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==Translations==
==Translations==
The whole collection was translated to English by Muhsin Khan. His translations uses the 97 books version. The collection was translated into many other languages <ref>http://www.australianislamiclibrary.org/sahih-bukhari.html<ref>.
The whole collection was translated to English by Muhsin Khan. His translations uses the 97 books version. The collection was translated into many other languages <ref>http://www.australianislamiclibrary.org/sahih-bukhari.html</ref>.


The English names of the books often aren't a literal translation of the Arabic original. For example the book "كتاب السلم" (''kitaab us-sallam'', book of payment) is named "A book of Sales in which a Price is paid for Goods to be Delivered Later". Other times they are so literal, that they are actually not translation, but only a transliteration, for example "Khusoomaat" (Quarrels).
The English names of the books often aren't a literal translation of the Arabic original. For example the book "كتاب السلم" (''kitaab us-sallam'', book of payment) is named "A book of Sales in which a Price is paid for Goods to be Delivered Later". Other times they are so literal, that they are actually not translation, but only a transliteration, for example "Khusoomaat" (Quarrels).