QURAN KA PAIGHAM-E-AMAN/QURAN KA SHANTI SANDESH
Complied by: Mohammad Ibrahim Sajjad Taimi
Pages: 190
Price: Rs. 110
Year of Publication: 2011
Published by: Al-Hikmah Foundation,
1/161 Sir Syed Avenue, Joga Bai,
Jamia Nagar, New Delhi – 110025
Reviewed by KAMRAN SHAHID ANSARI
We are living in an age where even keeping a track of information on a particular subject is a daunting task because of the overflow of information. The new sources of information such as blogs, social media, networking sites, etc., and the sudden boom in the rise of magazines and newspapers offering different perspectives have made information easier to collect and tougher to comprehend and encompass at the same time. In the recent years the issue of violence and peace in Islam has become the topic of debate, where some arguing about the violence inherent in Islam, while some others presenting the peace it offers for the whole of humanity.
Alhikmah Foundation has recently released a book entitled “Qur’ān ka Paigham-e-Aman” or “Quran ka Shanti Sandesh” wherein it has highlighted the universal peace Islam offers to every human of the world. It is a compilation of verses from the Holy Qur’ān, translated into Hindi and Urdu, dealing with the issue of peace. The book is bilingual, in Urdu and Hindi, and runs through 190 pages, with the text in both the languages running simultaneously next to each other. The book is divided in six parts, each part focusing a particular aspect of peace. One thing that needs a mention is that the translation into Hindi, unlike many other books on Islam, does not carry heavy and tough Urdu words written in Hindi script, instead the Hindi translation has Hindi words so that the Hindi reader can also understand and follow the text with ease.
For new readers the book could be beneficial as it introduces them to the Qur’ān itself. This may act as tickler of intelligence for the readers who may get compelled to look out for the whole message which the creator, out of His mercy, has revealed to the humanity at large. However, as the book offers only the translation and the verses of the Qur’ān need not be taken in isolation; some of the verses may sound awkward to those who are unaware of the context in which they are revealed.