Tadabbur-e-Qur'an (Pondering Over the Qur'an)
Subtitle: Volume I - Tafsir of Surah al-Fatihah and Al-Baqarah
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 694
ISBN-13: 9789839154887
Copyright date: 2006
Description: This English translation of the tafsir of Surah al-Fatihah and Surah al-Baqarah is part of the eight-volume Urdu tafsir, Tadabbur-e-Qur'an (Pondering over the Qur'an). This tafsir is based on the principle of coherence, and is perhaps the first sustained and successful attempt to demonstrate such coherence and to refute the oft-repeated allegation of the lack of order or integrity in the Qur'an. Without recognising and appreciating the coherence of the Qur'an, one may gain knowledge of certain commandments and teachings but will remain ignorant of the Qur'anic wisdom (hikmah) contained in its beautifully integrated and holistic message. The Urdu original was first published in 1967, the result of the life-long work of Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904-1997), a pre-eminent scholar of the Qur'an.
Table of contents: title: FOREWORD; title: INTRODUCTION; title: • The Purpose of this tafsīr and the means of understanding the Qur’ān; title: • The internal and external means of understanding the Qur’ān; title: • Advice to students of the Qur’ān; title: • A few words about this tafsīr specifically; title: TAFSĪR OF THE VERSE BISMILLĀHI-R RAḤMĀNI-R RAḤĪM; title: • Historical background; title: • A Prayer; title: • The blessings of Bismillāh; title: • The most beautiful names of Allāh; title: • Its place in the Qur’ān; title: TAFSĪR OF SŪRAH AL-FĀTIḤAH; title: • Theme; title: • Style; title: • Word study and explanation; title: • Rationale of the sūrah; title: • The need for prophethood; title: • A supplication; title: • An introduction to the Qur’ān; title: • Relationship with subsequent sūrahs; title: TAFSĪR OF SŪRAH AL-BAQARAH; title: • The central theme of the sūrah; title: • The audience of the sūrah; title: • An overview of the contents of the sūrah; title: VERSES 1-5; title: • Word study and explanation; title: • Some questions and their answers; title: • Levels of taqwā; title: • Two basic virtues; title: • The significance of verses 1-5; title: • Some hints and suggestions; title: VERSES 6-7: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: • Sealing of hearts and Divine law; title: • Freedom and determinism; title: • The thrust or real message of verses 6-7; title: VERSES 8-16: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Who are the people mentioned in verses 8-16?; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 17-20: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • The meaning of the two parables; title: • Difference between the two groups; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 21-29: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: • Sequence of meaning in verses 21-29; title: • Elaboration of arguments concerning basic Islamic beliefs; title: • Argument for monotheism or tawḥīd; title: • Argument for prophethood or risālah; title: • Argument for resurrection or qiyāmah; title: • Two aspects of the Qur’ān’s sublime glory; title: VERSES 30-39: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: • Important teachings of this segment; title: VERSES 40-46: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: • Textual coherence and argument in verses 40-46; title: VERSES 47-62: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: • Prophet Muḥammad, peace be upon him, and the People of the Book: is it really not essential for them to believe in him?; title: • A note of special warning for the Muslims; title: VERSES 63-82: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: • Taḥrīf (distortion) and its various forms; title: VERSES 83-96: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: • Theme and coherence of verses 83-96; title: • Some important teachings of of verses 83-96; title: VERSES 97-103: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 104-121: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: • The need and nature of naskh (abrogation); title: VERSES 122-141: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Spiritual heritage of prophet Ibrāhīm; title: • Word study and explanation; title: • The functions of the Prophet in the light of verse 124; title: • Implications of teaching the Book; title: VERSES 142-162: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 163-176: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSE 177: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 178-179: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 180-182: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Right to property; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 183-187: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSE 188: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 189-203: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 204-214: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 215-221: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 222-231: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 232-237: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 238-242: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 243-253: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • The discourse returns to the original theme: jihād and infāq; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 254-256: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 257-260: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 261-274: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 275-283: THEMATIC CONTINUITY; title: • Usury or ribā – the antithesis of infāq; title: • Word study and explanation; title: VERSES 284-286, CONCLUSION OF THE SŪRAH; title: • Word study and explanation; title: BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES; title: • Ḥamīduddīn Farāhī; title: • Amīn Aḥsan Iṣlāḥī; title: APPENDICES; title: • List of published and unpublished works of; title: INDEX