The Holy Qur’an
By Mir Ahmed Ali
First U.S. Edition (1988)
The Holy Qur’an
S. V. Mir Ahmed Ali, Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an, Elmhurst, New York, USA,
1988
“
ذلك الكتاب لا ريب فيه
This is the Book
There is no doubt therein
إنه لقرآن كريم في كتاب مكنون لا يمسه إلا المطهرون
Description
S. V. Mir Ahmed Ali (1902–1976), writer, theologian and educationist, born in Madras (Chennai), India. He is most known for his Quran translation by the self-explanatory title “The Holy Qur’an: with English translation of the Arabic text and commentary according to the version of the Holy Ahlul-Bait: with special notes from Ayatullah Agha Haji Mirza Mahdi Pooya Yazdi on the philosophic aspects of some of the verses” first published in 1964.
About the author
Mir Ahmed Ali
Scholar
- Born: Madras, British India, 15 July 1902
- Died: Chennai, India, 17 September 1976 (aged 74)
- Full name: Sajjadi Vafakhani Mir Ahmed Ali
- Creed: Muslim
Editions
Reprinted several times in Pakistan and USA.