A Critical Review on the Translation of the Book of Imām Qāsim bin Ibrāhīm and the Theological Principles of Zaidiyyah

Document Type : pajoohesh

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10.22081/jap.2023.74267

Abstract

The book of Imām Qāsim bin Ibrāhīm and the theological principles of Zaidiyyah is one of the noteworthy works of Wilferd Madelung, a famous and contemporary Islamic scholar. After more than half a century since the initial publication of this book in the German language, recently, a Persian translation of it has been published by Mrs. Shirin Shadfar. The mentioned translation, if it were done with more precision and revision, would be a more useful and acceptable work. Some of the most obvious problems in this translation are: A number of unintelligible and vague sentences and phrases, complicated, confusing, and non-fluent text, incorrect or inaccurate translations, slips in recording names and proper nouns, and editing, spelling, and typographical errors. .

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