Andre du Ryer
Encyclopedia
André Du Ryer was a French
orientalist
who wrote the third western translation of the Qur'an
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French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
orientalist
Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
who wrote the third western translation of the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
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Works
- Grammaire turque (1630)
- GulistanGulistan of Sa'diThe Gulistan is a landmark literary work in Persian literature, perhaps its single most influential work of prose. Written in 1259 CE, it is one of two major works of the Persian poet Sa'di, considered one of the greatest medieval Persian poets. It is also one of his most popular books, and...
, ou l'empire des roses (1634) - L'Alcoran de MahometL'Alcoran de MahometL'Alcoran de Mahomet was the third western translation of the Qur'an, preceded by Lex Mahumet pseudoprophete and the translation by Mark of Toledo...
(1647)
External links
- http://www.msgr.ca/msgr-2/Koran%20-%20Nativity%20-%2001.htm
- http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/booksea.cgi?ISBN=0197144020