Diya’al-Qur’an: A Unique Qur’anic Commentary and the Commentator

The Tafsir “Diya’al-Qur’an” was written by Pir Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari. It is a unique exegesis of the Holy Qur’an in Urdu language. Pir Karam Shah, was a famous saint of Chishtiyah order, a learned theologian, commentator of the Holy Qur’an, biographer of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him), jurist, educationist and justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. His grandfather Pir Hafiz Muhammad Shah Ghazi was also a Sufi who took an active part in the Pakistan Movement and Kashmir freedom movement.The forefathers of Pir Sahib include famous Suhrawardi saints like Hazrat Sadr-ud-Din Arif and Hazrat Ghaus Bahauddin Zakariyya of Multan. This article presents a comprehensive study of modern day commentary of the holy Quran.