Appendix 1, One of the Great Miracles [74:35]
Dr. Khalifa began translating the Quran vowing not to move past any verse until he understood it, and translating A.L.M. took four years, coinciding with the unveiling of the mathematical miracle.“When I saw the truth of God’s word thus distorted, I decided to translate the Quran, at least for the benefit of my own children.”“I vowed to God that I would not move from one verse to the next unless I fully understood it.”“The translation of this verse took four years, and coincided with the divine unveiling of “the secret,” the great mathematical Miracle of the Quran.”
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The existing English translations did not present the truthful message of the Quran, because translators like Yusuf Ali and Pickthall could not overcome their corrupted traditions in rendering 39:45.“In 1968, I realized that the existing English translations of the Quran did not present the truthful message of God’s Final Testament. For example, the two most popular translators, Yusuf Ali and Marmaduke Pickthall, could not overcome their corrupted religious traditions when it came to the Quran’s great criterion in 39:45.”“Thus, Yusuf Ali could not bring himself to present the truth of the Quran, if it exposed his corrupted belief.”“Marmaduke Pickthall translated “ALONE” correctly, but destroyed the criterion by inserting his personal belief in parentheses”
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