A Comparative Study of Shifts in English Translations of The Quran: A Case Study on “Yusuf” Chapter

During the history of Translation Studies (henceforth TS), numerous theorists have
provided different models, procedures and theories of translation studies. A
controversial aspect, however, goes to the methods and procedures applied in the
translations of sacred texts such as The Quran or The Bible. The underlying reason
for such debate might go back to the sensitivity of such texts. As an example, the
French humanist Dolet was burned at the stake after being accused of blasphemy
and condemned by the theological faculty of the Sorbonne University in 1546. The
same happened to Tvndale and Wycliffe's works which were banned. Moreover,
many other sad endings happened during the history of sacred text translation (as
cited in Munday, 2008, p. 23).