{"id":7411,"date":"2019-05-01T18:05:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T18:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/7411-quran-translation-in-asante-twi-language-unveiled-in-ghana\/"},"modified":"2019-05-01T18:05:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T18:05:33","slug":"quran-translation-in-asante-twi-language-unveiled-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/7411-quran-translation-in-asante-twi-language-unveiled-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Quran translation in Asante Twi language unveiled in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">A translation of the Holy Quran in Asante Twi language was unveiled in Kumasi, southern Ghana, to help with a better understanding and appreciation of the Holy book for those who cannot read and write the Arabic language.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>A translation of the Holy Quran in Asante Twi language was unveiled in Kumasi, southern Ghana, to help with a better understanding and appreciation of the Holy book for those who cannot read and write the Arabic language.<\/p>\n<p>It took the Muslim cleric, Sheikh Harun Nkansah Agyekum, 40 years to translate the Quran from Arabic to Asante Twi.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, a former Chief Imam of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Lieutenant Colonel Umar Sanda Ahmed, congratulated Sheikh Nkansah Agyekum for the wonderful project and asked for Allah&#8217;s protection for him.<\/p>\n<p>The Ashanti Regional Imam, Sheikh Abdul Mumin, urged Akan speaking Muslims to patronize the Holy book and get better understanding of the contents.<\/p>\n<p>He called for a peaceful co-existence with people from other faiths.<\/p>\n<p>Asante Twi, Ashanti, or Asante is spoken by over 2.8 million Ashanti people. 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