Tafseer-e-Quadri, is a three volume Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir). The tafsir is divided into three volumes. The first volume was translated by Shaik-Ul-Shuyookh Syed Muhammad Umar Husaini Quadri, a Deccan Islamic scholar, with the remaining two volumes translated by his son and successor, Shaikh-Al-Islam Moulana Syed Muhammad Pasha Husaini Quadri. Volume I (Surat 17 Bani Israel to Surat 48 Fatah ) The first volume is based on about 11 ½ parts of the Qur'an and is spread across 2,025 pages, including a forty-page foreword. Syed Muhammad Umar had been giving a series of commentaries on the Qur'an after at Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad, India, and had completed 14 parts before deciding to publish officially. The translation was started in the month of Ramadan, 1319 AH in a monthly journal, and was based on 32 pages. This continued until his death in 1330 AH, when he died at the age of 48. Volume II (Surat 49 Hujrat to Surat 114 Naas) This volume is based on 4,200 pages - commentary of about 4½ parts. After his death, his son and successor Moulana Syed Muhammad Pasha Husaini Quadri continued the series of commentaries at Makkah Masjid, but the publication was delayed until 1372 AH. Volume III (Surat 1 Al-Fatiha to Surat 2 Al Baqarah, Ayath no.36) After the completion of the thirtieth part of the commentary, Syed Muhammad Pasha started the commentary from Surah Al Fatiha in order to complete the commentary work of the first fourteen parts. This work was stopped on his death in Rabi' al-thani 1384 AH. By this time, he had completed the commentary of Surat Al Fatiha and 36 Ayahs of Surat Al-Baqara.
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