The Meaning of the Qur'an

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Part of the series on Qur'anic exegesis v • d • e

Most famous

Sunni: Tafsir ibn Kathir — 1301-1373 Tafsir al-Qurtubi — d. 1273 Tafsir al-Tabari — 838–923 Tafsir al-Jalalayn — 1464-1526 Ma'ariful Quran — Shi'a: Tafsir al-Mizan — 1892-1981

Sunni tafsir

Tanwir al-Miqbas —  ? Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer —  ? Tafsir al-Baghawi — 1116 Tafsir of Fakhr al-Din — 1149–1209 Dur al-Manthur — 1464-1526 Fi zilal al-Qur'an — 1954 Tafhim al-Qur'an — 1903-1979 Tadabbur-i-Qur’an — 1904–1997

Shi'a tafsir

Holy Quran (puya) — ? Majma al-Bayan — d. 1153 Nuur al-Thaqalayn — ? al-Safi — 1598 or 9-1680 or 81

Mu'tazili tafsir

— ?-1258 Al-Kashaf — ?

Terms

*Asbab al-nuzul

The Meaning of the Qur'an (Arabic: Tafhim al-Qur'an[1]) is a book in six volumes written by the Sunni Islamic scholar Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (1903-1979). Among the the newer ones, this is one of the most prominent exegeses of the Qur'an (Arabic: tafsir), based on the Sunni hadith literature.

Among things, it includes a chapter introductions for each and every Surah, explaining the name, period of revelation and a large section on its historical background.

Contents 1 Editions 2 Shi'a view 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Editions

• Towards Understanding the Qur'an

[edit] Shi'a view

Shi'a have a generally positive view on Muadudis work as a Sunni scholar, and this book is no exception.

[edit] References

• A Letter to a Pious Friend
• A Brief History of the Mawdudi Trend
• Mawdudi Response

• Mawdudi's slandering of Islamic faith and the Ahl as-sunnat scholars and its answer

[edit] External links

• Tafhim al-Qur'an in English [2]
• Tafhim al-Qur'an in Urdu [3]
• Syed Abu-Ala' Maududi's Chapter Introductions to the Qur'an
• The Meaning of the Qur'an. A. A. Kamal (Editor) (ISBN 1-56744-134-3)
• http://www.halalco.com/quran_m_special.html