Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary is an English translation of the Qur'an by the anglophile British Indian Ismaili Bohri Shi'ite Muslim civil servant Abdullah Yusuf Ali during the British Raj. It has become among the most widely known English translations of the Qur'an, due in part to its prodigious use of footnotes.

The Quran is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God – Allah. It is organized in 114 chapters – surah which consist of verses – āyāt. This English translation of Quran was made by the anglophile British Indian civil servant Abdullah Yusuf Ali.