The Meaning of the Qur'an

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Most famous

Sunni: Tafsir ibn Kathir Tafsir al-Qurtubi Tafsir al-Tabari Tafsir al-Jalalayn Tafhim-ul-Quran Shi'a: Tafsir al-Mizan

Sunni tafsir

Tanwir al-Miqbas Tafsir al-Baghawi Tafsir of Fakhr al-Din Dur al-Manthur Fi zilal al-Qur'an Tadabbur-i-Qur'an Ma'ariful Quran

Shi'a tafsir

Al-Mizan Fi Tafsir al-Qur'an Holy Quran (puya) Majma' al-Bayan Nur al-Thaqalayn al-Safi

Sufi tafsir

Tafsir Ibn Arabi

Mu'tazili tafsir

Al-Kashshaf

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 Islamic scholar Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (1903-1979). Among 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 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Editions

• Towards Understanding the Qur'an - English translation

[edit] Shi'a view

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

[edit] See also

List of Sunni books

[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
• Tafhim al-Qur'an in Urdu
• 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