Tazkirul Quran
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Tazkirul Quran Urdu | |
| Author | Maulana Wahiduddin Khan |
|---|---|
| Original title | تذکر القرآن |
| Translator | Maulana Wahiduddin Khan |
| Language | Urdu |
| Subject | Quranic commentary |
| Genre | Islamic literature |
| Publisher | Goodword Books |
Publication date | 1985 (Urdu), 2008 (Arabic), 2011 (English) |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| ISBN | 9789663351629 |
Tazkirul Quran is an Urdu translation and commentary on the Qur'an, written by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, in 1985.[1] First published in Arabic in 2008 from Cairo as al-Tadhkir al-Qawim fi Tafsir al-Quran al-Hakim, the work has also been translated into Hindi and English. The English version was published by Goodword Books in 2011 as The Quran Translation and Commentary with Parallel Arabic Text.[2]
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, born in 1925 at Azamgarh in India, was an Islamic spiritual scholar who was well versed in both classical Islamic learning and modern science. The mission of his life from a very early stage has been the establishment of worldwide peace, to which end he has devoted much time and effort to the development of a complete ideology of peace and non-violence based on the teachings of the Quran.[3] Maulana Wahiduddin Khan's English translation of the Quran is widely acknowledged as simple, clear and easy-to-read.[4]