Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-4 | Issue-05 | None
Original Research Article
Abdul Majid Daryabadi and Four Mufassirs: A Comparative Study
Dr. Abu Nasar Mohammad Abdul Mabood
Published : May 22, 2019
Abstract
In 1967, „Abdul Majid Daryabadi got the Arabic Scholar Award from the Government of India. In 1975, the Aligarh
Muslim University awarded him a Doctorate in Literature. He was a famous writer, critic, Islamic scholar, researcher,
journalist, man of letters, man of high moral values, Islamic philosopher and mufassir of the Holy Qur‟an in Indian
subcontinent in 20th century. He worked for the betterment of the Muslim nation. He had a unique style of writing which
was expressive and tinged with humor and sarcasm. He died in January 1977. His life and works, especially his
contribution to the study of Tafsir enriched our knowledge, developed our ideas and intellectual thoughts Maulana
Daryabadi wrote a famous Tafsir in English first then in Urdu named Tafsir‟ul Qura‟nil Hakim. In his Tafsir, he quoted
from Bible and other religious books compared and established Islam as the best of all. It had been written during the
Second World War as great as others in that time and in his contemporary four tafsirs have been written in Indian SubContinent. The paper has been focused the comparison Daryabadi‟s tafsir with other his contemporary four tafsirs in
Indian Sub-Continent.