Allama Ali Khan Abro ( ur, ) was a Sindhi scholar and educationist who is known for having written the Sindhi translation of

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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

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. He had religious education in

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, where he learned

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and

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. He then started working as a lecturer. He wrote books on social and literary topics.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abro, Ali Khan 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