Quduri (Arabic) editions

[Abu_Uzair]

assalamu alaikum
we have new sharah of quduri named "mishkatul quduri" by haz.mo.muhammed tahir sb(d.b)[teacher and khatib - jamia islamia allama binnori town]
but this is shirt sharah from starting to babus salam
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[meccabooks]

Assalaamu Alikum,

I am planning on start carrying Arabic books on my website (www.meccabooks.com). Mostly books being taught at Madrasah's, InshAllah I am in touch with few teachers here to get the list of books which they teach. However I wanted to get an idea on which Publishers will be recommended for the best quality print, low number mistakes, and best for students so they can take notes etc on the side.

Also if possible, if any contacts with publishers is provided will be really benficial. I am located in Virginia, USA.

JazakAllah Khair.

[Harisa]

Hi.
What about Shaykh Tahir al-Kiani's English translation of the Quduri? What are your reviews of it?

jazakum Allah.

[mujahid7ia]

The best edition of Quduri would definitely Shaykh Sa'id Bakdash's edition. He collected the oldest manuscripts of the book from all parts of the world, selected the best copies from these, then edited the book using the commentaries of Quduri for backup.
He printed Quduri with Lubab in 6 volumes, the first being a detailed study on Quduri with its various commentaries, volumes 2-5 being Lubab and volume 6 is Quduri alone.
His edition is very good, though it does contain errors, especially in the first volume ie. His dirasah (study) on Quduri.

Keeping Quduri separate in the 6th volume was a wonderful idea and allows us to benefit from his edition of the text without Lubab, however he didn't include the discussion on the differences between the manuscripts in this volume, that is in volumes 2-5.
His edition of Quduri does contain certain additions to the book that seem to have been added by those later and not by Quduri himself.

So anyone wanting the most correct edition of the book should buy his edition, which would come with Lubab and beneficial footnotes on Lubab.
The price of this edition is very high though and it isn't easily available in most countries.

I would advise scanning his edition of Quduri alone and uploading it, so that others could benefit from it. Just don't tell Sh. Sa'id about it, he lost his cool when I defended those who scan and upload kitabs, as he is bitterly opposed to the practice due to the monetary harm he thinks it causes him.

I will probably meet him again soon and would advise him to print his edition of Quduri alone, so that those who don't want to purchase the entire 6 volume collection wouldn't have to resort to copying it. I just hope he doesn't kick me out of his house!

As for Mawlana Mia's edition, anyone wanting an Indian Hashiyah typed out can get:
- Mawlana Ghulam Mustafa Qasimi's Hashiyah, printed by Qadimah in Karachi and Dar Ibn Kathir in Syria
- Mawlana I'zaz Ali's Hashiyah which has been printed a number of times by Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah etc
- al-Mu'tasar ad-Daruri printed by Idarat al-Quran of Karachi.

I have advised Mawlana Mia not to continue with the work on Quduri as these available editions fulfill the need.

Alhamdulillah I have acquired Shaykh Sa'id Bakdash's edition of Al-Lubab. Very nice, though I think I would be fine with the font sizes used being halved. I came across this DKI ed., and the preview page looks to be copied from an old typeset edition. Does anyone know where it was copied from? It would be nice to have a more portable edition of Al-Lubab. I suppose I can get the Syrian ed. of Sh. Bashshar Bakri Arrabi which Mufti Husain mentioned in another thread (I think it is in one volume). Or I was considering finding that Turkish ed. of Al-Jawharah with Al-Lubab in the margins, sounds convenient (though it is not the best edition of Al-Jawharah as Mufti Husain mentioned somewhere, probably better than my Qadimi ed.).

(Writing this post makes me think we should compile Mufti Husain's book edition comments and recommendations somewhere! I think it would prove a useful resource.)

[mujahid7ia]

I came across this DKI ed., and the preview page looks to be copied from an old typeset edition. Does anyone know where it was copied from?

Bump! Thanks.