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| name = Abdul Majid Dariyabadi<br />
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| birth_place = [[Dariyabad, Barabanki|Dariyabad]], [[Barabanki district|Barabanki]] [[British India]]<br />
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| disciple_of = [[Ashraf Ali Thanwi|Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi]]<br />
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'''Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi''' (16 March 1892 – 6 January 1977), was an Indian [[Muslim]] writer on, and [[exegete]] of the [[Qur'an]]. In addition to contributing an extensive commentary on the Qur’an in English, Daryabadi wrote also an independent [[Tafsir]] in [[Urdu]] published as ''Tafsir Majidi'' (Academy of Islamic Research and Publications, [[Lucknow]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://perfectislamicbook.blogspot.com/2012/08/tafseer-e-majidi-by-shaykh-abdul-majid.html | title=Tafseer -e- Majidi By Shaykh Abdul Majid Daryabadi (ra) | accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/stream/Tafseer-e-MajidiByShaykhAbdulMajidDaryabadir.a#page/n0/mode/1up | title=Tafseer-e-Majidi | publisher=Pak Company | author=Daryabadi, Hazrat Maulana Abdul Majidi | location=Lahore}}</ref> He also authored the book ''Hakeem -ul- Ummat'' in 1950.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/stream/Hakeem-ul-UmmatByShaykhAbdulMajidDaryabadir.a#page/n0/mode/1up | title=Hakeem -ul- Ummat | accessdate=26 March 2013}}</ref> He also authored a biography, ''Muhammad Ali Zati Diary'', in 1943.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ulib.org/cgi-bin/udlcgi/ULIBAdvSearch.cgi?listStart=8900&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&language1=Urdu&&perPage=100&subject1=Any |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408214416/http://www.ulib.org/cgi-bin/udlcgi/ULIBAdvSearch.cgi?listStart=8900&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&language1=Urdu&&perPage=100&subject1=Any |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 April 2014 |title=Muhammad Ali Zati Diary by Abdul Majid Daryabadi |publisher=The Universal Digital Library |accessdate=29 March 2013 }}</ref> He is highly influenced by [[Ashraf Ali Thanwi]] and [[Hussain Ahmad Madani]].<br />
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Daryabadi was actively associated with the [[Khilafat Movement]]; [[Royal Asiatic Society]], London; [[Aligarh Muslim University]], [[Aligarh]]; [[Nadwatul Ulema]], [[Lucknow]]; [[Shibli Nomani|Shibli Academy]], [[Azamgarh]], and several other leading Islamic and literary organisations. <br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
[[File:Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi Urdu Library, Begumganj, Barabanki - August 2013.JPG|thumb|Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi Urdu Library, [[Begumganj]], [[Barabanki district|Barabanki]]]]<br />
He was born in Daryabad, [[Barabanki district]] of [[India]] in the [[Qidwai]] family. His grandfather Mufti Mazhar Kareem was sentenced to the [[Andaman Islands]] for signing a ''fatwa'' against the [[British Raj]].<ref name="MAMD:HK">{{cite book | title=Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi: Hayaat wa Khidmaat | author=Qidwai, Abdul Aleem}}</ref><br />
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He obtained his [[BA (Hons)]] in philosophy from [[University of Lucknow|Canning College]], [[Lucknow]] in 1912. In his academic career, he edited the [[Urdu]] weekly ''Sach'' and then ''Sidq'' (1925–76). [[Amin Ahsan Islahi]], another [[Indian subcontinent|Indo-Pak]] Muslim scholar, also worked with him on his weekly newspaper, ''Sach''. For higher studies, MA Philosophy, he joined the then MAO College and then went to St Stephen's College of Delhi, but because of his financial crisis, he could not complete the course. His first book in English, ''The Psychology of Leadership'', was published by Louis Fisher, London in 1913.<ref name="MAMD:HK"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.abdulhaq.info/life/m-ali.pdf | title=Relationship with Maulana Muhammad Ali | publisher=www.abdulhaq.info | accessdate=29 March 2013 | pages=2}}</ref><br />
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Since childhood, he took interest in reading a variety of books and writing articles. His first article was published in an Urdu daily, ''Wakeel Amritsar'' when he was nine years old.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} Philosophy, logic and psychology were his favourite subjects. He studied several books of Orientalists and under their influence, became sceptical of religion and called himself a "rationalist". For almost nine years, he remained away from religion but repented and became a devout Muslim.<ref name="MAMD:HK"/><br />
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He came in contact with the Muslim scholar, [[Shibli Nomani]] and assisted him in the composition of ''Sirat-un-Nabi''. He developed friendships with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Syed Sulaiman Nadwi, Muhammad Ali Jouhar, Akbar Allahbadi and many prominent literary figures. He wrote more than fifty books on the Quran, [[Prophetic biography|the life of Muhammad]], travelogues, philosophy and psychology. He also penned biographies, literary and critical essays, hosted radio talks and also translated a number of books into chaste Urdu in accordance with the Lucknow School of writing.<ref name="MAMD:HK"/><br />
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==Works==<br />
Following is the list of books authored by Daryabadi listed at [[The Universal Digital Library]]:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ulib.org/cgi-bin/udlcgi/ULIBAdvSearch.cgi?listStart=0&url=online&title1=&author1=Abdul+Majid+Daryabadi&subject1=Any&language1=Any&year1=&year2=&identifier=Any&search=Search&perPage=100 | title=Books by Abdul Majid Daryabadi | publisher=The Universal Digital Library | accessdate=29 March 2013 | archive-url=https://archive.is/20130416025543/http://www.ulib.org/cgi-bin/udlcgi/ULIBAdvSearch.cgi?listStart=0&url=online&title1=&author1=Abdul+Majid+Daryabadi&subject1=Any&language1=Any&year1=&year2=&identifier=Any&search=Search&perPage=100 | archive-date=16 April 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
*''Falsafa e Ijtima Yani Jamaat Ki Dimaghi Zindagi Ki Tamseel Wa Tashrih''<br />
:Language: Urdu, Year: 1915, Subject: Philosophy, Psychology, 258 pgs <br />
*''Falsafa e Jazbat'' <br />
:Language: Urdu, Year: 1920, Subject: Philosophy, Psychology, 264 pgs <br />
*''Feeh Ma Feeh Malfuzat Muhammad Jalaluddin Rumi Wa Tabsira''<br />
:Language: Persian, Year: 1928, Subject: Religion, Theology, 302 pgs <br />
*''Mardaun Ki Seemaee''<br />
:Language: Urdu, Year: 1943, Subject: Language, Linguistics, Literature, 310 pgs <br />
*''Mazameen Abdul Majid Darya Badi''<br />
:Language: Urdu, Year: 1943, Subject: Language, Linguistics, Literature, 260 pgs <br />
*''Muhammad Ali Zati Diary'' <br />
:Language: Urdu, Year: 1943, Subject: Geography, Biography, History, 194 pgs <br />
*''Tafseer e Quran (Tafseer e Majidi)'' Vol 1<br />
:Language: Urdu, Year: 1968, Subject: Religion, Theology, 810 pgs <br />
*''Tafseer e Quran (Tafseer e Majidi) Vol 2'' <br />
:Language: Urdu, Year: 1996, Subject: Religion, Theology, 860 pgs <br />
*''Tafseer e Quran (Tafseer e Majidi)'' Vol 3 <br />
:Language: Urdu, Year: 2000, Subject: Religion, Theology, 530 pgs <br />
*''Wafiyat e Majdi Ya Nashri Marsiye''<br />
:Language: Urdu, Year: 1975, Subject: Language, Linguistics, Literature, 250 pgs <br />
*''Muhammad Ali Zati Diary''<br />
:Language: Urdu, Year: 1943, Subject: Religion, Theology, 192 pgs<br />
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Following is the list of books authored by Daryabadi listed at 'Islamic Books Library':<ref>{{cite web | url=http://islamicbookslibrary.wordpress.com/?s=Abdul+Majid+Daryabadi&submit=Search | title=Books by Abdul Majid Daryabadi | publisher=Islamic Books Library | accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref><br />
*''Tafseer – e – Majidi'' <br />
*''Tafseer – e – Majidi'' – English <br />
*''Bashriyyat -e- Ambiya'' [A.S]<br />
*''Hakeem -ul- Ummat''<br />
*''Aap Beeti''<br />
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Other writings:<br />
* [[iarchive:mutalaa-e-QURAAN-moulana-ABDUL-MAJID-DARYABADI-|''Mutalaa-e-Quran: Beesween Sadi Mae'']]<br />
:Language: Urdu, Subject: Religion, Quran<br />
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==Later evaluation==<br />
''Aaap Beeti'' is an autobiography of Daryabadi.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://islamicbookslibrary.wordpress.com/2011/09/03/aap-beeti-by-shaykh-abdul-majid-daryabadi-r-a/ | title=Aap Beeti By Shaykh Abdul Majid Daryabadi (r.a) | accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref><br />
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[[Abdul Qavi Desnavi]] published a special number on Daryabadi in Lucknow edition of ''[[Naya Daur (magazine)|Naya Daur]]'' an Urdu monthly magazine. He also published a review on Daryabadi in Maasreen published in Sahir Bombay Vol. 51 – No. 7 in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urduyouthforum.org/biography/Abdul_Qavi_Desnavi__biography.php |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130416064500/http://www.urduyouthforum.org/biography/Abdul_Qavi_Desnavi__biography.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2013 |title=Abdul Qavi Desnavi Biography |publisher=Bihar Urdu Youth Forum, Bihar |accessdate=26 March 2013 }}</ref><br />
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In 2008 Md. Shams Alam a research scholar from the Department of Arabic, Persian and Urdu of [[University of Madras]] published a research paper on Daryabadi which was titled ''Moulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi ki ilmi wa adabi khidmath''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.unom.ac.in/index.php?route=department/department/scholars&deptid=9 | title=University of Madras: Department of Arabic, Persian and Urdu: Research Scholars | publisher=University of Madras | accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Daryabadi belonged to the [[Qidwai|Kidwai]] family which was one of the highly educated and distinguished Muslim families of modern India. ''[[Khan Bahadur]] Sheikh'' Masood-uz-Zaman his brother-in law, was a member of the Legislative Council, the upper house of legislature for the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]] under [[British Raj]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JMkZAAAAMAAJ&dq=Masood+Zaman|title=Indian Annual Register|date=1939|publisher=Annual Register Office.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Council|first=Uttar Pradesh (India) Legislature Legislative|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DeUkAQAAIAAJ&dq=Masood+Zaman|title=United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (India). Legislature. Legislative Council|date=1950|publisher=Adhīkshaka, Rājakīya mudra na Eṃ va Lekhana-Sm ̄grī.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Legislature|first=United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (India)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K8gbAAAAIAAJ&dq=Masood+Zaman|title=Proceedings of the Joint Sitting of the Two Chambers of the United Provinces Legislature: Official Report|date=1939|publisher=Superintendent, Printing and Stationery, United Provinces, India|language=en}}</ref> He would be the last elected deputy president of the Council before it was dissolved. His sister was married to Nawab Nazir Yar Jung of [[Hyderabad state]], a judge of the [[Hyderabad High Court]]. His niece (Nazir Yar Jung's daughter), was [[Hamida Habibullah]], wife of General Enaith Habibullah and mother of [[Wajahat Habibullah]] of [[Barabanki_district#British_(1858–1947)|Saidanpur taluqa]] in [[Awadh]]. His son-in law, Hakeem Abdul Qavi Daryabadi (1917–1992), was a reputed Urdu Journalist,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hakeem Abdul Qavi Daryabadi Archives » QuranWaHadith|url=https://quranwahadith.com/product_author/hakeem-abdul-qavi-daryabadi/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=QuranWaHadith|language=en-US}}</ref> His son-in law and nephew, Dr Muhammad Hashim Kidwai (1921–2017), was an accomplished Author, academician and [[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|MP]] and [[Aligarh Muslim University|AMU faculty]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aligarhmovement.com/book/export/html/353|title=Dr. Muhammad Hashim Kidwai - A Genuine Muslim Nationalist|access-date=2020-06-07|website=aligarhmovement.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2017-01-10|title=Author, academician and MP Dr. Muhammad Hashim Kidwai passes away at Delhi|url=http://muslimmirror.com/eng/author-academician-dr-muhammad-hashim-kidwai-passes-away/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=Muslim Mirror|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Aligarh Muslim University - AMU News|url=https://www.amu.ac.in/about3.jsp?did=6461|access-date=2020-06-07|website=www.amu.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gazette|first=The Milli|date=2015-11-12|title=VP releases Dr. Hashim Kidwai’s auto-biography|url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/13197-vp-releases-dr-hashim-kidwais-auto-biography|access-date=2020-06-07|website=www.milligazette.com|language=en}}</ref> His grandsons are also well known academicians. Prof. [[Saleem Kidwai]], is a professor of political science in [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]. Prof. Abdur Raheem Kidwai, is a professor of English at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and a well-known author of many works on the Qur’an and Islam.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aligarh Muslim University - Department of K.A. Nizami Centre for Quranic Studies|url=https://www.amu.ac.in/dshowfacultydata.jsp?did=406&eid=10070333|access-date=2020-06-07|website=www.amu.ac.in}}</ref> Dr [[Shafey Kidwai]], is a recipient of [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Urdu|Sahitya Akademi Award for Urdu]] and Iqbal Samman awardee, well-known bilingual critic and Professor of Mass Communication at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. [[Rasheed Kidwai]], is a well-known political analyst, journalist and author. Nafay Kidwai (1958–2014), was a well known columnist and journalist who got [[Urdu Academy, Uttar Pradesh|UP Urdu Academy]]'s [http://www.upurduakademi.org/StaticPages/English/award.aspx highest award].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mr. Nafay Kidwayi passed away in Lucknow|url=https://article.wn.com/view-lemonde/2014/10/15/Mr_Nafay_Kidwayi_passed_away_in_Lucknow/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=World News|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://al-quran.info/default.aspx#&&sura=1&trans=en-majid_daryabadi&show=both,quran-uthmani&format=rows&ver=1.00 Online Quran Project] includes the [[Qur'an]] translation of Abdul Majid Daryabadi.<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080526013638/http://www.mlivo.com/translations/Daryabadi%20Abdul%20Majid.htm THE HOLY QUR’AN Translated by Daryabadi, Abdul-Majid, 1941–57]<br />
* His Translation and Commentary of the Quran is beneficial for students who seek knowledge in comparative religions. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110713174716/http://www.kvisionbooks.com/product_info.php/The_Glorious_Quran_Text_Translation_and_Commentary/ The Glorious Quran: Text, Translation and Commentary]<br />
*{{cite web | url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2005/01-15Feb05-Print-Edition/011502200525.htm | title=Seminar on Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi | publisher=The Milli Gazette | date=1–15 Feb 2005 | accessdate=29 March 2013}}<br />
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