The Tafheem ul Quran is a 6-volume translation and explanation of the Qur'an by Syed Abul Ala Maududi. Syed Maududi spent 30 years writing his Tafseer; He began in 1942 and completed it in 1972. The Tafhim ul Quran deals extensively with issues faced by the modern world in general. And the Muslim community in particular.