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Biography Primary Sources of Information Secondary Sources of Information Works on Christian-Muslim RelationsΑ Greek translation of the QurʾanChristos Simelidis

Α Greek translation of the Qurʾan Unknown Date: First half of the 9th century Original Language: Greek DescriptionIn his  Refutation of the book fabricated by the Arab Muḥammad, Nicetas of Byzantium (fl. c. 860-85) quotes about 230 verses of the Qurʾan in Greek translation. The translator was not Nicetas himself, since Nicetas sometimes misunderstands the Greek translation or wants to elevate its vernacular language. A small number of qurʾanic verses are also cited in the Anathemas of the conversion ritual for Muslims wis…