Tabyin-ul-Kalam

Tabyin-ul-Kalam is an Urdu-language book. It was written around 1862[1] by Syed Ahmed Khan.[2] It was written as a commentary on the Bible.[3] It has a comparative study of Islam and Christianity. We wanted to improve the relationship between British people and Muslims.[4] He proved in this book the basic "similarities between Islam and Christianity".[5]

In the first discourse of Tabyin-ul-Kalam, he deals with “the necessity of coming of Prophets to save mankind” based on Quranic studies.[6] The second volume of[7] tis about a non-literal reading of the Qur'an and the Bible.[8]

Due to lack of resources this work was not finished. It showed Syed's commitment to improve relations.[9][10]

References

  1. Kadri, Syed Shameem Hussain (1982). Creation of Pakistan. Wajidalis. p. 6.
  2. Saikia, Yasmin; Rahman, M. Raisur (2019-03-21). The Cambridge Companion to Sayyid Ahmad Khan. Cambridge University Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-108-48387-2.
  3. "Imtezaaj, Urdu Research Journal, UOK - Welcome". imtezaaj.uok.edu.pk. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  4. "Sir Syed Ahmed Khan life work and contributions". www.scholarshipsads.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  5. Muhammad, Shan (2002). Education and Politics: From Sir Syed to the Present Day : the Aligarh School. APH Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 978-81-7648-275-2.
  6. NIZAMI, K. A. (2017-08-30). Sayyid Ahmad Khan. Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. ISBN 978-81-230-2513-1.
  7. Khan, Sir Syed Ahmad (1865). Tabayyin Il Kalam Fi Tafseer It Tourat Wal Injeel Vol 2. Internet Archive (Original from Digital Library of India).
  8. Howard, Damian (2011-03-08). Being Human in Islam: The Impact of the Evolutionary Worldview. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-82026-7.
  9. "Relevance of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's scholarly publications in today's modern world". Daily Times. 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  10. Khan, Hina (2015-01-01). "SIR SAYYID AND GASPRINSKY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO MODERNIST CIVIL SOCIETY MOVEMENTS IN INDIA AND RUSSIA". The Quarterly Journal of Pakistan Historical Society.

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