Translating Repetition in the Holy Qur’an: A Diachronic Analysis of Rhetorical Equivalence in English Translations
In this study, the translation of repetition, which is a crucial rhetorical and stylistic aspect of the Qur’an, is analyzed in four major English translations of the Qur’an that span three centuries: Sale (1734), Rodwell (1861), Khan (1905), and Qaribullah and Darwish (2001). Qur’anic repetition has various purposes, s...