his physical appearance--in just the same way that some people may be discouraged from finding The Qur'an for not being allowed to read it just because they're not already Muslims. Ease of dawah makes for better dawah. It does not take years of scholarly training to know that.
 
No there Non muslims can read Quran in Arabic too if they know Arabic.I suggest to read quran in Arabic but keep a translation book in any language for this.THis will help to understand Ayats of Quran more clearly and it helps better understanding of Arabic after a non Muslim accepts Islam.
 
Salaams,

I also hear similar variations to the points above and I draw my conclusions as below (for myself)

Quran in Arabic are the words of Allah, hence sacred and should be handled with due respect and state of purity.
Quran with translations or translated is no longer 100% the word of Allah and hence not bound by the strict codes of handling the Quran with pure Arabic text but should still be treated with respect.

Peace
 
I myself have handled the Qur'an in English and Arabic format and my Muslim friends seem not to mind. I admit they are perhaps not extremely devout but regardless they have taught me a lot and the issue of a non Muslim touching the canonical Arabic Qur'an has never occurred. I have learned quite a bit of Arabic from them and also and though they seem to be light on the whole 'dawah' issue they involve me in quite a bit of their Islamic activities. I am still the outsider looking inside of course
 
Re: Can a Non Muslim read the Quran in English only? Muhammad was forbidden to recite the Holy Quran by his enemies the Quraysh pagans. The reason is that there is a Spiritually entrancing flow of the words when you recite the Quran in Arabic that lures the listener in, making him/her want to embrace Islam. The pagans did not want this. They wanted Arabia to remain a pagan country so they could control the people. This did not deter The Prophet though, he kept reciting it. The point I'm making is that reading the Quran in Arabic is definitely better. But you can get a very good general idea of what the Quran is saying by reading it in English. I would also recommend you give your family member a copy of "What Everyone Should Know About Islam and Muslims" by Suzanne Haneef. Peace, chuck
 
The important thing to keep in mind is that with any translation of a book from one language to another, the content that the entity that originally transmitted the book to the transcriber will be lost. For instance, think of it this way. When the prophet who relayed the Quran to us was spoken to, he was spoken to in Arabic (or perhaps in some universal language that he was only capable of articulating into Arabic?). If you translate the Arabic into Mayan, there will be cultural concepts that will be lost. Consider the Liber Ivonis, a 15th century translation of this text into English will automatically be flawed and imperfect.

Any translation of the Quran into a language other than Arabic is not the Quran.
 

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