
Support Translations of Arabic Islamic Texts
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Genres of Arabic Books For Translation:
- Hadith Books: classical books of Hadith compilations as well as specific scholarly works that discuss the authenticity or weakness of certain Hadiths
- Qur’anic Tafsir: Exegesis of the Qur’an - a genre that has very little in English. Surah by Surah, select chapters, and even big bodies of encyclopedic Tafsir books.
- History: Islamic history is rich and much of it is unexplored due to the language barrier.
- Sirah (Prophetic Biographies): Although a great deal of this genre is translated to English, there’s still much more that has not been that be provide useful and valuable to the average Muslim!
and others!
About me & this GoFundMe
Assalam ‘Alaikum wa Rahmatullah,
My name is Mukhtar, and I’m a lover of Islamic knowledge.
Ever since I was a junior in High School, I had aspirations to study Islam - not to pursue any sort of scholarship, but to simply learn and understand my faith at a higher level.
Being of non-Arab background, my native tongue is actually Farsi. I had to put in many years of Arabic studies to finally get a grasp of the language, only to then be able to read Arabic texts (with a LOT of help from my Hans-Wehr dictionary!!). I had the privilege of dedicating years of my life to study Arabic, just to get to where I am now in the language - which is still far from proficient.
Many of my friends and family, however, do not have the luxury of committing so much time to learning an entirely new language. Hence, English translations are incredibly valuable. Unfortunately, there is a serious lack of effort in the Arabic-English translation world - mostly due to 1) resources (time, finances, etc) 2) lack of man-power (one-man team = years to complete the translation of a single book).
So what is this GoFundMe for?
I’ve never set up a GoFundMe before, but I recently have collaborated with a team of brothers who are just as passionate about Arabic-English translation of Islamic texts as I am. What we’re hoping to achieve through this GoFundMe is:
1) Crowd source financial support for translation projects
2) Suggested books to have translated
3) Be able to monetarily support the individuals who dedicate their time to this translation work
Through a collaborated effort and teams of passionate individuals dedicated to our objective - we’re hoping to raise funds here and quickly produce translations of Islamic texts, across different schools of thought in an effort to create accessibility for intellectual understanding.
Our first goal is set to be able to support the first text, and to roll over the rest into the next text!
Please consider donating to this cause, and drop your suggestions for texts you would like to see translated! Thank you and may Allah bless you!
Organizer
Mukhtar Ahmad
Organizer
Fairfax, VA