A Comparison between Two Different Translations of the book “Following Muhammad”

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Following Muhammadis one of the most important works written by Carl Ernest, a contemporary Islamologist, in response to the misconceptions about Islam in West. In the following work, the author compares the two translations of this book done by Ghāsemkākāie and HasanNourāieBidokht, and discusses their advantages and flaws. Because of the importance of the fifth chapter of the book, named Spirituality in Action, the author has focused on this part, and briefly studied the other chapters of the book. Regarding this, he compares the words and phrases used in these two translations; and in some cases adds his own suggestions.

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