Nüzul Sıralamasını Esas Alan Türkçe Kur’ân Tercümesi: Feminist Bir Yaklaşım

Abstract

The subject of this article is Ayşa Zeynep Abdullah and her translation of the Holy Qur'ān, which is translated according to tartı̄b al-nuzūl. Three questions were traced in the article. First, Did Ayşa Zaynap Abdullah as a women use feminist translation techniques? Second, if she used, then how did she reflect feminist translation techniques as a woman in her translation? The other one pertains to the sources that informed the arrangement of sūrahs in the translation, specifically within the context of tartı̄b al-nuzūl. The present study endeavours to address these inquiries through five distinct sections. In the first part, information about Abdullah's life is given by using data collection and analysis methods. In the second part, the translation's preface was examined using the text analysis method. In the third part, the formal features and methodology of translation are discussed with content/text analysis and comparison methods. The fourth chapter provides illustrative instances wherein the translator's rendition of select verses concerning women is expounded. The final phase culminates in a comparative assessment of the translator's employed translation technique vis-à-vis the strategies inherent to feminist translation paradigms. Conclusively, the findings of this investigation elucidate that the translator, through active intervention in the source text, employs a translation approach aligned with feminist principles, herein referred to as "womanhandling." Ayşa Zeynep Abdullah's translation is largely a literal translation. She does not provide any sources for the translation in any explanations or interventions made in the main text. Through research, it has been determined that the tartı̄b al-nuzūl followed in the translation corresponds to the order attributed to Caliph Uthman. Nevertheless, it is concluded that Ayşa Zeynep Abdullah does not inform the reader about the source of this tartı̄b al-nuzūl.