The Holy Scripture of the Qur’an is enticing and enchanting, captivating and concerning. It provides unfeigned direction for the virtuous. It gives a detailed enunciation of the faith. It teaches men to adhere to a common belief and conviction that is deeper than human consciousness. In Glorious Qur’an in Poetic Stance, Part II author Rashid Seyal provides detailed elucidations about this ancient text—a text that has appealed to a broad audience over a long period of time.

Seyal’s work on Qur’anic poetry and the philosophical interpretation in light of modern day science has given a new direction to understanding the Holy Scripture. The Glorious Qur’an in Poetic Stance, Part II elucidates on:

• Earthy pot
• Efflux or soul
• Fate and fortune
• Intelligence
• Veracity of intelligence
• Intelligence in discipline
• Fortune in discipline
• Endowment of discipline
• Demise in death

Glorious Qur'an in Poetic Stance By: M. A. Rashid Seyal Dr. Seyal’s work, so far as I know, is the first attempt in translating the Qur’anic Verses into English poetry. His efforts are a sincere and innovative addition to this field. Beautiful as the idea was, the task demanded an incessant flow of creative juices of a poetic mind and great discipline to make them effective and useful. Dr. Seyal’s work is unique, first of its kind and speaks volumes of the translator’s great aesthetic sense, his overflowing treasure of vocabulary, and indeed his love of Almighty Allah. He has amazing depth of vision, that’ll indeed kindle an interest in the inquisitive mind to turn to the reality of Eternal Beauty of The Holy Qur’an to discern the modern trends in scientific domain. Prof. Dr. Allamaa Syed Mazhar Saeed Kazmi Being a student of Qur’anic Studies, I am sure that during last 1400 years no translation of the Qur’an, has been accomplished, which has the mellifluent and flowery eloquence and sonorous embellishment of the English language that has been demonstrated in Seyal’s Book: Glorious Qur’an in Poetic Stance It will not be out of place to mention that strong feeling and their truthfulness, which is termed in Arabic as (Sidq-al-hassah) is predominantly palpable in all lyrical expressions containing the themes of the HolyScripture. The work accomplished by Dr. Seyal so far can not be termed as poetic translation of the Qur’an, but instead I would like to call it: “Lyrical Interpretation” (Tafseer) of the Holy Qur’an Prof. Dr. M Akram Choudary Ph.D. (Glasgow) Vice chancellor University of the Sargodha It is a very substantial work, dealing with a major subject of faith and / or reason and each chapter is subdivided into sections which discuss various detailed aspects or examples. Some of the major subjects are: death and the afterlife; the philosophy of life; the notion of fate; religious and scientific ideas about origins and creation; Qur’anic vision and wisdom; religious and scientific notions of time and ontology. Of these individually large areas, probably the most substantial and comprehensively covered are those where religion and science are usually most inclined to clash: Creation and time. In other words, biology and physics, each of which provides a fundamental challenge to traditional religious thinking. In each case, it is the Qur’anic perspective that takes precedence. He affirms that there is no conflict between Faith and Science, because the scientific knowledge is already been prefigured in the Holy Texts. Austin Kehoe

Rashid Seyal is a cardiologist and accomplished author.