What is Tsvetan Teofanov?
'''Tsvetan Teophanov '''(Bulgarian: Цветан Теофанов; born July 12, 1952), is a Bulgarian figure who has noted for the very first known and famous Bulgarian translation of the [[Qur'an|Quran]], numerous Bulgarian Islamic religious books, and an Arabist. His rise causes his translation of the Quran the most used in the Balkans that was then known throughout the world. == Biography == He has a degree in Arabic Philology from the [[:en:University_of_Baghdad|University of Baghdad]], and a specialization at the [[:en:Cairo_University|University of Cairo]]. He defended his doctoral (PhD) thesis at the Moscow Institute. He lectures on Arabic literature, Quran and the [[Hadith]] (the science of the Prophet's tradition) as well on the phenomenology of prophecy. Doctor of Philology. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology of [[Sofia University]] St. Kliment Ohridski, as well as the Deputy Dean, Director of the Centre of Oral Languages and Cultures and Head of the Department of Arabic and Semitology. {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Teofanov, Tsvetan}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Bulgarian writers]] [[Category:Sofia University faculty]]