Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh
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Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh (1928 - 11 September 2007) was renowned and well respected India
n Muslim
scholar and translator of the Qur'an
into Urdu
. Besides Islam, he had a deep knowledge of other religions.
, Maharashtra
where his father, a memon, had migrated from Gujarat, most likely from Kathiawar
. Practically self-taught, Maulana acquired proficiency over the Quranic Arabic
besides Urdu, Hindi
and Gujarati
and had good working knowledge of English
and Sanskrit
.
He is widely acclaimed for his Dars-e-Qur'an (discourses and commentaries on the Qur'an), Tarjuman-e-Qur'an (Translation of the Qur'an in easily understandable Urdu, Hindi & Marathi), Lughatul Qur'an (Qur'anic Arabic Dictionary in Urdu, English, Hindi, Gujrati, Bangla and Turkish), Vigyan Yug Mein Islam Dharam (in Hindi), Aurat Ki Tauheen (in Urdu) and several other books.
Maulana Parekh deals with modern challenges and conflicts with a Qur'anic approach along with scientific reasoning and apt logic for the inquisitive or doubtful mind.
He was the founder and treasurer and an influential member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB). He was a respectable figure among all religious heads and was called several times to give lectures at Geeta Mandir, Hanuman Mandir and Catholic Church. Based on Jama Masjid in Mominpura of Nagpur was well known for his regular lectures on the Quran for over 50 years. He appealed and encouraged to Indian Muslims to learn Arabic and understand Nobel Qur'an without fail in all his lectures.
He died on September 11, 2007 at the age of 85 after brief illness, in Mumbai.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
scholar and translator of the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
into Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
. Besides Islam, he had a deep knowledge of other religions.
Biography
Born in village of Kanseoni in Akola districtAkola District
Akola is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city of Akola is the district headquarters. Akola district forms the central part of Amravati Division, and was a former British Raj Berar Province.Area of the district is 5,431 km²...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
where his father, a memon, had migrated from Gujarat, most likely from Kathiawar
Kathiawar
Kathiawar or Kathiawad is a peninsula in western India, which is part of the Saurashtra region on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat state. It is bounded on the north by the great wetland of the Rann of Kutch, on the northwest by the Gulf of Kutch, on the west and south by the Arabian Sea, and on...
. Practically self-taught, Maulana acquired proficiency over the Quranic Arabic
Literary Arabic
Modern Standard Arabic , Standard Arabic, or Literary Arabic is the standard and literary variety of Arabic used in writing and in most formal speech....
besides Urdu, Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
and Gujarati
Gujarati language
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...
and had good working knowledge of English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
.
He is widely acclaimed for his Dars-e-Qur'an (discourses and commentaries on the Qur'an), Tarjuman-e-Qur'an (Translation of the Qur'an in easily understandable Urdu, Hindi & Marathi), Lughatul Qur'an (Qur'anic Arabic Dictionary in Urdu, English, Hindi, Gujrati, Bangla and Turkish), Vigyan Yug Mein Islam Dharam (in Hindi), Aurat Ki Tauheen (in Urdu) and several other books.
Maulana Parekh deals with modern challenges and conflicts with a Qur'anic approach along with scientific reasoning and apt logic for the inquisitive or doubtful mind.
He was the founder and treasurer and an influential member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB). He was a respectable figure among all religious heads and was called several times to give lectures at Geeta Mandir, Hanuman Mandir and Catholic Church. Based on Jama Masjid in Mominpura of Nagpur was well known for his regular lectures on the Quran for over 50 years. He appealed and encouraged to Indian Muslims to learn Arabic and understand Nobel Qur'an without fail in all his lectures.
He died on September 11, 2007 at the age of 85 after brief illness, in Mumbai.
Awards
- 2001: Padma BhushanPadma BhushanThe Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
award, Social Work - Pride of India Award, the American Federation of Muslims from India
- Order of the Taj, Iran
- Recently he has been awarded by American Federation of Muslims from India (AFMI) USA as PRIDE OF INDIA.