Koran Sudrïn (the Mongolian translation of the Qur'an)

Koran Sudrïn is a Mongolian rendering of the meanings of the Qur'an published by the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs in 2020, probably the first Mongolian translation published outside Mongolia by a well-known Muslim institution. ¹

Muslims are around five per cent of Mongolia's population, most of Kazakh origin and living in Bayan-Ölgii province, and the idea of the translation came from this minority. ¹ An earlier translation by the politician and writer Tserenpiliyn Gombosüren appeared in 2008, but relied mainly on secondary sources and had a limited print run. ¹

It was translated by Marhabagayin Salih, who holds an MA in religious studies and teaches Arabic, with Bezhzhegiyin Battogtoh as Islamic proofreader and Taukein Sultan, a writer, translator and former member of parliament, as editor. ¹

Its short introduction calls it a gift from the Turkish state to the people of Mongolia and says it was translated from the Arabic. ¹ It has no footnotes or commentary, only short bracketed insertions naming addressees or explaining meanings, and an index of terms; some names of prophets and scriptures appear in the forms Mongolian took under Russian influence. ¹

It was printed in significant numbers and is distributed free of charge, and Mykhaylo Yakubovych expects it to hold a notable place in the history of Islam in Mongolia. ¹

• Mykhaylo Yakubovych, "Qur'an translation of the week #199", The Global Qur'an, 2024. ¹