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Muhammad Asad
who has taught [man] the use of the pen –
Arthur John Arberry
who taught by the Pen
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He Who taught (the use of) the pen,
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ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Transliteration-3
alladhī ʿallama bil-qalami
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Who taught by the pen
Word by Word (2021)
The One Who taught by the pen,
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
who has taught [man] the use of the pen –
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
Who teacheth by the pen
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He Who taught (the use of) the pen,
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Who taught by the pen—
Safi Kaskas 2025
Who taught by the pen.
Wahiduddin Khan
who taught by the pen
Shakir
Who taught (to write) with the pe
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
He Who taught by the pen.
T.B.Irving
[it is He] Who teaches by means of the pen,
Abdul Hye
who has taught (writing) by the pen,
Saeed Malik
HE WHO taught with the pen
The Study Quran
Who taught by the Pen
Talal Itani & AI (2025)
He who taught by the pen.
Talal Itani (2012)
He who taught by the pen
Dr. Kamal Omar
That Who taught — with the pen
M. Farook Malik
Who taught by the pen
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Who taught by the pen
Muhammad Sarwar
who, by the pen, taught the human being
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
who imparted knowledge by means of the pen
Shabbir Ahmed
Who has taught the use of the pen
Dr. Munir Munshey
He it is, Who imparted knowledge by the pen
Syed Vickar Ahamed
He, Who taught (the use of) the pen—
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
Who taught by the pen
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)
The One who taught by the pen.
Abdel Haleem
who taught by [means of] the pen
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Who hath taught mankind by the pen
Ahmed Ali
Who taught by the pen
Aisha Bewley
He who taught by the pen,
Ali Ãœnal
Who has taught (human) by the pen –
Ali Quli Qara'i
who taught by the pen
Hamid S. Aziz
Who teaches by the pen
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
the One Who taught by the pen.
Bilal Muhammad 2018
He Who taught the use of the pen
Musharraf Hussain
Who taught with the Pen,
Maududi
Who taught by the pen
Mohammad Shafi
Who taught by the pen —
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Who taught writing by the pen.
Rashad Khalifa
Teaches by means of the pen
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
who taught by the pen
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Who taught by the pen
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
Who taught/instructed by the pen/writing utensil
Bijan Moeinian
.. taught you how to use the pen [and in this way separated you from other animals who cannot use the pen]
Faridul Haque
The One Who taught to write with the pen
Sher Ali
Who taught by the pen
Edip Yuksel
The One who taught by the pen.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Who taught man (reading and writing) by the pen
Amatul Rahman Omar
Who taught knowledge by means of the pen
Hilali - Khan
Who has taught (the writing) by the pen (the first person to write was Prophet Idrees (Enoch) )
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry
who taught by the Pen
George Sale
Who taught the use of the pen
Edward Henry Palmer
Who taught the pen
John Medows Rodwell
Who hath taught the use of the pen;
N J Dawood 2014
who by the pen taught
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi
who (Ellazii) has taught (Ällama) by (Bi) the pen (68:1) (El'Qalam);
Fode Drame
He who taught through the pen.
MunirMezyed2023
Who taught by the pen,
Mustaqim
Who taught with the pen,
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation
the One Who taught by the pen—
Linda "iLham" Barto
He taught by the pen.
Irving/Hegab
[it is He] Who teaches by means of the pen,
Samy Mahdy
The one who taught by the pen.
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
who has taught the use of the pen,
Qarai
who taught by the pen,
Thomas Cleary
who taught by the pen,
Ahmed Hulusi
Who taught (programmed the genes and the essential qualities) by the Pen.
Mubarakpuri
Who has taught by the pen.
A. S. Mohamed
The One who taught by the pen,
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
Who taught by the Pen
[Al-Muntakhab]
He taught by the pen, (the main instrument of learning and knowledge, the instrument of authorship)
Mir Aneesuddin
Who taught with the pen.
The Wise Quran Project
The one who taught with the pen,
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
He Who taught (the use of) the pen,
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
The One who taught by the pen.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
The One who taught by the pen
OLD Word by Word
The One Who taught by the pen
Transliteration
Allathee AAallama bialqalami