The Message of The Qura`n is Translated and Explained by Allama Muhammad Asad.  The Message of the Qur`an is an English translation and interpretation of the Qur`an by Muhammad Asad, an Austrian Jew who converted to Islam. The book was first published in Gibraltar in 1980 and has since been translated into several other languages. It is considered one of the most influential Quranic Translations of the modern age.