Islamic Studies and Quranic Research in the Contemporary World

Islamic Studies and Quranic Research in the Contemporary World

Urdu Tafasir with a particular reference to Abdul Majid Daryabadi's Tafsir -i Majidi (1960)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Abdur Raheem Kidwai 1
Ali Tamassoki Bidgoli 2
1 Honey. Director. KAN Center for Quranic Studies Aligarh Muslim University. Aligarh. India
2 PhD in sciences of the holy Quran and hadith, Mazandaran University
10.22034/iscw.2023.713493
Abstract
The article provides an overview of the genesis, typology and evolution of Tafsir in the Indian subcontinent from the 19th to the 21st century. It delves deeply into the approach, methodology and striking features of Abdul Majid Daryabadi's (1892-1977), Urdu Tafsir Majdi written in 1960s. Daryabadi's main contribution consists in his exposition of the Quranic worldview as endorsed by Ahl Al-Sunna wa Al- Jama'a , his refutation of the materialistic, Godless Western thought pattens and his comparison of the Quran with the Bible, bringing out the moral excellence and other hallmarks of the Quran. He also repudiates the Orientalist critique on the Quran. Unlike some apologist tafsir writers, he stoutly vindicates the Quranic miracles and eschatology. Tafsir Majidi stands out as a brilliant amalgam of tradition and modernity.

Keywords
Keywords: Abdul Majid Daryabad
Urdu Tafasir
Tafsir-i Majidi
Quran
india
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Islamic Studies and Quranic Research in the Contemporary World
Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 4
September 2023
Pages 167-194

  • Receive Date 27 May 2024
  • Accept Date 29 May 2024
  • First Publish Date 29 May 2024
  • Publish Date 23 September 2023