The Contributions of the Scholars for Understanding and Indexing of the Qur'anic Subjects in Arabic and Urdu Languages – Critical Analysis

Allah revealed that the complete code of life for all mankind is to seek guidance as mentioned “The month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Qur’an a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion.” (1) It is further stated: “Guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqeen (2) [the pious and religious persons who fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden). Furthermore, the following verses “[This is] a blessed Book which we have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.” And “Then do they not reflect upon the Qur’an? Or are there locks upon [their] hearts?”, also remind us to understand, and act upon by reflecting upon its verses to seek guidance. The scholars have been trying to facilitate the understanding of the Qur’an since its revelation took place and preserved. This study tries to explore the efforts of scholars who have collected the meaning of Qur’anic-words, which is the first step towards understanding of the Qur’an. In short, this collection is not only focusing on and analyzing the contributions of the scholars regarding LUGHAT-UL-QUR’AN, MAJAZ-UL-QUR’AN and GHARIB-UL-QUR’AN, but also gathered the contribution of scholars regarding indexing of the QUR’AN.