The Russian Qur’an Translations in the Early 21th Century: an Analytical Review

The present work completes the cycle of essays on the history of the tradition of translations of the Qur’an into European languages, the initial parts of which were published in the previous issues of the journal. This study is devoted to the analytical review of the most recent translations of the Qur’an into Russian, which appeared at the beginning of the 21st century. It describes the works of A. Gafurov, E. Quliyev, Ch. Guseynov, A. Kyazimov, B. Shidfar, N. Zeynalov, the “Sadra” publishing house, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as publications edited by A. Bakhtiyarov and “Tafsir Hilal” by Muhammad Sadiq Muhammad Yusuf. The conclusion is made about the predominantly theological and confessional nature of the present-day translations.