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Towards Understanding the Qur’an

quite a number of lapses. I greatly appreciate this important contribution of his and I am beholden to him for that. At the Foundation Mr. Naiem Qaddoura rendered valuable assistance in setting the Arabic material and page layout. Dr. Manazir Ahsan, by his constant, even if polite reminders, did not permit this writer to relax or remain indolent for long! As for my life-long friend, Khurshid Ahmad, it is no exaggeration to say that his words of appreciation, encouragement, kindness and support helped me strengthen my resolve to give this work the best of whatever I have. In a way, both Towards Understanding the Qur’an and the present work are an epitome of a long, time-tested and profound friendship and camaraderie. I am thankful to all of them.

Several friends in Islamabad have also obliged me in the preparation of this work. My friend and colleague, Mr. S.M. Afzal Iqbal, Director Publishing, Administration and Finance, Islamic Research Institute, undertook the painstaking and meticulous task of culling out for this work the explanatory notes for Surahs 1-28 from the first seven volumes of Towards Understanding the Qur’an. This was a very tedious task requiring meticulous care which saved me considerable time and effort. I am deeply indebted to Mr. Afzal Iqbal for the fine job he has done.

Several of my colleagues at the Islamic Research Institute have also assisted me in several ways. Mr. Amjad Mahmood and Gohar Zaman cheerfully typed and retyped the manuscript quite a number of times. Mr. Tufail Hussain Jadoon worked very hard to typeset and format the text, which was by no means an easy task. The Institute’s skilled proof-readers, Mr. Muhammad Nazir and Mr. Mazhar Iqbal also worked assiduously to ensure accuracy. Dr. Muhammad Junaid Nadvi of the Centre of Islamic Studies, International Islamic University, Mr. Abdurrahman Saaleh, Editorial Assistant, Islamic Studies and Mr. Muhammad Akram Afzal of the Islamic Research Institute provided academic assistance. Mr. Qaiser Shahzad of the Islamic Research Institute very carefully went through the manuscript from cover to cover, perhaps more than once, and favoured me with quite a few critical comments. I feel great pleasure in acknowledging the contributions of these friends and colleagues and thanking them.

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