Quran Interpretation in Urdu : A Critical Study

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Mu?ih al-Qur’an (1829) by Shah Abdul Qadir Dehlvi (d. 1815)/Raziul Islam. 2. Taw?ih al-Majidfi Tanqi? Kalam Allah al-?amid (1836) by Sayyid ‘Ali (d. 1843)/Raza Abbas. 3. Tarjuma-i Qur’an (1896) by Nazeer Ahmad Dehlvi (d. 1912)/Mushtaq Ahmad Tijarwi. 4. ?ama’il al-Tafsir (1906) by Abdul Hakeem Khan (d. 1940)/Aiyyoob Akram. 5. Bayan al-Qur’an (1908) by Ashraf Ali Thanwi (d. 1943)/Muhammad Mubeen Saleem. 6. Tarjuman al-Qur’an (1930-36) by Abul Kalam Azad (d. 1958)/Nazeer Ahmad Ab. Majeed. 7. Tafsir Thana’i (1931) by Sanaullah Amritsari (d. 1948)/Abrar Ahmad. 8. Tafsir-i Majidi (1960) by Abdul Majid Daryabadi (d. 1977)/Abdur Raheem Kidwai. 9. ?iya al-Qur’an (1965) by Mohammad Karam Shah Azhari  (d. 1998)/Aiyyoob Akram. 10. Ma‘arif al-Qur’an (1972) by Muhammad Shafi (d. 1976)/Muhammad Mubeen Saleem. 11. Tafhim al-Qur’an (1949-72) by Abul Ala Maududi (d. 1979)/Muhammad Rafiuddin Farooqui. 12. Tadabbur-e Qur’an (1980) by Amin Ahsan Islahi (d. 1997)/Abu Sufyan Islahi. 13. Tadhk?r al-Qur’an (1985) by Wahiduddin Khan (b. 1925)/Gowhar Quadir Wani. 14. A Bibliography of Writings in English on the Qur’an Interpretations in Urdu/Sajid Shaffi. Index.

This edited volume of fourteen insightful chapters and an extensive bibliography brings into light the robust tradition of tafsir in Urdu, which is next only to Arabic and Persian in both quality and quantity. Scores of tafasir in Urdu written in the last two hundred years, including the influential ones by Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Abul Kalam Azad, Abdul Majid Daryabadi, and Abul Ala Mawdudi have addressed, in their own varied ways, the challenges posed by Westernization, modernity and pluralism. This, in turn, underscores the timeless, universal message of the Quran which is valid for all time and place. (jacket)