The ‘Word of God’ Becomes the ‘Words of God’ in English Translations of the Quran

Hassan Badr holds a PhD in comparative linguistics, and is a lecturer at the Department of English at Benghazi University, Libya. He is interested in applied linguistics, semantics and pragmatics, and his publications include “Demystifying Phraseology: Implications for Translating Quranic Phraseological Units” in Advances in Language and Literary Studies and “Assessing the Translation Quality of Quranic Collocations: For better or for worse” in the International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation.

Dr Karim Menacere has broad teaching and research experience, extending over 40 years, as a senior university lecturer in the UK, France and Algeria. His publications include The Impact of French on the African Vernacular Languages: For Better or for Worse? (2015) and “When More Does Not Mean Better” in Selecting a Research Methodology and Methods (2016).