Characteristics of the Qur'anic Interpretations in the Urdu Language : From Shāh Walī Allāh to Maudūdī

Abstract

This paper is part of a tafsīr (Qur'anic Interpretation) study in South Asia. The Qur'an, regarded as the word of God, needed tafsīr in order to be understood clearly and fully so that its commandments could be implemented with the conviction that the will of God had been done. In South Asia, there are a number of tafsīr, translated and written by local Muslims in different languages such as Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Panjabi, Gujarati, etc. In this paper, the situation of tafsīr in South Asia and meaning of tafsīr will be examined. Further, through Saiyid Abū al-A'lā Maudūdī's Tafsīr Tafhīm al-Qur"ān, the cause and value of numerous tafsīr will be analysed.