Allama Ali Khan Abro ( ur, ) was a
Sindhi scholar and educationist who is known for having written the Sindhi translation of
Quran
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and intended to give the Qur'an a practical contemporary interpretation.
He also wrote a translation for non-Muslims at the request of
Taj Mahmood Amroti.
Life
Abro attended
Sindh Madrasatul Islam and graduated from
Bombay University
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. He had religious education in
Hyderabad
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, where he learned
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and
English
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. He then started working as a lecturer. He wrote books on social and literary topics.
References
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Pakistani writers
Pakistan Movement activists from Sindh
Sindhi people
Pakistani scholars
20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
Translators of the Quran into Sindhi
Pakistani Sunni Muslims
Sindh Madressatul Islam University alumni