By Mawlana Dr M Mansur Ali 
The Qur’an, that inimitable symphony, the very sounds of which move men to tears and ecstasy, invigorated the barren hearts of camel shepherds and transformed them in to guiding stars …

By Dr. Abdur Rahim Kidwai
Despite the historical fact that the early Muslim community’s stand on the translation of the Arabic text of the Quran was ambivalent, as indeed, the general Muslim attitude remains …

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
The literal meaning of tafsir in the Arabic language is to open or to explain, interpret or comment. Technically, the science of tafsir is a branch of knowledge in which the …

By Shah Waliullah al-Muhaddith al-Dahlawi
Translated by Shaykh Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi
Edited by Saad Khan
One of the difficulties in the science of Qur’anic commentary is to know which are the abrogating verses (nasikh) and which are the …

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Translated by Dr. Swaleh Siddiqui
Abrogation is translated from the Arabic word naskh which literally means “to erase; to compensate.” Its technical definition is “to repeal a legal order through legal argument”. …

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Since the Quran was not revealed all at once but rather in piecemeal according to the needs and circumstances of the time it was not possible to preserve it as a …

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Translated by Dr. Swaleh Siddiqui. Revised and Edited by Rafiq Abdur Rehman and Bilal Ali
The Noble Quran is Allah’s Divine Word. Hence it is secure in a Preserved Tablet about which …

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Since the Holy Quran was revealed to our beloved prophet Sayyiduna Muhammad al-Mustafa (upon him blessings and peace) by means of wahi (revelation), an understanding of some particulars about wahi …

By Imam Muhammad Qasim Nanautwi
Translated by Shaykh Ibrahim Amin al-Kuwaiti
Since the issue of rhetorical grandeur in the Qur’an has in recent times captivated the intrigue of many a critic, it seems appropriate to …