Writing the Noble Qur’an Without the Arabic Original

Question

The Noble Qur’an “Roshan Chiragh” (“The Bright Lamp”) by Mawlana Fath Muhammad Khan Jalandhari, which has an Urdu translation — in it the translation is written entirely in Urdu; the reference to the juz’, surah, ruku‘ and ayah number is indeed given, but there is not a single Arabic word in it. Is the above-mentioned Qur’an fit to be buried [when worn out]?

Answer

The Noble Qur’an was revealed in the Arabic language; its translation and tafsir in any language is valid, but preserving and printing the original Arabic text is necessary. By merely placing the numbers of the juz’, surah, ruku‘ and ayah, when the original Arabic is not present alongside, there arises the possibility that this translation itself might be taken for the Noble…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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