Maariful Quran

''Ma'ariful Qur'an'' ( ur, ) is an eight-volume ''tafsir'' (exegesis) of the Quran written by Islamic scholar Mufti Muhammad Shafi (1897–1976). Originally written in Urdu, it is the most prominent work of its author.

Background

About the background and starting of ''Ma'ariful Qur'an'', Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani has written in the foreword of the English translation of the same:

Structure

The work consists of eight volumes. A detailed introduction, included at the beginning of the first volume, focuses on some of the basic issues of the Quran. Notable among them are the '' wahy'', the modes of descent, the chronology of the revelation of the Quran, the first revealed verses ('' ayah''), Meccan and Medinan verses, the preservation of the Quran, the printing of the Quran, the sources of ''tafsir'', Arabic language etc.
The work adopts a simple narrative style: first, several verses are provided in the original Arabic with their literal translation in Urdu; it is then followed by subject-wise discussion on almost every important issue. This narrative technique is repeated until the end. Below is the list of volumes and their contents:
* The first volume—Sura Al-Fatiha and sura Al-Baqara
* The second volume – from sura Al-Imran to sura An-Nisa
* The third volume – from sura Al-Ma'ida to sura Al-A'raf
* The fourth volume – from sura Al-Anfal to sura Hud
* The fifth volume – from sura Yusuf to sura Al-Kahf
* The sixth volume – from sura Maryam to sura Ar-Rum
* The seventh volume – from sura Luqman to sura Al-Ahqaf
* The eighth volume – from sura Muhammad to Surat al-Nas.

Sources

In the introduction of ''Ma'ariful Qur'an'', the author has mentioned the sources he has taken help from in compiling this voluminous work. Some of them are:

* '' Tafsir al-Tabari'', by Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir Tabari
* ''Tafsir ibn Kathir'', by Ibn Kathir
* '' Tafsir al-Qurtubi'', by Al-Qurtubi
*Tafsir al-Bahr al-Muhit, by Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati
* ''Ahkam al-Quran'' by Al-Jaṣṣās
* ''Tafsir al-Kabir'', by Imam Fakhruddin Razi
* '' Dur al-Manthur'', by Jalaluddin Al-Suyuti
*'' Tafsir al-Mazhari'', by Qadi Thanaullah Panipati
*'' Ruh al-Ma'ani'', by Mahmud al-Alusi

Translations

Gujarati

Gujarati Quran અહસનુલ બયાન
''Ma'ariful Qur'an'' has been translated into Gujarati b
Ilyas Patel Khanpuri
The complete eight volumes of Maariful Quran Translated into Gujarati language with eleven volumes by Ilyas Patel Khanpuri. Website: http://www.maarifulqurangujarati.com

English

''Ma'ariful Qur'an'' has been translated into English by Prof. Muhammad Hasan Askari and Prof. Muhammad Shamim, and revised by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani. It has been published from Karachi.

Bengali

The complete eight volumes of ''Ma'ariful Qur'an'' have been translated into Bengali by Maulana Muhiuddin Khan and published from Dhaka by Islamic Foundation Bangladesh.

See also

* List of ''tafsir'' works
* List of Sunni books

References

External links

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The Methodology of Mufti Muhammad Shafi' (R.A) in Tafseer Bil Diraya
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Gujarati Quran

English ''Ma'ariful Qur'an''

Gujarati Translation of ''Ma'ariful Qur'an''
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