How does the teacher deal with Muslim students? Therefore, the teacher needs to understand their religion This book is an English translation of the Holy Qur'an, the Islamic holy book believed by Muslims to be the direct word of God revealed to Prophet Muhammad. The translation is by Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872-1953), a respected Indian Islamic scholar.For Yusuf Ali's complete work: This translation includes not only the English meaning of the Arabic text, but also commentary and explanatory notes