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Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh (1928 - 11 September 2007) was renowned and well respected IndianMuslim scholar and translator of the Qur'an into Urdu.

Besides Islam, he had a deep knowledge of other religions.

Biography

Born in village of Kanseoni in Akola district, 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.^[1]

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.

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