Robert of Ketton's 1143 translation of the Quran for Peter the Venerable, Lex Mahumet pseudoprophete, was the first into a Western language (Latin). Alexander Ross offered the first English version in 1649, from the French translation of L'Alcoran de Mahomet (1647) by Andre du Ryer. In 1734, George Sale produced the first scholarly translation of the Quran into English; another was produced by Richard Bell in 1937, and yet another by Arthur John Arberry in 1955. All these translators were non-Muslims. There have been numerous translations by Muslims. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has published translations of the Quran in 50 different languages besides a five-volume English commentary and an English translation of the Quran. COUNT 5
QSN1 In which year was the Quran first translated into a Western language? ANS1 1143 QSN2 Which organization offers versions of the Quran in 50 languages? ANS2 Ahmadiyya Muslim Community QSN3 Whose French translation of the Quran was the model for the first English version? ANS3 Andre du Ryer QSN4 Who completed the first Latin version of the Quran? ANS4 Robert of Ketton QSN5 In which language was Alexander Ross' version of the Quran published in 1649? ANS5 English