The Translation of the Holy Qur'an into Sanskrit: Hindu Scholar Gunderao’s Rendering of Sūrat al-Fātiḥa and a Semantic Analysis of the Concepts He Employed Kur’an-ı Kerim’in Sanskrit Diline Tercümesi: Hindu Bilgin Gunderao’nun Fātiḥa Suresi Çevirisi ve Kullandığı Kavramların Semantik Tahlili

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Ankara Universitesi Ilahiyat Fakultesi Dergisi, cilt.66, sa.1, ss.489-506, 2025 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Dergi Adı: Ankara Universitesi Ilahiyat Fakultesi Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, ATLA Religion Database, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Index Islamicus, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.489-506
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hindu-Muslim Relations, Indian Languages, Qur'an Translation, Sanskrit Texts, Semantic, Sūrat al-Fātiḥa, Translation of the Qur’an
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In this study, the translation of the Holy Qur'an into Sanskrit is examined through Hindu scholar Gunderao’s rendering of Sūrat al-Fātiḥa. A semantic analysis is conducted on the expressions used for Islamic terms such as God (Allah), the attributes of God, the Day of Judgment, resurrection, the straight path, blessings, wrath, and misguidance, with particular focus on their reflections within the Indian religious and philosophical tradition. This research paper, which represents the first example of its kind in the Turkish academic literature to the best of our knowledge, aims to contribute to a greater emphasis on the Indian region in the context of Qur'anic studies and to a broader perspective on Hindu-Muslim relations.