Amin Ahsan Islahi

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Muslim leader
Disciple ofHamiduddin Farahi
Influenced by
Influenced
Known forNazm, or Coherence, in the Quran theory of Nazm-ul-Quran

Amin Ahsan Islahi (

Muslim scholar best known for his Urdu exegesis of the Quran, Tadabbur-i-Quran "Pondering on the Quran", which he based on Hamiduddin Farahi's (1863 – 1930), idea of thematic and structural coherence in the Qur'an.[1][2]

Early life

Islahi was born in 1904 at Bamhur village in

British India (now India). After graduating from Madrasatul Islah in Azamgarh[3] in 1922, he entered the field of journalism. He was the son in law of Chaudhry Abdul Rehman Khan. First he worked as an associated editor in "Khoonch" a children magazine. Then he edited a newspaper Madinah at Bijnor, India and also remained associated with "Sach", a newspaper taken out by Abdul Majid Daryabadi.[citation needed
]

Inspiration from Hamiduddin Farahi

In 1925

Qur’an with him and Islahi left his journalistic career to do so. He learned from Farahi the principles of direct deliberation on the Book of Allah. During this time, he also taught the Qur’an and Arabic literature at the Madrasah.[2]

After Farahi's death, Islahi studied Hadith from the scholar Abdu’l Rahman Muhaddith Mubarakpuri. In 1936, Islahi founded the "Daira-i-Hamidiyyah", a small institute to disseminate the Qur’anic thought of Farahi. Under the auspices of this institute, he brought out a monthly journal "Al-Islah" in which he translated many portions of Farahi's treatises written in Arabic. The journal was published until 1939, after which it was discontinued.[citation needed]

Association with Jamaat-e-Islami

Like

General Ayub Khan. In 1958, he quit the party after serious differences arose between him and Mawdudi over some policy differences.[2]

Islahi considered participating in elections a useless exercise for the purposes of bringing about an Islamic change. His thinking simply was that politicians can not establish Islam. Many politicians' aim is to gain power by any means necessary. He thought that if some people use the name of Islam, they do so to achieve their own political objectives.[2]

In his view, those who would like to work for the cause of Islam and its revival should work among people selflessly, without any desire for gaining power.[2] These workers should approach the people only to serve them, to educate them, and to help them reform their lives morally in the Islamic way of life.[2]

Completion of Tadabbur-i-Qur’an

After leaving the

Tadabbur-i-Qur’an after twenty-two years of work.[2][1]

In 1981 Islahi founded the Idara-i-Tadabbur-i Qur’an-o Hadith and appointed his close pupil

Tadabbur. Khalid Masud played a major role in converting Islahi's speeches and lectures into publication for benefits of the Islamic scholars and public.[4]

Works

Some of Islahi's works

Besides the nine volume Urdu Tafsir

Tadabbur-i-Qur’an (Pondering on the Qura'n), which Islahi started writing in 1958 and finished in 1980,[2]
he wrote a number of articles and authored a number of books on various topics of Islam, including:

  1. ‘تزكيہ نفس’ (Tazkiyah-i-Nafs: Purification of the Soul)[5]
  2. ‘حقيقت شرك’ (Haqiqat-i-Shirk: The Essence of Polytheism)[5]
  3. ‘حقيقت توحيد’ (Haqiqat-i-Tawhid: The Essence of Monotheism)[5]
  4. (Haqeeqat-e- Risalath: The Essence of Prophethood)
  5. Haqeeqath-e- Ma-aad : The Essence of Hereafter
  6. ‘دعوت دين اور اس كا طريقہ كار’ (Da‘wat-i-Din awr us ka Tariqah-i-Kar: Islamic Message and the Mode of its Preaching)
  7. ‘اسلامى قانون كى تدوين’ (Islami Qanun ki Tadwin: Codification of Islamic law)
  8. ‘اسلامى رياست’ (Islami Riyasat: The Islamic state[permanent dead link])
  9. ‘اسلامى معاشره ميں عورت كا مقام’ (Islami Mu‘asharay mayn ‘Awrat ka Muqam: The Status of Women in an Islamic Society)[2]
  10. ‘حقيقت نماز’ (Haqiqat-i-Namaz: The Essence of the Prayer)[5]
  11. ‘حقيقت تقوى’ (Haqiqat-i-Taqwah: The Essence of Piousness)
  12. ‘اسلامي رياست ميں فقہى اختلافات كا حل’ (Islami Riyasat mayn Fiqhi Ikhtilafat ka Hal: Solution of Juristic Differences in an Islamic State)
  13. ‘مبادي تدبر قرآن’ (Mabadi Tadabbur-i-Qur’an: Principles of Understanding the Qur’an)
  14. ‘مبادي تدبر حديث’ (Mabadi Tadabbur-i-Hadees: Principles of Understanding the Hadees) [5]
  15. ‘تنقيدات’ (Tanqidat: A collection of critical essays)
  16. ‘توضيحات’ (Tawdihat: A collection of general explanatory essays)
  17. ‘مقالات اصلاحي’ (Maqalat-i-Islahi: A miscellaneous collection of articles)
  18. ‘قرآن ميں پرده كے احكامات’ (Qur’an mayn Parday kay Ahkamat: The Directives of Hijab in the Qur’an)
  19. ‘تفہيم دين’ (Tafhim-i-Din: Understanding Islam)
  20. ‘فلسفـے كے مسائل قرآن كى روشنى ميں’ (Falsafay kay Matha’il Qur’an ki Rawshani mayn: Philosophical Issues in the Light of the Qur’an)
  21. Tadabbur -e- Hadeedh (Understanding the Hadees) [5]

Islahi also translated

Farahi
's commentary consisting of fourteen Surahs of the Qur’an, as well as his following books from Arabic:

  1. (Majmua Tafathir Farahi)[2]
  2. ‘في من هو الذبيح’ (Fi man huwa al-Dhabih: Which of Abraham's son was Sacrificed?)
  3. ‘اقسام القرآن’ (Aqsamu’l-Qur’an: Oaths of the Qur’an)[2]

Death and legacy

Amin Ahsan Islahi died in Lahore, Pakistan on 15 December 1997 at age 93.[2] His students in Pakistan include Khalid Masud and Javed Ahmad Ghamidi.[6] Islahi was described by a former student as "very sensitive, courteous and caring, frank yet very reasonable, warm and loving" and that Islahi thought the most important thing in his life was to "explain and elucidate" the Quran.[2]

After his death, Khalid Masud succeeded him in charge of Idara Taddabur-e Quran-o-Hadith.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Profile of Amin Ahsan Islahi on Oxford Islamic Studies Online website Retrieved 5 April 2020
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Profile of Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904 – 1997)". Dar-ul-Tazkeer.com website. 8 April 2004. Archived from the original on 4 September 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ISBN 9781469635101
    . Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Profile of Khalid Masud (The Mission Newsletter)" (PDF). 10 February 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Books by Amin Ahsan Islahi on goodreads.com website Retrieved 5 April 2020
  6. ^ "Al-Mawrid". Archived from the original on 1 August 2009.

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