How long does it take to read Pondering Over the Quran?
Amin Ahsan Islahi
Pondering Over the Quran by Amin Ahsan Islahi takes about 12 hours 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 43 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2007. 694 pages, about 190,850 words.
26 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 21 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This English translation of the tafsir of Surah al-Fatihah and Surah al-Baqarah is part of the eight-volume Urdu tafsir, Tadabbur-e-Qur’an (Pondering over the Qur’an). This tafsir is based on the principle of coherence, and is perhaps the first sustained and successful attempt to demonstrate such coherence and to refute the oft-repeated allegation of the lack of order or integrity in the Qur’an. Without recognising and appreciating the coherence of the Qur’an, one may gain knowledge of certain commandments and teachings but will remain ignorant of the Qur’anic wisdom (hikmah) contained in its beautifully integrated and holistic message. The Urdu original was first published in 1967, the result of the life-long work of Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904-1997), a pre-eminent scholar of the Qur’an.
