The Islamic Research Academy, headed by Al-Azhar Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, has stated that the Koran must not be translated, even into sign language, because doing so harms its sanctity.
Academy members permitted translation of the content to other languages, but not word-for-word translation.
Source: Al-Ahram, Egypt, September 14, 2008
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