Giving the kuffaar a translation of the meanings of the Qur’aan

 

I am trying to convert some Christians and "Free thinkers" into Islam and they seem to be interested in knowing what is in the Qur'an. They have both read the Bible and they believe it is Holy, but with contradictions. I, however told them that the Qur'an unlike the Bible has no contradictions  in it and that it contains all the information about this World and the hearafter that they need to know. They are however yet to believe.As a method of proving this, I was going to buy them each a copy of the Holy Qur'an translated by Muhammad Asad. They have promised to read it and tell me what they think. Do you think this is a good idea?

Praise
be to Allaah.

A translation of the meanings of the Qur’aan is not
considered to be Qur’aan, and it does not have the same status in all
aspects. Rather it is like a tafseer (commentary, exegesis) of the Qur’aan
in Arabic, which explains the meanings and assists in understanding.
On this basis, it is permissible  to give the kuffaar a translation
of the meanings of the Qur’aan, without the Arabic text, and it is permissible
for them to touch a tafseer in Arabic.

(Fataawa al-Lajnah
al-Daa’imah, 4/133) 

On this basis, it is permissible for you to give
them this translation. May Allaah help us and you to call people to
His way in a good manner. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.