❀ Scholarly Opinion on Qur’anic Translations by Mawlānā Mawdūdī and Mufti Taqī ‘Uthmānī ❀
What is the scholarly opinion regarding the Qur’anic translations by Mawlānā Mawdūdī (raḥimahullāh) and Mufti Taqī ‘Uthmānī (ḥafiẓahullāh)?
Fadhīlat al-‘Ālim Ḥāfiẓ Qamar Ḥasan (ḥafiẓahullāh)
Fadhīlat al-Bāḥith Shahryār ibn Āṣif (ḥafiẓahullāh)
Our teacher, Shaykh al-Ḥadīth ‘Abd al-Salām ibn Muḥammad (raḥimahullāh), stated that:
"The translation by Mawlānā Mawdūdī (raḥimahullāh) is, for the most part, a reproduction of the translation by Mawlānā Abul Kalām Āzād."
Shaykh Aslam Shāhdrawi (ḥafiẓahullāh) remarked:
"If the words in which Mawlānā Mawdūdī (raḥimahullāh) resorted to interpretive deviation (ta'wīl) are removed, then his translation becomes very beneficial."
Similarly, our respected teacher Sayyid Mujtabā Sa‘īdī (ḥafiẓahullāh) also praised the translation of Mawlānā Mawdūdī (raḥimahullāh).
"Mufti Taqī ‘Uthmānī’s translation is easy to understand for the general public; however, I have not studied it in detail."
(Statement by Ḥāfiẓ Qamar Ḥasan ḥafiẓahullāh)
➤ Mawlānā Mawdūdī's translation has useful content, especially if words influenced by interpretive reasoning are excluded.
➤ Mufti Taqī ‘Uthmānī's translation is accessible and simple, though it has not been comprehensively reviewed by all scholars mentioned.
❖ Question:
What is the scholarly opinion regarding the Qur’anic translations by Mawlānā Mawdūdī (raḥimahullāh) and Mufti Taqī ‘Uthmānī (ḥafiẓahullāh)?
❖ Answer by:
Fadhīlat al-‘Ālim Ḥāfiẓ Qamar Ḥasan (ḥafiẓahullāh)
Fadhīlat al-Bāḥith Shahryār ibn Āṣif (ḥafiẓahullāh)
✿ On the Translation of Mawlānā Mawdūdī (raḥimahullāh):
Our teacher, Shaykh al-Ḥadīth ‘Abd al-Salām ibn Muḥammad (raḥimahullāh), stated that:
"The translation by Mawlānā Mawdūdī (raḥimahullāh) is, for the most part, a reproduction of the translation by Mawlānā Abul Kalām Āzād."
Shaykh Aslam Shāhdrawi (ḥafiẓahullāh) remarked:
"If the words in which Mawlānā Mawdūdī (raḥimahullāh) resorted to interpretive deviation (ta'wīl) are removed, then his translation becomes very beneficial."
Similarly, our respected teacher Sayyid Mujtabā Sa‘īdī (ḥafiẓahullāh) also praised the translation of Mawlānā Mawdūdī (raḥimahullāh).
✿ On the Translation of Mufti Taqī ‘Uthmānī (ḥafiẓahullāh):
"Mufti Taqī ‘Uthmānī’s translation is easy to understand for the general public; however, I have not studied it in detail."
(Statement by Ḥāfiẓ Qamar Ḥasan ḥafiẓahullāh)
Conclusion:
➤ Mawlānā Mawdūdī's translation has useful content, especially if words influenced by interpretive reasoning are excluded.
➤ Mufti Taqī ‘Uthmānī's translation is accessible and simple, though it has not been comprehensively reviewed by all scholars mentioned.
