Towards Understanding the Qur'an - English/Arabic Edition (with commentary in English)

A masterful translation of the Qur'an which includes a selection of notes to aid understanding by Abul A'la Mawdudi.

About the author

Mawlana Sayyid Abdul A'la Mawdudi (1903-1979), one of the chief architects and leaders of the contemporary Islamic resurgence, was an outstanding Islamic thinker and writer of his time. He devoted his entire life to expounding the meaning and message of Islam, inviting individuals to renew their commitment to their Creator, and to organizing a movement for people to establish Islam in their lives fully.

Zafar Ishaq Ansari (b.1932) is the Director General of the Islamic Research Institute of the International Islamic University, Islamabad, India. He has an M.A. in Economics from the University of Karachi, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

Summary

This modern and readable translation of the Qur'an also includes an insightful commentary. The commentary is an English translation of Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi's abridged version of Tafhim al-Qur'an. It offers a deeper understanding of the Qur'an, as well as insight into and an invaluable exposition of some of the social, moral, economic, and legal teachings of the Qur'an.
Mawlana Sayyid Abdul A'la Mawdudi (1903–1979) was an outstanding Islamic thinker and writer of his time.
Zafar Ishaq Ansari (b.1932) is the Director General of the Islamic Research Institute of the International Islamic University, Islamabad, India.

Foreword

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Product details

• Authors: Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi, Sayyid Abul a. Mawdudi, Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi
• Assisted by: Zafar Ishaq Ansari (Editor), Zafar Ishaq Ansari (Translation), Zafar Ishaq Ansari (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9780860375104
• ISBN: 978-0-86037-510-4
• No. of pages: 1408
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 241 mm x 53 mm
• Weight: 1486 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Islam / Law