Why Kanzul Eeman's
Translation is Best?
About
This Translation This English version of the Holy Quran is the
translation of Kanz-ul-Eeman the Urdu version of Imam Ahl-e-Sunnat
Maulana Shah Ahmed Raza Khan of Brielly.
This is an accepted fact that the revealed Arabic words of the Holy
Quran cannot be actually transformed in any other language of the
world. Literal translation of Arabic Quran conveying the same
meaning is not aonly difficult but is impossible.
Therefore the translation of Arabic Quran in any other language is
usually an explanatory translation. Imam Ahl-e-Sunnat Shah Ahmed
Raza Khan's Urdu translation knowd as Kanz-ul-Eeman is an
explanatory translation. This explanatory translation of Urdu was
completed in the beginning of 20th Century i.e. 1910.
It is the most famous and accepted urdu translation of muslims
belonging to the school of jurisprudence and the institution of the
people of tradition and of the congregation in Indo-Pak
sub-continent.
Imam Ahmed Raza Khan, a great jurist and a learned scholar of Islam
was born in 1858 at Brielly (India) an died in 1921. He is
considered to be the most learned and authentic authority on Quran,
Sunnah and jurisprudence by majority muslims of this sub-continent.
He was a great writer and wrote about one thousand (1,000) small and
big books relating to various aspects of Islam.
He devoted his entire life to the propagation of real faith and
traditions of the Holy Prophet (Salallaho Alaihi W'alihi Wasallam).
His main theme of the life was extreme and devoted love of ALLAH and
his last Messenger Muhammad (Salallaho Alaihi W'alihi Wasallam). He
could bear any thing except utterances against Islam, ALLAH and His
Messengers. He was a traditionist and a true follower of the
jurisprudence of Imam-e-Azam Abu Hanifi (Radi ALLAH Unho). He was a
great mystic too and was a staunch lover of Sheikh Abdul Qadir
Jilani (Radi ALLAH Unho) of Baghdad.
Imam Ahmed Raza Khan's religious works have no parallel in his time.
His ability, far-sightedness and depth of thought have been
recognized by the Ulmas and Muftis of all the four scholars of
jurisprudence not only of this sub-continent but of Harmain
Sharifain and other Muslim world. He was awarded certificates of
recognition by these men of Islamic learning when he visited Harmain
Sharifain for performing Hajj (Pilgrimage) in the begining of 20th
Centrue.
Though he has written numerously, but his two most famous works the
translation of Holy Quran in Urdu and Fatawa-e-Razavia in twelve
huge volumes have proved his superiority, deep thinking, ability and
extreme love of ALLAH Almighty and the Prophet Mohammad (Salallaho
Alaihi W'alihi Wasallam) over entire group of Ulmas of his time.
Imam Ahl-e-Sunnat Shah Ahmed Raza Khan filled a new spirit and
enthusiasm for Islam in the hearts of muslims. He revived love and
affection of the last prophet and his teachings. Seeing his works
for the revival of Islam, he deserves to be called a revivalist of
20th Century. |