مسٹر تلک
ہندوستان کے لئے ماہ گذشتہ کا اہم ترین حادثہ مسٹر تلک کا انتقال تھا، اپنی سیاسی حیثیت سے قطع نظر کرکے مسٹر تلک ملک کی علمی زندگی کے بھی ایک بہت بڑے عنصر تھے، وہ سنسکرت زبان کے ماہر اور ہندوؤں کے علوم قدیمہ کے ایک زبردست عالم تھے، قدامت وید کے متعلق انہوں نے جو فاضلانہ مقالہ پہلی اورینٹل کانفرنس کے سامنے ۱۹۲۰ء میں پیش کیا تھا، اسے مستشرقین کے حلقہ میں خاص وقعت کے ساتھ دیکھا گیا۔ اس کے بعد سے مسٹر تلک نے ویدوگیتا کے متعلق بلندپایہ تصانیف و مضامین سنسکرت اور انگریزی میں شائع کئے، اور ماہرین فن ان کی وسعت نظر و تبحر علمی کا ہمیشہ اعتراف کرتے رہے، ہندوستان اپنی بزم علمی کے اس رکن رکین کے اٹھ جانے پر جس قدر بھی تاسف کرے بجا ہے۔ (ستمبر ۱۹۲۰ء)
Allama Usaid-ul-Haq Badayuni (1975-2014) was a great Islamic thinker, researcher and religious scholar. He wrote 14 Islamic books were on academic and research works. 17 books were arranged and prefaced by him. 12 books were translated and reviewed by him. 22 books were completed under his supervision. The book “Quran ki Saainsi Tafseer” (Scientific exegesis of Quran) authored by Allama Usaid-ul-Haq Qadri Badayuni is an educational, scholarly and critically acclaimed masterpiece. A comprehensive explanation and meaning of scientific exegesis are given at the beginning of this book. After that, the opinions of the modem and contemporary scholars regarding the justification and non-justification of the scientific interpretation are presented lucidly. The differences between the Quran and Science and several misinterpretations of the scientific exegesis have also been recorded. The conditions set by Islamic scholars and researchers regarding the justification of scientific exegesis have been explained in the book. This book of Allama Badayuni is a wonderful addition to the chapter of scientific exegesis in terms of research and critics. And this book will be remembered as an academic reference in the history of Indo-Pak. KEYWORDS
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