The first translation of the Holy Quran into English was done in 1649 by Alexander Ross.

Alexander Ross (1590–1654) was a Scottish Christian cleric, orientalist and a chaplain to King Charles I, known for making the first complete English translation of the Quran on May 7, 1649. The translation was named “The Alcoran of Mahomet” and is actually translated from a French translation by André du Ryer published in 1647, and not from original Arabic (Ross did not know Arabic). Some have stated that the original author of this translation is anonymous, but it is attributed to Ross due to his writing a caveat to it. The translation is at times widely different from the original. Notwithstanding the protestant missionary and combative tone of the translation, it stands out as the first English translation of the Quran.