The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5)

The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page xvii

PREFACE page. In numbering the verses we have followed the system in vogue in the standard editions of the Qur'an in India and Pakistan, with the exception that in our numbering Bismillah is counted as the first verse of every chapter, while in other editions the verse following Bismillah is numbered as the first verse of the chapter. Chapter 9, however, is an exception to this rule. It does not begin with Bismillah, and, therefore, numbering in this chapter is identical with that of other editions of the Qur'ān. Numbering of the Notes, however, is continuous. It does not end where a Sūra ends but is continued into the next Sūra throughout the book. References to verses have been made by two figures separated by a colon; the first figure shows the number of the chapter, while the second that of the verse. When the reference is to a chapter of the Qur'an, the word “Qur'ān" is invariably omitted for the sake of brevity. Thus, 20:8 refers to the 8th verse of the 20th chapter of the Qur'ān. In the case of references to other religious Scriptures, however, the name of the Book is always mentioned, though in an abbreviated form. Thus Gen. 5:6 means the 6th verse of the fifth chapter of Genesis, the first Book of Moses. Index of the whole book is under preparation and will take some time to be ready as it is expected to run into several hundred pages. It will be published as a separate volume. The Editor thanks Maulawi Nurud-Din Munir, M. A. , Maulawi Muḥammad Aḥmad Jalil, B. A. , H. A. , and particularly Qāzī ‘Abdul Hamid. B. A. , LL. B. , for carefully reading the proofs and making useful suggestions. Rabwah, West Pakistan 10th March, 1963. 0