Hamiduddin Farahi
Hamiduddin Farahi (18 November 1863 – 11 November 1930) was an Indian Islamic scholar known for his work on the concept of nazm, or coherence, in the Quran. The modernist Farahi school is named after him.
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| Born | 18 November 1863 Phariha, Azamgarh District, North-Western Provinces, British India |
| Died | 11 November 1930 (aged 66) Mathura, United Provinces, British India |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | British India |
| Era | Modern era 20th century |
| Region | Indian subcontinent |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Movement | Modernism |
| Main interest(s) | Quran |
| Notable work(s) | Mufradat al Quran ("Vocabulary of the Quran")
Asalib al Quran ("Style of the Quran") Jamhara-tul-Balaghah ("Manual of Quranic Rhetoric") Im'an Fi Aqsam al-Qur'an (A Study of the Qur'anic Oaths)] Nizam al-Qur'an (Nazm or Coherence in the Qur'an - a commentary on the Qur'an, Introduction) |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
| Occupation | linguistic Shaykh al-Islām |
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He was instrumental in producing scholarly work on the theory that the verses of the Quran are interconnected in such a way that each surah, or chapter, of the Quran forms a coherent structure, having its own central theme, which he called umood. He also started writing his own exegesis, or tafsir of the Quran which was left incomplete on his death in 1930. The muqaddimah, or introduction to this is an important work on the theory of Nazm-ul-Quran.