Abdullah Abbas Nadwi (25 December 1925 – 1 January 2006) was an Indian Islamic scholar. He was the author of the ''Vocabulary of the Holy

Qur'an The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , si ...

'' (1983, ). The entries are supplied with examples from Qur'an, searchable by 3-letter roots. He also authored ''Learn the Language of the Holy Qur'an'' (1987, ). He was a prominent

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Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama (translated as, House of Knowledge and Assembly of Scholars University) is an Islamic seminary in Lucknow, India. It was established by the Nadwatul Ulama, a council of Muslim scholars, on 26 September 1898. This edu ...

. He also served in Jamia Ummul Qura University in

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as a teacher for several years.

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Dr Abdullah Abbas Nadwi and His Works
2006 deaths 1925 births Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama alumni Indian Muslim scholars of Islam {{Islamic-scholar-stub