Hamiduddin Farahi
|
Mawlānā Imam Hamiduddin Farahi |
|
|---|---|
| Born | 18 November 1863 Uttar Pradesh India |
| Died | 11 November 1930 Mithra, Punjab |
| Nationality | British India |
| Era | Modern era 20th century |
| Region | Indian subcontinent |
| Occupation | linguistic Shaykh al-Islām |
| Religion | Islam |
| Main interest(s) | Quran |
| Notable work(s) |
Mufradat al Quran ("Vocabulary of the Quran") Asalib al Quran ("Style of the Quran") Jamhara-tul-Balaghah ("Manual of Quranic Rhetoric") Im'an Fi Aqsam al-Qur'an (A Study of the Qur'anic Oaths)] Nizam al-Qur'an (Coherence in the Qur'an -a commentary on the Qur'an, Introduction.) |
Mufradat al Quran ("Vocabulary of the Quran") Asalib al Quran ("Style of the Quran") Jamhara-tul-Balaghah ("Manual of Quranic Rhetoric") Im'an Fi Aqsam al-Qur'an (A Study of the Qur'anic Oaths)]
Hamiduddin Farahi (18 November 1863– 11 November 1930) was a celebrated Islamic scholar of South Asia known for his groundbreaking work on the concept of nazm, or coherence, in the Qu'ran. He was instrumental in producing scholarly work on the theory that the verses of the Quran are interconnected in such a way that each surah, or chapter, of the Qu'ran forms a coherent structure, having its own central theme, which he called umood. He also started writing his own exegesis, or tafsir of the Quran which was left incomplete on his death in 1930. The muqaddimah, or introduction to this is an important work on the theory of Nazm-ul-Quran.
Farahi was born in Phariya (hence the name "Farahi"), a village in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was the son of Abdul Kareem Sheikh and Muqeema Bibi, and the brother of Rasheeduddin Sheikh. He was a cousin of the famous theologian and historian Shibli Nomani, from whom he learnt Arabic. He was taught Persian from Maulvi Mehdi Husain of Chitara (Azamgarh). He traveled to Lahore to study Arabic literature from Maulana Faizul Hasan Saharaupuri, who was considered a master in this field. At the age of twenty-one, he was admitted to the Aligarh Muslim University to study the modern disciplines of knowledge. He was recommended by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, founder of Aligarh Muslim University. Sir Syed wrote that he was sending someone who knew more Arabic and Persian than the professors of the college. While studying at the college, Farahi rendered parts of At-Tabaqat-ul-Kubra of Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (784-845 AD) into Persian. The translation was later included it in the college syllabus. Farahi eventually graduated from MAO College.
...
Wikipedia