The first known translation of the Quran into English was done by George Sale, an English scholar and Orientalist, and was published in 1734. Sale’s translation was titled “The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammed,” and was based on a French translation of the Quran by Andre du Ryer.

Sale’s translation was significant because it provided the English-speaking world with its first direct access to the Quran, which had previously been largely unknown and misunderstood in the West. However, Sale’s translation was criticized for its bias against Islam and for its lack of accuracy and fidelity to the Arabic original. Despite these criticisms, Sale’s translation remained the most widely read English translation of the Quran for many years, and it paved the way for later, more accurate translations.