Towards Understanding
The
Qur’an
Abridged version of Tafhim al-Qur’an
SAYYID ABUL A[LA MAWDUDI
Translated and edited by
Zafar Ishaq Ansari
THE ISLAMIC FOUNDATION
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Translated and edited by Zafar Ishaq Ansari
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Mawdudi, Sayyid Abul A[la
Towards Understanding the Qur’an
1. Koran – Commentaries
I. Title II. Ansari, Zafar Ishaq
III. Islamic Foundation (Great Britain)
297.1’227
eISBN: 9780860376576
Typeset by: N.A.Qaddoura
Cover design by: Nasir Cadir
Contents
Editor’s Preface – Zafar Ishaq Ansari xv
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Towards Understanding the Qur’an