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In the subfield of Qur’anic Studies, bibliographies started to emerge as early as late 1920s. Sage Jr. Woolworth Wm published one of the earliest bibliographies in 1927. His “A Bibliography of Koran Texts and Translations”, published in ‘The Muslim World’ is linguistically and chronologically arranged, and has paved the way for similar works.
In the subfield of Qur’anic Studies, bibliographies started to emerge as early as late 1920s. Sage Jr. Woolworth Wm published one of the earliest bibliographies in 1927. His “A Bibliography of Koran Texts and Translations”, published in ‘The Muslim World’ is linguistically and chronologically arranged, and has paved the way for similar works.


Some prominent examples of this genre include Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu’s World Bibliography of the Translations of the Meanings of the Holy Quran (1980); Adil Usmani’s Islamic Studies: Literature on the Qur’an in the English Language: A Bibliography (1986); Fawzi Mikhail Tardos’ The Holy Koran [Qur’an] in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography (1993); AbulHasan M. Sadeq and Nazrul Islam’s Contributions to Islamic Knowledge: Abstracts of Dissertations and Theses on Islamic Subjects, 1924-1998 (1999); Morteza Karimi-Nia’s Bibliography of the Quranic Studies in European Languages (2012); and Abdur Raheem Kidwai’s four  works: “Reference Works on the Qur’an in English: A Survey” ; Bibliography of the Translations of the Meanings of the Glorious Qur’an into English (2007); Translating the Untranslatable: A Critical Guide to 60 Translations of the Qur’an (2011); and God’s Word, Man’s Interpretation: A Critical Study of the 21st Century English Translations of the Quran (2018; my review of this can be found here).
Some prominent examples of this genre include Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu’s World Bibliography of the Translations of the Meanings of the Holy Quran (1980); Adil Usmani’s Islamic Studies: Literature on the Qur’an in the English Language: A Bibliography (1986); Fawzi Mikhail Tardos’ The Holy Koran [Qur’an] in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography (1993); AbulHasan M. Sadeq and Nazrul Islam’s Contributions to Islamic Knowledge: Abstracts of Dissertations and Theses on Islamic Subjects, 1924-1998 (1999); Morteza Karimi-Nia’s Bibliography of the Quranic Studies in European Languages (2012); and Abdur Raheem Kidwai’s four  works: “Reference Works on the Qur’an in English: A Survey” ; Bibliography of the Translations of the Meanings of the Glorious Qur’an into English (2007); Translating the Untranslatable: A Critical Guide to 60 Translations of the Qur’an (2011); and God’s Word, Man’s Interpretation: A Critical Study of the 21st Century English Translations of the Quran (2018; my review of this can be found here).


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The K. A. Nizami Center for Quranic Studies (henceforth CQS), India, is focused on “the study of Quran and related subjects.” Named after Professor Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (1925-97), the Centre is committed to “the advancement of academic excellence in teaching, research and publication,” and it provides “a meeting point between the Islamic and Western worlds of learning”. The major ‘aims and objectives’ of the Centre are: (i) to promote research in the field of Qur’anic exegesis (tafsir), especially South Asia; (ii) to provide an academic forum for scholars whose academic interests focus on any aspect of the Qur’an; (iii) to promote the educational and cultural advancement of Muslims of India; and (iv) to enable the students of the Qur’an to gain or renew their acquaintance with the latest developments in the field of Qur’anic Studies.
The K. A. Nizami Center for Quranic Studies (henceforth CQS), India, is focused on “the study of Quran and related subjects.” Named after Professor Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (1925-97), the Centre is committed to “the advancement of academic excellence in teaching, research and publication,” and it provides “a meeting point between the Islamic and Western worlds of learning”. The major ‘aims and objectives’ of the Centre are: (i) to promote research in the field of Qur’anic exegesis (tafsir), especially South Asia; (ii) to provide an academic forum for scholars whose academic interests focus on any aspect of the Qur’an; (iii) to promote the educational and cultural advancement of Muslims of India; and (iv) to enable the students of the Qur’an to gain or renew their acquaintance with the latest developments in the field of Qur’anic Studies.


The Centre has been active in organizing seminars/ conferences, lectures, and in publishing books on various aspects of Qur’anic Studies. In order to show more dynamism towards research, The Center has recently come up with the idea of an academic research journal (Aligarh Journal of Quranic Studies [AJQS]) as well. The inaugural issue of AJQS (Vo. 1, No. 1, Winter 2018) included scholarly papers from young and senior scholars (both from India and abroad): a glimpse of this can be estimated from the titles and their authors:
The Centre has been active in organizing seminars/ conferences, lectures, and in publishing books on various aspects of Qur’anic Studies. In order to show more dynamism towards research, The Center has recently come up with the idea of an academic research journal (Aligarh Journal of Quranic Studies [AJQS]) as well. The inaugural issue of AJQS (Vo. 1, No. 1, Winter 2018) included scholarly papers from young and senior scholars (both from India and abroad): a glimpse of this can be estimated from the titles and their authors:


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• Muhammad Junaid Nadvi & Z. Junaid, “The Economic Philosophy of Holy Qur’ān (A Study of Sources & Foundations)”;
• Muhammad Junaid Nadvi & Z. Junaid, “The Economic Philosophy of Holy Qur’ān (A Study of Sources & Foundations)”;


• Professor Abdur Raheem Kidwai, “Abdul Majid Daryabadi’s English Translation of and Commentary on the Quran (1957): An Assessment”;
• Professor Abdur Raheem Kidwai, “Abdul Majid Daryabadi’s English Translation of and Commentary on the Quran (1957): An Assessment”;


• Dr Tauseef Ahmad Parray, “Shura-Democracy Nexus in the Selected Urdu Tafaseer of the Sub-Continent: A Comparative Study” & “K. Nizami Center for Quranic Studies and 21st Century Quranic Studies in English”;
• Dr Tauseef Ahmad Parray, “Shura-Democracy Nexus in the Selected Urdu Tafaseer of the Sub-Continent: A Comparative Study” & “K. Nizami Center for Quranic Studies and 21st Century Quranic Studies in English”;


• Syed Ali Hur Kamoonpuri, “A Quran-based Approach to Effective Anger Management in light of Arabic Sources”;
• Syed Ali Hur Kamoonpuri, “A Quran-based Approach to Effective Anger Management in light of Arabic Sources”;
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Sajid Shaffi, 21st Century Quranic Studies in English: A Bibliography (New Delhi: Viva Books Private Limited, 2018); Pages: 248; ISBN: 978-93-87486-35-5; Price: 795/- (Indian Rupees)
Sajid Shaffi, 21st Century Quranic Studies in English: A Bibliography (New Delhi: Viva Books Private Limited, 2018); Pages: 248; ISBN: 978-93-87486-35-5; Price: 795/- (Indian Rupees)


Consisting of around 250 pages, this Bibliography is divided into five parts, excluding the Preface (pp. xiii-xiv) and a ‘Foreword’ by Prof. A. R. Kidwai (pp. ix-xi). Written by a young researcher, who is presently pursuing a PhD at the Department of Islamic Studies, AMU (on “The Orientalists’ English Translations of the Qur’an…”), this Bibliography lists and “covers works on 21st century Qur’anic Studies in English”, numbering 2000 (arranged alphabetically in each part and category, but numbered sequentially from 1—2000), which “includes the bibliographical details of the works related to the Quran in English—[complete] translations (45), books (400), journal articles/ book chapters (1200) and book reviews (200) in addition to unpublished theses/ dissertations (100)”. It lists these works under five different broad categories: English Translations of the Qur’an; Books on the Qur’an; Articles on the Qur’an; Book Reviews on the Qur’anic Studies; and Theses on the Qur’an (p. xiii). An additional feature of this work is a list on ‘Reference Works on the Quran,’ ‘List of Selected Journals,’ among others. These categories are further sub-divided thematically. Thus, Shaffi’s Bibliography is a reference work that promises to be “indispensable for the students of Quranic studies”.
Consisting of around 250 pages, this Bibliography is divided into five parts, excluding the Preface (pp. xiii-xiv) and a ‘Foreword’ by Prof. A. R. Kidwai (pp. ix-xi). Written by a young researcher, who is presently pursuing a PhD at the Department of Islamic Studies, AMU (on “The Orientalists’ English Translations of the Qur’an…”), this Bibliography lists and “covers works on 21st century Qur’anic Studies in English”, numbering 2000 (arranged alphabetically in each part and category, but numbered sequentially from 1—2000), which “includes the bibliographical details of the works related to the Quran in English—[complete] translations (45), books (400), journal articles/ book chapters (1200) and book reviews (200) in addition to unpublished theses/ dissertations (100)”. It lists these works under five different broad categories: English Translations of the Qur’an; Books on the Qur’an; Articles on the Qur’an; Book Reviews on the Qur’anic Studies; and Theses on the Qur’an (p. xiii). An additional feature of this work is a list on ‘Reference Works on the Quran,’ ‘List of Selected Journals,’ among others. These categories are further sub-divided thematically. Thus, Shaffi’s Bibliography is a reference work that promises to be “indispensable for the students of Quranic studies”.


   
   
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Sajid Shaffi, Academic Research on the Quran: A Critical Bibliography (New Delhi: Viva Books Private Limited, 2019); Pages: 143; ISBN: 978-93-88653-24-4; Price: 695/- (Indian Rupees)
Sajid Shaffi, Academic Research on the Quran: A Critical Bibliography (New Delhi: Viva Books Private Limited, 2019); Pages: 143; ISBN: 978-93-88653-24-4; Price: 695/- (Indian Rupees)


Shaffi’s Academic Research on the Quran: A Critical Bibliography [hereinafter shortened as Critical Bibliography is an extension of his previous work to the treasure house of bibliographies, and is published by Viva Books in association with CQS.
Shaffi’s Academic Research on the Quran: A Critical Bibliography [hereinafter shortened as Critical Bibliography is an extension of his previous work to the treasure house of bibliographies, and is published by Viva Books in association with CQS.


Consisting of around 150 pages, this Critical Bibliography is divided into 21 (I-XXI) parts, excluding a ‘Foreword’ by Professor Kidwai (pp. vii-viii), the Preface (pp. ix-x), Acknowledgements (p. xi), and two sections titled ‘Cross Referencing’ (pp. 12-24) and ‘Author Index’ (pp. 125-31). The work is a “bibliographical study of Doctoral and Masters Theses on the Qur’an in English with a synoptic view of these theses”. It “lists 364 doctoral and 126 Masters Theses on the Qur’an with the annotation on selected doctoral theses, specified under various sections and sub-sections”. The work is based on the “data retrieved from more than 100 online official archives of different universities from all over the world and other data bases for which access [to the author] has been provided by Maulana Azad Library”, AMU (pp. ix, x).
Consisting of around 150 pages, this Critical Bibliography is divided into 21 (I-XXI) parts, excluding a ‘Foreword’ by Professor Kidwai (pp. vii-viii), the Preface (pp. ix-x), Acknowledgements (p. xi), and two sections titled ‘Cross Referencing’ (pp. 12-24) and ‘Author Index’ (pp. 125-31). The work is a “bibliographical study of Doctoral and Masters Theses on the Qur’an in English with a synoptic view of these theses”. It “lists 364 doctoral and 126 Masters Theses on the Qur’an with the annotation on selected doctoral theses, specified under various sections and sub-sections”. The work is based on the “data retrieved from more than 100 online official archives of different universities from all over the world and other data bases for which access [to the author] has been provided by Maulana Azad Library”, AMU (pp. ix, x).


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