Mahmud Shakir

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Thanwi: Expressive Guidance on Delving into Qur’anic Eloquence

Maulana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanwi[1] Translated by Waqar Akbar Cheema On June 18, 1937, the Amritsar weekly Akhbar Ahle Hadith published an edict about a scholar from Azamgarh, UP, India, who had opined that the Qur’an contained some words that were not grammatically and rhetorically the best choice in their respective contexts but were nevertheless used Read more

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Book Review: al-Ahruf al-Sab’a by Mahmud Shakir

Al-Ahruf al-Sab‘a by Abu Fehr Mahmud Muhammad Shakir Edited by Khalid Fatihi and reviewed by Fehr Mahmud Muhammad Shakir Published by Shirkah al-Quds, Cairo (2022) Book review by: Waqar Akbar Cheema Introduction One of the most complex topics in the Qur’anic sciences is Sab’a Ahruf. Dedicated works on the subject have been written for centuries.

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