Tadabbur-i-Qur’an
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Tadabbur-i-Qur’an is a tafsir (exegeses) of the Qur'an by Amin Ahsan Islahi based on the concept of thematic and structural coherence, which was originally inspired by Allama Hamiduddin Farahi. The tafsir is extended over nine volumes of six thousand pages. It was originally written in Urdu, but now it is being translated in English.
It expounds each surah as a coherent discourse, arranging surahs into pairs, and establishing seven major surah divisions — the entire Qur'an thus emerges as a well-connected and systematic book.[1]
Each division has a distinct theme. Topics within a division are more or less in the order of revelation. Within each division, each member of the pair complements the other in various ways. The seven divisions are as follows:
| Group | From | To | Central theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Fatiha 1:1 | Al-Ma'ida 5:1 | Islamic law |
| 2 | Al-An'am 6:1 | At-Tawba 9:1 | The consequences of denying the Prophet Muhammad for the polytheists of Makkah |
| 3 | Yunus 10:1 | An-Nur 24:1 | Glad tidings of the Prophet Muhammad's domination |
| 4 | Al-Furqan 25:1 | Al-Ahzab 33:1 | Arguments on the Prophethood of Muhammad and the requirements of faith in him |
| 5 | Saba 34:1 | Al-Hujraat 49:1 | Arguments on monotheism and the requirements of faith in it |
| 6 | Qaf 50:1 | At-Tahrim 66:1 | Arguments on afterlife and the requirements of faith in it |
| 7 | Al-Mulk 67:1 | An-Nas 114:1 | Admonition to the Quraysh about their fate in the Herein and the Hereafter if they deny the Prophet Muhammad |
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[edit] See also
- Mizan - A comprehensive treatise on the contents of Islam written by Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
[edit] Notes
- ^ Esposito(2003), p.143
[edit] References
- A Brief Biographical Sketch of Islahi, Renaissance - Monthly Islamic Journal, Volume 8, Number 1-2, January & February 1998.
- Mir, Mustansir. Coherence in the Qur’an: A Study of Islahi’s Concept of Nazm in Tadabbur-i Qur'an. Indianapolis: American Trust Publications, 1986. ISBN 0892590653.
- Robinson, Neal. Discovering the Qur’an: A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text. London: SCM Press, 1996. ISBN 0334026490.
- Esposito, John (2003). The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195125584.
