Introduction to the Study of the Holy Qur'an

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Description

This extremely useful book deals with subjects necessary for the understanding of the Holy Qur'an such as the division and arrangement of the Quranic chapters, rules for Interpretation, the Theory of Abrogation, Relationship of the Holy Qur'an to the Sunnah (the practice of the Holy Prophet Muhammad), Relationship of the Holy Qur'an to Earlier Scriptures, the Unity of God, Divine Attributes, Life after Death, Paradise and Hell, Revelation, History of the Prophets, etc.

Sujets

• Islam
• Religion
• Philosophie et théologie

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• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 16 avril 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781934271216
• Langue: English

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Introduction to the Study
of The Holy Qur’an
Maulana Muhammad ‘Ali
 


Introduction to the Study
of The Holy Qur’an
Maulana Muhammad ‘Ali
AUTHOR OF
an English Translation of the Holy Qur’an with Commentary (with Arabic text), The Religion of Islam, Muhammad the Prophet, Early Caliphate, Living Thoughts of the Prophet Muhammad, The Babi Movement, A Manual of Hadith (English); Bayan al-Qur`an - Urdu Translation and Commentary of the Qur’an in three volumes, Fadl al’Bari Translation and Commentary of al·Sahih al-Bukhari (Urdu), etc.


APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
This book has been reviewed and approved by Al-Azhar Al-Sharif of the Islamic Research Academy, General Department for Research, Writing and Translation.


Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem
December 1st, 2002
Al-Azhar Al-Sharif
Islamic Research Academy
General Department for
Writing and Translation
Mrs. Samina Malik
P.O. Box 3370
Dublin Oh 43016
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
 
Book Review
Referring to your request submitted to the Department of Research, Writing and Translation at the Islamic Research Academy Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in regard to reviewing, evaluating and providing the opinion of Al-Azhar regarding the following books:
1) The Early Caliphate
2) Introduction to the Study of the Holy Quran
3) The New World Order
4) A Manual of Hadith
5) Muhammad the Prophet
written in English language by Maulana Muhammad Ali.
The Department hereby confirms that the above mentioned books contains useful knowledge and do not include anything that contradicts the Religion of Islam
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
 
General Director
of the Department of Research,
Writing and Translation
Ali Abdel Baky


 
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The Ahmadiyya Anjuman I sha ‘at Isl a m ( Ahmadiyya Society for the propagation of Isl a m ), based in Lahore, Pakistan, is an international Muslim body devoted to the presentation of Islam through literary and missionary work. Since its inception in 1914, it has produced a range of highly acclaimed, standard books on all aspects of Isl a m, and has run Muslim missions in many parts of the world, establishing the first ever Isl a mic centres in England (at Woking) and Germany (Berlin). The literature produced by the Anjuman, largely written by Maulana Muhammad Ali, is deep research work of the highest quality, based purely on the original sources of Isl a m. It has corrected many wrong notions about the religion of Isl a m, and has received world wide acclaim for its authenticity, scholarship and service of the faith.
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E-book Publisher’s Note
 
“And when the books are spread” (81:10)
It gives us great pleasure to present Maulana Muhammad Ali’s Introduction to the Study of The Holy Qur’an in this e-book format. With the increasing popularity of e-readers, e-books have, by many accounts, become a preferred means to read literature. In order to continue to have the world-renowned literary treasures written by Maulana Muhammad Ali and other Lahore Ahmadiyya authors easily accessible to the general public, we have ventured to generate e-books of our standard publications.
This e-book of Introduction to the Study of The Holy Qur’an by Maulana Muhammad Ali is a result of this new venture. Additional titles converted to e-book format include, English Translation and Commentary of the Holy Quran, Teachings of Islam, Muhammad the Prophet , The Religion of Islam , The Manual of Hadith , The Early Caliphate , Living Thoughts of Prophet Muhammad , and others.
We would like to thank our proofreaders within the USA and abroad for their meticulous checking of the proofs of this e-book. May Almighty Allah bless and reward all who have contributed and sacrificed in this cause.
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Lahore Ahmadiyya Islamic Society USA
August 2011, Dublin, Ohio
 
Transliteration of Arabic Words
The transliteration system adapted for the e-book format from the standard transliteration system is given below. Due to the limitations of the e-book format in producing some of the diacritical signs, alternative diacritical signs have been used. These changes are indicated by red type.
Consonants
Arabic Letter — Sound — Represented by
hamzah — (sounds like h in hour — a sort of catch in the voice) — ’
ba — (same as b ) — b
ta — (the Italian dental, softer than t ) — t
th a — (between th in thing and s) — th
jim — (like g in gem ) — j
ha — (very sharp but smooth guttural aspirate) — h
kh a — (like ch in the Scotch word loch ) — kh
dal — (Italian dental, softer than d ) — d
dh al — (sounds between z and th in that ) — dh
ra — (same as r ) — r
za — (same as z ) — z
sin — (same as s ) — s
sh in — (same as sh in she ) — sh
sad — (strongly articulated s, like ss in hiss ) — s
dad — (aspirated d , between d and z ) — dz
ta — (strongly articulated palatal t ) — t
za — (strongly articulated palatal z ) — z
‘ain — (somewhat like a strong guttural hamzah, not a mere vowel) — ‘
gh ain — (guttural g, but soft) — gh
fa — (same as f ) — f
qaf — (strongly articulated guttural k ) — q
kaf — (same as k ) — k
lam — (same as l ) — l
mim — (same as m ) — m
nun — (same as n ) — n
ha — (same as h ) — h
waw — (same as w ) — w
ya — (same as y ) — y
Vowels
The vowels are represented as follows:
Short vowels:
— ’ — fathah, as u in tub — a
— ’ — kasrah, as i in pin — i
Long vowels:
— — long fathah, as a in father — a
— — long kasrah, as ee in deep — i
— ‘ — long dammah, as oo in moot — u
— — fathah before waw — au
— — fathah before ya — ai
Tanwin ’’ ’’ ‘’ is represented by an, in, un, respectively. The short and long vowels at the end of a word are shown as parts of the words, as qala where the final a stands for the fathah on lam , but the tanwin is shown as a separate syllable, as Muhammad-in.
 
Proper Names
Biblical proper names are not transliterated, but their Biblical form is adopted; other names are transliterated according to the rules of transliteration. Hence the reader will notice a change in such names as Mecca which should be written as Makkah, Medina which should be written as Madinah, Yemen which should be written as Yaman, and so on.
The following list shows the Biblical names and their Arabic equivalents:
Biblical Names— Arabic Form
Aaron — H a r u n
Abraham — Ibr a him
Adam — A dam
Amran — ‘Imr a n
Babel — B a bil
David — D a w u d
Egypt — Misr
Elias — Ily a s
Ezra — ‘Uzair
Elisha — Al-Ya sh ‘a
Gabriel — Jibr i l
Gog — Ya’j u j
Goliath — J a l u t
Gospel — Inj i l
Isaac — Is ha q
Ishmael — Ism a ‘ i l
Jacob — Ya‘q u b
Jesus — ‘ I s a
Jew — Yah u d i
Job — Ayy u b
John — Ya h y a
Jonah — Y u nus
Korah — Q a r u n
Lot — L ut
Magog — Ma’j u j
Mary — Maryam
Michael — Mik a l
Moses — M u sa
Noah — N uh
Pharaoh — Fir‘aun
Saul — T al u t
Sheba — Saba’
Soloman — Sulaim a n
Torah — Taur a t
Zacharias — Zakariyy a
About the author
Born in 1874 in the Punjab (India) Maulana Muhammad Ali had a distinguished academic record, obtaining degrees in English and Law by 1899. As he stood on the threshold of a lucrative career in law, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmed, the reformer (mujaddid) of the 14th century Hijra, called on him to devote his life to the service of Islam. He forthwith abandoned his worldly plans and joined the great reformer in Qadian. Here he learned those gems of Islamic truth uncovered in this age by Hazrat Mirza Sahib through which Islam was now destined to attract people all over the world. He became the secretary of the organization and was appointed by Hazrat Mirza Sahib as the editor of the Review of Religions, one of the first Islamic journals in English. Under his editorship this journal presented the pristine beautiful face of Islam to a world which had seen only an ugly image of it.
When the successor of Hazrat Mirza Sahib, Maulana Nuruddin Sahib, died in 1914 certain elements in the organization led by the founder’s son gained control of the movement, turning it into an exclusive intolerant sect ruled by a spiritual autocracy. They distorted and misrepresented Hazrat Mirza Sahib’s views by asserting that he had claimed prophethood. These circumstances compelled Maulana Muhammad Ali to leave Qadian, and he along with his associates established the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Islam in Lahore to continue Hazrat Mirza Sahib’s real mission. From that date until his death in 1951 he led this society, organized its worldwide missionary activities, and produced a vast amount of invaluable scholarly literature in English and Urdu. His major works include: translations of the Holy Quran with detailed