This translation is the first Shia translation of the Holy Quran into Russian. The translator (i.e. N.A. Zeynalov) worked on it for 5 years. Previous translations were done either by Oriental scholars or by Sunnis and had many mistakes. That is why Shia Muslims could not use them with confidence. Moreover, the robust tendency for re-translation of the Holy Quran was the fact that those translations were done by individuals who did not hold any religious education, while this translation was performed by a person who studied in Qom for 10 years. During the translation and editing process, the translator was in continuous contact with leading academics in order to solve translation issues.