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The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary

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General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-study-quran-a-new-translation-and-commentary.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-study-quran-a-new-translation-and-commentary

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-the-study-quran-a-new-translation-and-co,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-study-quran-a-new-translation-and-commentary},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Study Quran was produced by a team of Muslim scholars under Seyyed Hossein Nasr working substantially from within the classical exegetical tradition, drawing together centuries of Quranic commentary into one volume with the text's traditional structural divisions marked for readers. That the editorial team situates itself explicitly inside that exegetical lineage, rather than writing as outside observers, is worth naming plainly since it shapes which readings the commentary favors. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with its specific interpretive choices. It is a strong source for how the Qur'an's traditional structure works and for mainstream scholarly Muslim interpretation of its verses. Because it works substantially within the classical exegetical tradition, a claim about a specific minority school's reading, or about purely secular academic Quranic studies, may need a different source alongside it.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

A one volume scholarly translation and commentary produced by a team of specialist Quranic scholars under a named editor in chief, drawing together classical and modern exegesis, a standard current academic reference for the text.

Notes

One-volume scholarly translation and commentary; its introductory material describes the traditional structural divisions of the text into thirty juz, sixty hizb, and the quarter-hizb (rub al-hizb) marks used in the margins of printed mushafs.

Citation

Author

Seyyed Hossein Nasr (editor-in-chief)

Publisher

HarperOne

Publication Year

2015

URL

https://harperone.com/9780061125867/the-study-quran/

Source Type

Critical translation with scholarly introduction

Claims Backed By This Source (2,696 claims)

This source backs 2,696 claims across the atlas. As facts: 2,008 well-attested, 18 scholarly debate, 2 open question. As cited relationships: 346 holds, 5 connected, 1 held Differently. Plus 316 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Scripture Portions, 1,805 claims: 1,394 well-attested, 206 holds, 205 general references.
Articles, 467 claims: 459 well-attested, 2 connected, 6 general references.
Denominations, 87 claims: 78 holds, 9 general references.
Doctrines, 46 claims: 32 well-attested, 14 general references.
Alphabet Letters, 42 claims: 14 scholarly debate, 14 holds, 14 general references.
Virtues, 32 claims: 19 well-attested, 5 holds, 1 connected, 7 general references.
Prayers, 28 claims: 15 well-attested, 2 holds, 11 general references.
Figures, 25 claims: 17 well-attested, 3 holds, 5 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 25 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 open question, 16 holds, 1 general references.
Myths & Sacred Narratives, 23 claims: 13 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 3 holds, 5 general references.
Vices, 22 claims: 13 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 connected, 1 held Differently, 4 general references.
Religious Events, 16 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 4 holds, 5 general references.
Schools of Religious Law, 14 claims: 9 holds, 5 general references.
Open Questions, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
Numbers, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 4 general references.
Realms, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 general references.
Languages, 5 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
Quranic Readings, 5 claims: 5 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Calendars, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Practices, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 general references.
Deities, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Historical Figures, 2 claims: 2 general references.
Mantras, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Religions, 2 claims: 1 open question, 1 general references.
Rituals, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.