Learn Spanish with Tomísimo! » legal issues http://www.tomisimo.org All about learning Spanish and English and the Tomísimo bilingual dictionary Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 Translating a Book Could Cost you your Life http://www.tomisimo.org/blog/2009/translating/translating-a-book-could-cost-you-your-life/ http://www.tomisimo.org/blog/2009/translating/translating-a-book-could-cost-you-your-life/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:25:11 +0000 David http://www.tomisimo.org/?p=528 (Kabul, Afghanistan) Six men have been imprisoned for their part in translating the Quran into one of the languages spoken in Afghanistan. They are accused of modifying and trying to supplant the original Arabic version of the Quran, Islam’s holy book. The men will go on trial on Sunday.

The translation was made in an attempt to help Afghans who don’t speak Arabic, but has caused an outcry among Muslims who insist that the original Arabic verses should have appeared alongside the translated version.

Afgahnistan has no laws against translating the Quran, but Zalmai is accused of translating the book in violation of Islamic Shariah law.

Ahmad Ghaws Zalmai, who printed the translation, was arrested as he tried to flee to Pakistan, and now faces a death sentence.

Translators have commented that a translation becomes a separate, but related text and does not replace or challenge the veracity of the original.

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