ARABIC BOOKS PUBLISHED IN INDIA AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE 1986-86 BY ISHTIYAQUE AHMAD Roll No, 85-M. Lib. Sc.-02 Enrolment No. S-2247 Under the Supervision of Mr. AL-MUZAFFAR KHAN READER DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY SCIENCE ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY ALIGARH 1986 ,. J^a-175 DS975 SJO- my. SUvienJU ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is not possible for me to thank adequately prof, M.H. Rizvi/ University Librarian and Chairman Department of Library Science. His patronage indeed had always been a source of inspiration, I stand deeply indebted to my supervisor, Mr. Al- Muzaffar Khan, Reader, Department of Library Science without whom invaluable suggestions and worthy advice, I would have never been able to complete the work. Throughout my stay in the department he obliged me by unsparing help and encouragement. I shall be failing in my daties if I do not record the names of Dr. Hamid All Khan, Reader, Department of Arabic and Mr, Z.H. Zuberi, P.A., Library of Engg. College with gratitude for their co-operation and guidance at the moment I needed most, I must also thank my friends M/s Ziaullah Siddiqui and Faizan Ahmad, Research Scholars, Arabic Deptt., who boosted up my morals in the course of wtiting this dis­ sertation. My sincere thanks are also due to S. Viqar Husain who typed this manuscript. ALIGARH ISHl'ltAQUISHTIYAQUE AAHMA D METHODOLOBY The present work is placed in the form of annotation, the significant Arabic literature published in India, The annotation of 251 books have been presented. To complete the work, the compiler has visited a number of libraries of A.M.U, and outside viz.. Department of Arabic & Islamic Studies, Library, Centre of West Asian Studies, Library, Faculty of Theology Library, M.A. Library, Library of Nad- watul Ulama Lucknow, Darul Musannefin, Azamgarh, National Library Calcutta and Library of I.I.I.S. New Delhi, The entries were recorded on 7" x 5" cards. Annota­ tions were made giving essential information about the book documented. Bibliography is selective in nature. As far as possible the Indian standard recommended for bibliographical references (IS 2381 - 1963) has been followed. Efforts have been made to arrange the entries under the co-extensive s\abject headings. For this purpose a com­ prehensive list of sxibject heading was compiled. It has been arranged in a logical helpful sequence. Under the spe­ cific subject headings the entries have been arranged al­ phabetically by author. The author and subject indexes have been prepared for indicating towards specific entry/s» Hotel AL^The. CONTENTS PART ONE niTRX)DXJCTIOW i PART TWO ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY J^ PART THREE SUBJECT INDEX J30 AUTHOR INDEX /33 PART ONE INTRODUCTION Origin of Arabic Language: Arabic belongs to the Semitic language faniily which is a part of a wider Hamito Semitic family, including in­ ter alia also ancient Egyptian. Within that family it be­ longs to the South Semitic or South West Semitic branch, which includes two further sub groups (1) South Arabian (2) Ethiopian. Arabic as a whole thus stands between South Semitic and North West Semitic having contact with both. The oldest record of Arabic are some 40 proper names in Assyrian accounts of fighting against the Arab during the years 853-626 B.C. Assyrian influence also marks the earliest texts written by Arabs in the 8th, 7th centuory B.C. in a north Arabian script. The source of old Arabic hardly tapped is the study of the personal names, thousands of which are known. Another valuable soiirce for reconst­ ructing the phonetic history of Arabic is the geographical names preserved in texts in Accadian, Hebrew, Greek & Latin. Influence of Indo-Arabic relations! Arabs had since pre Islamic period commercial relate ions with India, but Arabic was never the language of the Muslims, But by the very nature of the curriculum in which religious sciences occupied the prominent position* the Quran being considered the source and fountain head of Is­ lamic learning, Arabic not only formed one of the important subjects of study, but the texts books in Quranic commentary tradition, theology, islamic law as well as on logic and Philosophy were in Arabic. This emphasis necessiated the accent to be laid on the study of Arabic grammar and syn­ tax and to write and ptiblish the keys of these books. The growing contact of Arabs with the legates of ancient knowledge and civilization, the curricultim came to be sufficiently liberal in that it covered the fields of traditional or religious together with rational and so­ cial sciences as also of Arabic language and literature. India's Contribution of Arabic in different branches of knowledge; Of all the countries that have ever been under a Mus­ lim government, Indian is among the few that has not been ruled by Arabs or by some Arabic speaking people. Still the Arabic literature produced and p\iblished in India is great. The great reason was that their holy scriptures had been written in Arabic and it was the key to the in valuable treasures of Islamic learning. The history of producing and publishing Arabic books in different branches of knowledge in India is very old. But the most Important contribution undoubtedly begins with the Ghaznawid period, the lOth century A.D. Since then the Arabic books are being written and publsihed in India in large n\iinber. The present dissertation includes the Arabic books published in India either written in India or abroad, by Indians or by foreign scholars. The various branches in which Arabic books have been publish­ ed and written are as follows; Quranic Commentaries; Commentaries on the Quran occUpy the first and most important place in Islamic literature and a large number of Muslim scholars have always regarded it as their pious duty to write exegesis on their holy scriptures. The com- ment-aries produced and ptiblished in India belong to clases; (a) Commentaries of General nature (b) Commentaries written from various stands points. (c) Purely literary (d) The principles of Quranic exegesis Some iirportaht commentaries are as 'Alkashshaf, Taf- sir-e-Baizavi, Jalalain, Tafsire Mazhari, Tafsir-e-Mohammadi Sawaieul Ilham and Al Pauzul Kabir etc. Hadlth Literature (Tradition): Hadith literature developed in India from ancient period. Thousands of books in India relating to Hadith have been written and are being writting and published continously. There are following categories of the book written and published in India on Hadith: (1) Commentaries on canomical books (2) Re arrangement of Previous collections (3) Collections of Hadith relating to some particUla\,topics (4) Science of the principles of Hadith (5) Biographies of narrators. Some of the important book are as Kanzul Amal, Musnad Imam Azam, Kitabo-Asmair Rejal, Nurul Yaqin* Sahibul Bukhari, Sahib Muslim etc. Jurisprudence (Figh): The majority of Indian Muslims have always been HanafiLs BT^ the time the Indian Muslims Commenced to take part in the composition and compilation of works in Arabic so much lite­ rature has been produced and pviblsihed on tnis subject. Whe­ ther Hanafi or of other schools efforts have been made to produce works on original lines and writters confined them­ selves at most entirely to the production of commentaries glosses and new corapendluns. Hence the contribution is more than the construction of new edifices immitation of• the old ones and out of the same material. A'large number of booXs have been written and pxiblished on this subject. Some Important books are e.g. Quduri, Hedaya, Musallamus Sxibut# Sharhul Mughni, Manarul Anwar, Paraizul Islam, Fa- tawa-e-Alamgiri etc. Islamic Mysticism; When Indian thinkers first began to write on mysti­ cism, the standard books on suffism had already been com­ posed and it had taken a definite form, which the Indian sufis followed. Hence we find in the mysticism literatiure produced and published in India, the same method of treat­ ment as in earlier writings and a repitition of familiar stibject matter. We do not find in India any thing alien to the earlier with the exception of certain astrological references that have crept into some writings. Some impor­ tant books on this subject are e.g. Tohfatul Mursal Ham Nabi, Aqaidul Muwahhidin, Anfasul Khawas, Jawaherul Khamaa etc, islamic Studies or Scholarstic theology; The Islamic studies lies mid way between religion and philosophy. In the earlier days of islam. Muslim wri­ ters used to discuss philosophical problems of theology under the heading Alkalam fikaza which became so common that it gave the nearae alkalam to that science itself which confines its investigations to the philosophical discussion of the theological doctrines, India has produced and pviblished numerous work on this stobject and scholars are still busy in producing va­ luable literature onit. The books are of different nat­ ures; 1- Text books on the Islamic dogmas 2- Books on sectarian controversies, 3- Scholastic explanations 4- Commentaries on the books of Islamic dogmas. Some iroportaht books are as Al Aqidatul Hasanat, Mizanul Aqaid, Mawaqif, Al Darrul Samin etc. Philosophy and Logic: In this field Indian scholars in Arabic*have baken much interest. The course of its history has been a process of assimilation rather than of generation. Muslim scholars have some what tried to solve some old problems under the guidance of their creeds and dogmas, Indian scholars have shown keen interest in the study of logic* They have added some thing to that knowledge of logic which they learnt from the Greek So many books have been written and published <->n this s\ib- ject in India. Some inport of those are as Hedayatul Hikmat, Al Durrul Bahiya, Sullamul Ulum, Mirqat, Badiul Mizan etc.