لغوی، صرفی، نحوی اور اعرابی ترکیب پر مشتمل تفسیر قرآن حکیم
پروفیسر حافظ احمد یارمرحوم، سابق صدر شعبہ علوم اسلامیہ پنجاب یونیورسٹی، جو قرآن مجید سے عشق کی حد تک لگاؤ رکھتے تھے۔ 1980ء میں یونیورسٹی سے ریٹائرمنٹ کے بعد مرکزی انجمن خدام القرآن کے زیر اہتمام قرآن اکیڈمی کے شعبہ تدریس سے وابستہ ہوئے۔ یہاں دو سالہ رجوع الی القرآن کورس کے نصاب میں شامل متعدد اہم مضامین کی تدریس محترم حافظ احمد یار کے ذمہ تھی۔ انہی میں ایک مضمون ترجمہ قرآن بھی تھا۔ جس کی تدریس عربی قواعد کے اصولوں کے انطباق کے ساتھ کرنا پیش نظر تھا۔ یہ مشکل، کٹھن اور نازک ذمہ داری پروفیسراحمد یار مرحوم نے کچھ ایسی لگن، محنت اور دلجمعی کے ساتھ ادا کی کہ وہ جویان علم قرآن کے لیے ایک نہایت قیمتی اثاثہ ثابت ہوا۔ اس کورس کا سیشن میں درج ذیل 189 لیکچرز ریکارڈ کیے گئے۔ اس میں شامل طلبہ دنیوی تعلیم کے اعتبار سے ایم اے اور اس سے بلند ڈگری ہولڈرز اور مختلف شعبہ جات کے پروفیشنلز شامل تھے۔
Professor Hafiz Ahmed Yar
Professor Hafiz Ahmed Yar was born on January 05, 1920 in village Habeeb of Jhang district of Punjab with an agricultural background. High School Jhang in 1935 and Matriculation Examination from University of the Punjab in 1937. He has zeal for higher studies and passed J.V. Examination with first position in 1943-1945 and stood first class. During this period he gained HIFZ of QURAN simultaneously. During this tenure he also passed Munshi Fazil (Arabic) from University of the Punjab. High School as teacher. To learn Arabic Grammar on concrete level he joined Jamia Mohammadi Jhang which was headed by great scholar of that time, Maulana Mohammed Zakir. In this Jamia, he ascertained new cognitive dimensions of Quran-e- Hakeem, Islamic Studies and Arabic. In 1954 he passed M.A.in Islamic Studies achieving First position and in 1957 he passed M.A. in Arabic Literature again with first position. He was awarded gold medals in both exams. He taught Arabic and Islamic Studies in Islamia College Civil Lines from 1955 to 1964. He was awarded Role of Honour during this period. He joined Department of Islamic Studies, University of the Punjab in 1964. In 1976 he became Head of the Department and retired in 1980 with the same academic position. After retirement he joined Markazi Anjuman Khuddamul Quran Lahore which was founded by Dr. Israr Ahmed (Dr. Israr Ahmad is also founder of Tanzeem-e-Islami www.tanzeem.org). The purpose of Markazi Anjuman Khaddumul Quran was to proclaim Quran to humanity at large at intellectual level. Professor Hafiz Ahmed Yar delivered on knowledge of Quran and Arabic in Quran College and as well as in Quran Academy in such an unusual altruism and endurance that it added an unprecedented chapter to knowledge of Quran in Urdu. He also unleashed a precious and vast endeavor on corpus of Quran (topic in Urdu language "Lughat-o-Airab-e-Quran") i.e. Collection of recorded utterances used as basis for descriptive analysis of a language of Quran consisting each and every word of Quran was discussed to its ultimate maturity. These articles have been published in monthly Hikmat-e-Quran of Anjuman Khuddamul Quran regularly. He also penned down "Dastoor-e-Haya" "Deen-o-Adab" "Yateem Potay Ki Warasat KaMas"Ala" and many other research articles published by Sheikh Zaid Institute of Islamic Studies with caption of "Qurano-o-Sunnat Chand Mubahis". He also has the honor of receiving best (Seerat Nigar) award and gold medal in1984 at Qaumi Seerat Conference. On 15th may 1997 this servant of Quran returned and met in the presence of Allah Subhanuhu Wa Ta’ala. www.hafizahmedyar.com
