Context: I have no background in Islam and know no one who practices. I do not speak or read any Arabic. I want to get a proper introduction to these teachings, and I find the best way to do that is go straight to the source. Seeing as how I can't read the source-source, though, I'll settle for a good translation. My experience with translations of the Bible has taught me that picking the right one can be a great benefit. Oftentimes, it seems, less than scrupulous translators with play with things to further enforce viewpoints that they may hold but the original authors may have not intended.
Also, are there any texts beyond the Quran that are important to read? I know in Judaism they study more than simply the Torah in many cases, and from the little I know about Islam it seems that the Quran is not the last book on the reading list as well.
There are somewhat local resources that normally would be avaliable to me, but with the virus most places are shut down. Note that I'm primarily looking into this from an academic perspective but I am open minded.
I really appreciate any help. I come from a family and an area where inqueries like this would be met with scorn and ridicule, so taking this step in moving forward is significant to me. Also purchase links (or any resource avaliable to get my own physical copy) would be super helpful!
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