Abdul Majid Daryabadi
| Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi مَولانا عبدُ الماجِد دَریابادی |
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| Born |
16 March 1892 Daryabad, Barabanki |
| Died | 6 January 1977 (aged 84) Barabanki, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Main interest(s) | Quran translation, Education |
Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi (Urdu: عبد الماجد دريابادي) (16 March 1892 – 6 January 1977) was an Indian Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an. Daryabadi was actively associated with the Khilafat Movement; Royal Asiatic Society, London; Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh; Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow; Shibli Academy, Azamgarh, and several other leading Islamic and literary organisations. In addition to contributing an extensive commentary on the Qur'an in English, Daryabadi wrote also an independent Tafsir in Urdu published as Tafsir Majidi (Academy of Islamic Research and Publications, Lucknow). He also authored book Hakeem -ul- Ummat in 1950. He also authored biography named Muhammad Ali Zati Diary in 1943.
He was born in Daryabad, Barabanki district of India in the Qidwai family. His grandfather Mufti Mazhar Kareem was sentenced to Andaman Islands for signing a fatwa against the British Raj.
He obtained his BA(Hons) in Philosophy from Canning College, Lucknow in 1912. In his academic career, he edited the Urdu weekly Sach and then Sidq (1925–76). Amin Ahsan Islahi, another Indo-Pak Muslim scholar, also worked with him on his weekly newspaper, Sach. For higher studies, MA Philosophy, he joined the then MAO College and then went to St Stephen's College of Delhi, but because of his financial crisis, he could not complete the course. His first book in English, The Psychology of Leadership, was published by Louis Fisher, London in 1913.
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