Abstract

This research seeks to examine the relation between the ideology and translation moreover it focuses on the orientalist English translations of the Qur an The Qur an Translated with a Critical Re-arrangement of the Surahs by Richard Bell The research discusses Prophet Muhammad and the historical situation of the Qur an according to the orientalists perspective the origin of the Qur an the form structure and style of the Qur an the compilation of the Qur an the chronological order of Qur anic and verses stages of the revelation and the sources of the Qur an the biography of Richard Bell features of his translation objectives sources readership motives structure method and the period to produce After that exploring the ideological effects of translation through exploring the mistranslation and misinterpretation of the translation Lastly Richard Bell s competence and mindset