in exegesis, but they can be felt with intensive comprehension of the text. The matters out of the content have been skipped accordingly. The verses explained by Marfu Ahadith of Prophet Muhammad have been preferred over any other tradition. The above mentioned necessity measures are not found in the beginning of the exegesis, but the author confronted them in the long run of exegesis. The Arabic marginalized exegesis is particularly for the men of understanding, and therefore need not such necessities to be followed. Structure The work consists of three volumes. A detailed introduction, included at the beginning of the first volume, focuses on some of the basic issues of the Quran. Below is the list of volumes and their contents: The first volume — Al-Fatiha to Al-An'am The second volume — Al-A'raf to An-Nur The third volume — Al-Furqan to Al-Nas Translations Bangla The first Bengali translation of this book was published in 1972 from Emdadia Library under the title 'Tafsire Ashrafi'. English An abridged English translation published from Zam-Zam Publishers in 2003 for those treading the path of suluk, discusses spiritual issues from the standpoint of tasawwuf. Its covered Al-Fatiha, Ad-Dhuha to Al-Nas. Reception The monumental qualities of this Tafsir are reflected in Anwar Shah Kashmiri’s saying: "I first thought about this exegesis as been done for common man, but after going through it I recognized its importance for scholars as well." Bilal Ahmad Wani, a researcher of University of Kashmir wrote, "The exegesis is graced with wisdom in such a way that everyone can take benefit from it according to their mental capabilities. Besides providing a detailed explanation of fundamental principles of Islam, most importantly the mystical dimensions are deduced from the Quranic verses in order to purify the mysticism from un-Islamic thoughts like Wahdat al-Wajud (Unity of Being) and Nazriah-i Hulul (Transmigration) etc." See also List of tafsir works List of Sunni books References Further reading External links Bayan Ul Quran at Internet Archive Books by Ashraf Ali Thanwi 1908 books Sunni tafsir Urdu-language books Deobandi literature Hanafi literature Maturidi literature Quran translations Tafsir works Sufi tafsir