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From: zafir@unssun.nevada.edu (Zia Zafir)
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Subject: Re: On Line Qur'an
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Date: 6 Jun 91 13:29:24 GMT
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>alm. /dlk alktb la ryb fyh. hdN llmtqyn all/dyn ywmnwn blgyb w
>yqymwn alslwt w mma rzqnahm ynfqwn.

	This is a good idea but the way you are doing the transliteration
	is objectionable.  It seems that each arabic letter is replaced
	with an English letter.  This is OK if you know how to read
	arabic and are familiar with the arabic alphabets.  But in my
	opinion the objective of a transliteration should be that
	it could be read by anyone whether he is familiar with the
	arabic alphabets or not.  This inlcudes lot of new muslims
	who do not know how to read arabic but they want to read the
	Quran rather than reading translations.

	for this reason, I think transliteration should be based upon
	how we read a particular verse.  We need some rules and
	standards for this which could be set up.

	For example the first verses could be written as

	alif laam meem.  dhalikal kitabe la rayb-a-feehi hudal lil muttaqeen.

Zia Zafir