The main object of this work is to enable the English reader to understand clearly the meaning and the aim of the Qur'an and to impress on his mind, as far as possible, the same effect that it intends to produce.
In order to achieve this, (a) an interpretation has been attempted instead of a literal translation and (b) Explanatory Notes have been added wherever necessary.
It is hoped that this work will meet the demand that has been increasing day by day in spite of the praiseworthy efforts of the translators and commentators.
"The Meaning of the Qur'an " follows the interpretation of Maulana Abul A`la Maududi as contained in the "Tafhimul Qur an". This work has been before the reading public for a decade or so and has elicited unqualified and universal praise because of the freshness of its approach and its clairity and force.
It can be safely asserted that this work has contributed more towards understanding the Qur'an than any other such work in our time. For it has applied the Qur'anic principles to the solution of the problems of the modern age, and demonstrated in a wonderful way how up-to-date the Qur'an is and how surely it marches with the times.
