The following is a list of tafsir works. ''

Tafsir Tafsir ( ; ) refers to an exegesis, or commentary, of the Quran. An author of a ''tafsir'' is a ' (; plural: ). A Quranic ''tafsir'' attempts to provide elucidation, explanation, interpretation, context or commentary for clear understanding ...

'' is a body of commentary and explication, aimed at explaining the meanings of the

Qur'an The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God ('' Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which consist of individual verses ('). Besides ...

, the central religious text of

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. Tafsir can broadly be categorized by its affiliated

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and the era it was published, classic or modern. According to American scholar Samuel Ross, there are 2,700 Qur’an commentaries extant in manuscript form, and 300 commentaries have been published. Considering that around 96% of the Arabic-language manuscripts remain unstudied, Ross argues that "by extrapolation there may be thousands of additional commentaries still waiting to be discovered."

Early tafsir

Arabic

* '' Tanwir al-Miqbas'' (''Tafsir Ibn Abbas'') attributed to

Abd Allah ibn Abbas ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās (; c. 619 – 687 CE), also known as Ibn ʿAbbās, was one of the cousins of the prophet Muhammad. He is considered to be the greatest mufassir of the Qur'an. He was the son of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, an uncle of ...

(d. 68/687) although there is a dispute about its authenticity (as stated by Islamic Scholars) * ''Tafsir al-Kabir'' (''The Great Interpretation'') by

Muqatil ibn Sulayman Muqātil ibn Sulaymān () (d. 767 C.E.) was an 8th-century Muslim scholar of the Quran, controversial for his anthropomorphism. He wrote one of the earliest, if not first, commentaries of the Qur'an which is still available today.John Wansbrough ...

(80-150AH). The first full tafsir attributed to Muqatil ibn Sulayman ibn Bashiral-Balkhi. * ''Tafsir Ibn Jurayj'' by

Ibn Jurayj Abd al-Malik ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Jurayj (, 80 AH/699 CE - 150 AH/767 CE) was an eighth-century ''faqīh'', exegete and hadith transmitter from the Taba' at-Tabi'in. Biography Ibn Jurayj was born in Mecca in 80 AH/699 CE. His father Abd al-Aziz w ...

(80-150 AH). Published for the first time in 2020, after a manuscript of the work was discovered. * ''Ma’ani al-Qur’an'' (''The Meaning of The Qur’an'') by Abu Zakaria al-Farra (207AH). * ''Tafsir Sufyan al-Thawri'' by

Sufyan al-Thawri Abū ʿAbd Allāh Sufyān ibn Saʿīd ibn Masrūq ibn Ḥamza al-Thawrī al-Muḍarī al-Kūfī (; 716–778 CE / 97–161 AH), commonly known as Sufyān al-Thawrī (), was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, ascetic, traditionist, and eponymous ...

(161 AH/778 CE)

English

Original work * "The Message of the Qur’ān" by Muhammad Asad ( Leopold Weis) 1940. * "The Meaning of the Glorious Quran" by Marmaduke Pickthall 1929 * "The Koran : Commonly Called the Alkoran of Mohammed-with large commentary, by George Sale. * "Quran to English" by Arab born American Talal Itani. Translation * ''Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas: Great Commentaries of the Holy Qur'an'' translated by Mokrane Guezzou. Fons Vitae, Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought. * "The Meaning of the Glorious Quran" by Marmaduke Pickthall 1929 * "The Koran: Commonly Called the Alkoran of Mohammed, by George Sale

Sunni

Arabic

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Tafsir al-Tabari ''Jāmiʿ al-bayān ʿan taʾwīl āy al-Qurʾān'' (, also written with ''fī'' in place of ''ʿan''), popularly ''Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī'' (), is a Sunni ''tafsir'' by the Persian scholar Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (838–923). It immediately w ...

" by at-Tabari, very popular tafseer book, available online embedded in phones apps of Quran and/or tafseer along with Qurtubi, Baghawi, Sa'di, ibn Kathir, al- Jalalayn being the most popular tafseers. * "tafseer al- - Qurtubi, by al Qurtubi. * "tafseer e saadi تفسير السعدي : تيسير الكريم الرحمن في تفسير القرآن" by al-Sa'adi isbn 1114308224. * "Tafseer al-Tha'labi" by al-Tha'labi. * ''Tafsir Muqatel'' by

(80-150AH). The first full tafsir attributed to Muqatil ibn Sulayman ibn Bashir al-Balkhi. * "Tafseer Ibn Ashur/Tafsir al-Tahrir wa'l-Tanwir/Liberation and enlightenment تفسير التحرير والتنوير" by Muhammad ibn Ashur * ''An-Nukat wa al-'Uyun'' by

Al-Mawardi Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Habib (; –1058), commonly known by the '' nisba'' al-Mawardi (), was a Sunni polymath and a Shafi'i jurist, legal theoretician, muhaddith, theologian, sociologist and an expert in political science. He is considered to b ...

(d. 450/1058) — the author was an

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of the Shafi'i

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. * '' Al-Muharrar al-Wajiz'' (The Concise Record), commonly known as ''Tafsir ibn 'Atiyyah'' after its author, Ibn Atiyyah (d. 541 or 546AH), a

Maliki The Maliki school or Malikism is one of the four major madhhab, schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. It was founded by Malik ibn Anas () in the 8th century. In contrast to the Ahl al-Hadith and Ahl al-Ra'y schools of thought, the ...

judge from

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. This Qur’anic commentary is popular in North Africa. * ''Zad al-Masir Fi Ilm al-Tafsir'' by the

Hanbali The Hanbali school or Hanbalism is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence, belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition within Sunni Islam. It is named after and based on the teachings of the 9th-century scholar, jurist and tradit ...

Ash'ari Ash'arism (; ) is a school of theology in Sunni Islam named after Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari, a Shāfiʿī jurist, reformer (''mujaddid''), and scholastic theologian, in the 9th–10th century. It established an orthodox guideline, based on ...

polymath

Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi Abu al-Faraj Jamal al-Din Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Hasan Ali Al-Jawzi also known as Ibn al-Jawzi (16 June 1201) was a Muslim jurisconsult, preacher, orator, heresiographer, traditionist, historian, judge, hagiographer, and philologist who played ...

(d. 597AH). * '' Mafatih al-Ghayb'' (The Keys to Unseen) by

Fakhr al-Din al-Razi Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī () or Fakhruddin Razi () (1149 or 1150 – 1209), often known by the sobriquet Sultan of the Theologians, was an influential Iranian and Muslim polymath, scientist and one of the pioneers of inductive logic. He wrote var ...

(1149—1209 CE/606 AH) also known as Tafsir al-Kabir (The Great Exegesis) * ''Tafsir al-Qur’an Al-'Azim'' by

Izz al-Din ibn 'Abd al-Salam Abū Muḥammad ʿIzz al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd al-Salām bin Abī al-Qāsim bin Ḥasan al-Sulamī al-Shāfiʿī (‎; 577 AH - 660 AH / 1262 CE), also known by his titles, Sultan al-'Ulama/ Sulthanul Ulama, Abu Muhammad al-Sulami, w ...

* '' Anwar al-Tanzil wa Asrar al-Ta'wil'' by

Al-Baydawi Qadi Baydawi (also known as Naṣir ad-Din al-Bayḍawi, also spelled Baidawi, Bayzawi and Beyzavi; d. June 1319, Tabriz) was a jurist, theologian, and Quran commentator. He lived during the post-Seljuk Empire, Seljuk and early Mongol Empire, Mon ...

(d. 685 AH/1286 CE), also famous as ''Tafsir al-Baydawi'' — a shortened version of ''Al-Kashshaf'', with Mu’tazili references altered; printed in two volumes. In

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it is often published with marginal notes by a Turkish scholar called 'al-Qunawi' in seven volumes. * ''Madarik al-Tanzil wa Haqa'iq al-Ta'wil'' by

Abu al-Barakat al-Nasafi Abu al-Barakat al-Nasafi (), was an eminent Hanafi scholar, Qur'an exegete (mufassir), and a Maturidi theologian. He is perhaps best known for his Tafsir ''Madarik al-Tanzil wa Haqa'iq al-Ta'wil'' (). He was one of the foremost figures of the cl ...

(d. 710) * ''Tafsir ibn Kathir'' (''Tafsir al-Quran al-Azi''m) by

Ibn Kathir Abu al-Fida Isma'il ibn Umar ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi (; ), known simply as Ibn Kathir, was an Arab Islamic Exegesis, exegete, historian and scholar. An expert on (Quranic exegesis), (history) and (Islamic jurisprudence), he is considered a lea ...

(1301—1373 CE/ 774 AH). A summary of the earlier interpretation by al-Tabari. Available online. It has been summarized as Mukhtasar Tafsir Ibn Kathir in 3 volumes by Muhammad 'Ali As-Sabuni. * ''Lubab al-Ta'wil Fi Ma'ani at-Tanzil ''by Ala al-Din al-Khazin (d. 741)'', ''which is an abridgement of Ma’alimal-Tanzil'' by'' Hasan been Mas’ud al-Baghawi. * ''Futuhal-Ghawyb Fi Kashfi 'an Qina'i-r-Rawyb (Sharh 'ala Al-Kashshaf)'' by Shaeawfal-Din al-Husain Ibn 'Abdullahi-tt-Twibi (743 AH) * '' Al-Bahr al-Muhit'' by

Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati Abū Ḥayyān Athīr ad-Dīn al-Gharnāṭī (, November 1256 – July 1344 CE / 654 - 745 AH), whose full name is Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf bin ‘Alī ibn Yūsuf ibn Hayyān (), better known as Abū Ḥayyān al-Gharnati (, was an Andalusian Sunni ...

(d. 745 AH/1344 CE) is a linguistic commentary on the Qur’an primarily from the standpoint of

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and rhetoric. * ''Bada'i' al-Tafsir and At-Tibbyanu Fi Aymani al-Qur'an'' by

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya Shams ad-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr ibn Ayyūb az-Zurʿī d-Dimashqī l-Ḥanbalī (29 January 1292–15 September 1350 CE / 691 AH–751 AH), commonly known as Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya ("The son of the principal of he scho ...

(d. 751 AH/1350 CE) * '' At-Tahsil li-'Ulumi al-Tanzil'' by

Ibn Juzayy Muhammad bin Ahmed bin Juzayy Al Gharnati (), better known as Ibn Juzayy () was an Al-Andalus, Andalusian Sunni Muslim scholar of Arab origin. He was a distinguished Maliki Faqih, jurist, Principles of Islamic jurisprudence, legal theoretician, T ...

(758 AH/1357 CE) * ''Nazm al-Durar fi Tanasub al-Ayi wa al-Suwar'' (''Tafsir al-Biqa'i'') by Burhanuddin Ibrahim bin Umar al-Biqa'i * Jalaluddin al-Suyuti completed: # f> * ''Fath al-Rahman Fi Tafsir al-Qur'an'' by

Mujir al-Din Mujīr al-Dīn al-ʿUlaymī (; 1456–1522), often simply Mujir al-Din, was a Jerusalemite '' qadi'' and historian whose principal work chronicled the history of Jerusalem and Hebron in the Middle Ages.Little, 1995, p. 237.van Donzel, 1994, p. ...

(d. 927 AH) - the exegete was a Palestinian judge, historian and Hanbali jurist from Jerusalem. Not to be confused with the

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translation and commentary written by the

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Shah Waliullah Dehlawi Qutb ud-Din Ahmad ibn ʿAbd-ur-Rahim al-ʿUmari ad-Dehlawi (‎; 1703–1762), commonly known as Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (also Shah Wali Allah), was an Islamic Sunni scholar and Sufi reformer, who contributed to Islamic revival in the Indian s ...

. * ''Irshad al-'Aql as-Salim ila Mazaya al-Qur’an al-Karim'' by

Ebussuud Efendi Ebussuud Efendi (, 30 December 1490 – 23 August 1574),İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, ''Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı'', Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 114. was a Hanafi Maturidi Ottoman jurist and Quran exegete, served as the Qadi (judge) ...

(d.951 AH/1505 CE). Also known as ''Tafsir Abi Sa’ud''. * ''Al-Sirawju al-Munir'' by Al-Khatib al-Shirbini . * ''Anwar al-Qur'an wa Asrar al-Furqan'' by Ali al-Qari, 1004AH, 5 Volumes, published by Daral-Kutub Ilmiyah, Beirut, Lebanon. *

Al-Wahidi 'Alī b. Aḥmad al-Wāḥidī al-Naysābūrī, who was better known as Al-Wāḥidī (), was a prominent grammarian and philologist of the Classical Arabic and a Quran scholar who wrote several classical exegetical works. He is considered one o ...

's three exegetical works: # '' Tafsir al-Wajiz'' (2 Volumes) # '' Tafsir al-Wasit'' (4 Volumes) # '' Tafsir al-Basit'' (25 Volumes) Legal Tafsir * ''Ahkam al-Qur’an'' ('The Commands of the Quran') by Al-Jaṣṣās (d. 370 AH/981 CE). Based on the legal rulings of the

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school of

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. This was published in three volumes and remains popular amongst the

s of

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, the

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and

. * ''Ahkam al-Qur’an'' by Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi (d.543 AH/1148 CE). The author is also known as 'Qadi ibn al-Arabi' (ibn Arabi, the judge) to distinguish him from the famous

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. He was a jurist from Andalusia (

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) His interpretation has been published in three volumes and contains commentary on the legal rulings of the Qur’an according to the

school. * '' Al-Jami' li-Ahkam al-Qur’an'' (The collection of Qur’anic Injunctions) by

Al-Qurtubi Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī Bakr al-Anṣārī al-Qurṭubī () (121429 April 1273) was an Andalusian Sunni Muslim polymath, Maliki jurisconsult, mufassir, muhaddith and an expert in the Arabic language. Prominent scholar ...

(1214—1273 CE/671 AH), the famous

jurist of Cordoba, in

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. This 10-volume tafsir is a commentary on the Qur’anic verses dealing with legal issues. Although the author was a Maliki, he also presents the legal opinions of other major schools of

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jurisprudence; thus it is popular with jurists from all of the schools of

. One volume of this tafsir has been translated into English by

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. Available online. * ''Nukat al-Qur’an al-Dallah ala al-Bayan'' by Al-Qassab (d. 360AH/970CE)Hussein Abdul-Raof, ''Theological Approaches to Qur’anic Exegesis: A Practical Comparative-Contrastive Analysis'', pg. 282.

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, 2012. a commentary primarily from the viewpoint of applied

. Partial and Unfinished Tafsir * ''Ma'ani Al-Qur'an al-Karim'' (unfinished) by Abu Jaʿfar an-Nahhas (d. 338 AH/949 CE) - It contains tafsir from Surah Al-Fatihah to Surah Al-Fath. It has been edited and annotated by Muhammad 'Ali As-Sabina. * ''Al-Bustanu Fi I'rawbi Mushkilati al-Qur'an'' (unfinished) by Ahmad Ibn Ahnaf Abi Bakr Al-Yamani Ibn 'Umar Al-Hanbali (717 AH). * ''Rawa'i' al-Tafsir'' by

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(795 AH) * ''Tafsir Ibn 'Arawfah'' (unfinished) by Ibn Arafa (d. 800/803 AH/ 1400 CE) * ''Tafsir Ibn Kamal Basha'' (unfinished) by Ibn Kemal (d. 940 AH/1536 CE) * ''At-Tafsirat al-Ahmadiyyah Fi Bayani al-ayati-sh-Shar'iyyah'' by Mulla Ahmad Jiwan (d. 1130 AH / 1718 CE). This is the

tafsir of only those ayat which are concerned with matters of

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. * ''Mushkilat al-Qur’an'' by

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, edited with references and one of the introductions by Ahmad Bijnuri, and another introduction by the author's favourite student Muhammad Yusuf Banori. The book predominantly in Arabic but passages in Persian also appear throughout the work. The main objective for undertaking to write this work was to interpret only those verses of the Qur’an which are generally considered to be difficult to understand. A special feature of this particular work is that the author has, in addition, set aside 190 verses that, in his opinion, required further discussion and repeated consideration. Published posthumously in Maligaon,

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, by Majlis al-'Ilmi in 1974. Modern * ''Hashiyah ala Tafsir al-Qadi al-Baydawi by

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(d. 1252 AH/1836 CE)'' * ''Tafsir Ash-Sharawi'' by Muhammad Metwali Alsharawi (1911—1998), a famous Egyptian scholar. * ''Al-tafsir al-waset'' by Muhammad Tantawy (28 October 1928 — 10 March 2010),

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* ''al-Tafsīr al-Bayānī Iil-Qurʾān al-Karīm'' by

(1913 – 1998), first work written by a women. * ''Fi Zilal al-Quran'' ('In the Shade of the Quran') by Sayyid Qutb">Fi Zilal al-Quran">au ...

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Persian

Translations * ''Tafsir-e-Tabari'': a 10th-century translation of the

. * ''Tafsir-e-Nasafi'': an 11th-century translation and tafsir by Abu Hafs Umar an-Nasafi. Original * ''Mawaheb-e-'Aliyya (Tafsir al-Husaini)'': by Husayn Kashifi * ''Mushkilat al-Qur’an'' by

, edited with references and one of the introductions by Ahmad Bijnuri, and another introduction by the author's favourite student Muhammad Yusuf Banori. This partial commentary is predominantly in Arabic but passages in the Persian language also appears throughout the work. The main objective for undertaking to write this work was to interpret only those verses of the Holy Qur’an which are generally considered to be difficult to understand. A special feature of this particular work is that the author has, in addition, set aside 190 verses that, in his opinion, required further discussion and repeated consideration. Published posthumously in Maligaon, Surat, Gujarat, India, by Majlis al-'Ilmi in 1974.

Kurdish

* ''Nami Tafsir'' by Abdul Karim Mudarris (1980), the mufti and

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jurist of

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* '' Tafsiri Raman'' by Ahmad Kaka Mahmood, a

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scholar from

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Urdu

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Dur al-Manthur ''Al-Durr Al-Manthur Fi Tafsir Bil-Ma'thur'' () is a Sunni tafsir (exegesis or commentary of the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam) written by the prominent Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 911 AH (1505 AD), who also co-wrote the '' Tafsir al-Jal ...

'' by the famous Shafi'i scholar

Al-Suyuti Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (; 1445–1505), or al-Suyuti, was an Egyptians, Egyptian Sunni Muslims, Muslim polymath of Persians, Persian descent. Considered the mujtahid and mujaddid of the Islamic 10th century, he was a leading Hadith studies, muh ...

(d. 911 AH/1505 CE). * Tafsir Khaza'in-al-Irfan by Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi *''Tarjumat al-Qur'an'' by Rafiuddin Deobandi *''Tafsir Al-Hawi -Taqrir-e- Anwar al-Tanzil'' by Fakhral-Hasan Deobandi * ''Fadl-e-Rahmani'' by

Anzar Shah Kashmiri Anzar Shah Kashmiri (1927–2008) was an Indian Islamic scholar who established the Jamia Imam Anwar Shah and co-founded the Darul Uloom Waqf in Deoband. He was an alumnus of the Darul Uloom Deoband. He was youngest son of Hanafi scholar Anwa ...

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Tafsir al-Jalalayn ''Tafsīr al-Jalālayn'' () is a classical Sunni interpretation (tafsir) of the Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly ...

'' by Jalaluddin al-Mahalli (in 1459), and was subsequently completed, in the same style, by his student, the famous

scholar

(d. 911 AH/1505 CE), translated by

Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani (also written as Azizur Rahman Usmani; died 1928) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who served as first Head Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband. He is best known for his ''Fatawa Darul Uloom Deoband''. His brother was Shabbir Ah ...

Original * Tibyan-Ul_Qur'an by Ghulam Rasool Saeedi is the most comprehensive and detailed Tafsir of Quran in urdu it contains complete,direct and full references(it is available in 12 volumes in urdu) Tafseer e siddiqui by (bahrululoom muhammad abdul quadeer siddiqui hazrat) * Kanzul Iman by

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi Ahmad Raza Khan Baraylawi (14 June 1856–28 October 1921), known reverentially as A'la Hazrat, (Grand Master), was an Islamic scholar, mufti, polymath, gnostic, poet from (undivided) India, he is considered as the founder of the Barelvi move ...

Tafsir e Naeemi
(19 Volumes published as of 8 April 2024) by Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Naeemi * Noor ul-Irfan b
Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Naeemi
* '' Bayan al-Quran'' by

Ashraf Ali Thanwi Ashraf Ali Thanwi (often referred as Hakimul Ummat and Mujaddidul Millat; 19 August 1863 – 20 July 1943) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, thinker, reformist and a revivor of classical Sufi in the Indian subcontinent during the Briti ...

* '' Maarif al-Quran'' by Idris Kandhlawi * ''Dhakhirat al-Janan Fi Fahmi al-Qur’an'' by Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar *''Jamalayn Fi Sharh

'' by Muhammad Jamal Bulandshahri Deobandi *''Kamalayn Sharh

'' by Muhammad Na'im Deobandi *''Fath al-Mannan'' also known as "Tafsir-e-Haqqani" by Abu Muhammad 'Abdal-Haqq Haqani * ''Ashraf al-Tafasir'' compiled by

Taqi Usmani Muhammad Taqi Usmani (born 3 October 1943) SI, OI, is a Pakistani Islamic jurist and leading scholar in the fields of Qur'an, Hadith, Islamic law, Islamic economics, and comparative religion. He was a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology ...

from the Mawa'iz-e-Ashrafiyah of

* ''Khulasawt al-Bayan'' by Muhammad 'Isa Allahabadi * ''

Tafseer-e-Usmani ''Tafseer-e-Usmani'' or ''Tarjuma Shaykh al-Hind'' () is an Urdu translation and interpretation of the ''Quran''. It was named after its primary author, Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, who began the translation in 1909. Shabbir Ahmad Usmani later joined h ...

'' by

Shabbir Ahmad Usmani Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (11 October 188713 December 1949) was an Islamic scholar and an activist of the Pakistan Movement, who served as the of Pakistan in 1949. He was the first to demand that Pakistan become an Islamic state. He was a religio ...

* '' Ma'ariful Quran'' by

Muhammad Shafi Muhammad Shafi (24 January 1897 – 6 October 1976), often referred to as Mufti Muhammad Shafi, was a Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar of the Deobandi school, a Hanafi jurist and mufti, he was also an authority on shari'ah, hadith, Qur'anic ...

* ''Ma'ariful Quran'' by

Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi Idris Kandhlawi (; 20 August 1899 – 28 July 1974) was a Pakistani Sunni scholar during the mid-twentieth century, widely recognized for his contributions to various fields of Islamic studies, including hadith, Quranic studies, Islamic jurisprud ...

* '' Tafseer-e-Majidi'' by

Abdul Majid Daryabadi Abdul Majid Daryabadi (16 March 1892 – 6 January 1977) was an influential Ulama, Islamic scholar, Philosophy, philosopher, writer, critic, researcher, journalist, and Quranic exegete active in the Indian subcontinent during the 20th century. ...

* '' Anwarul Bayan'' by Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshahri * ''Anwaral-Qur'an'' by Abal-Kalam Ma'sum * Ubaidullah Sindhi wrote # ''Tafsir-e-Quran'' # ''Tafsir-e-Mehmud'' * '' Tafsir-e-Usmani'' by

Mahmud al-Hasan Mahmud Hasan Deobandi (also known as Shaykh al-Hind; 1851–1920) was an Indian Muslim scholar and an activist of the Indian independence movement, who co-founded the Jamia Millia Islamia University and launched the Silk Letter Movement for ...

and

* ''Tafsir-e-Basirat-e-Qur'an'' by Muhammad Asif Qasmi * '' Hidayatal-Qur'an'' by 'Uthman Kashifal-Hashmi Rajupuri and Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri * '' Tauzihal-Qur'an (asan Tarjumah-e-Qur'an)'' by

* ''Guldastah-e-Tafsir'' by 'Abdul-Qayyum Muhajir Madni * ''Ruhal-Qur'an'' by Muhammad Na'im * ''Khazain ul Irfan'' by Naim-ud-Din Muradabadi * '' Tadabbur-i-Quran'' by

Amin Ahsan Islahi Amin Ahsan Islahi (; 1904 – 15 December 1997), was a Pakistani Islamic scholar best known for his Urdu exegesis of the Quran, '' Tadabbur-i-Quran'' ("Pondering on the Quran"), which he based on Hamiduddin Farahi's (1863 – 1930), id ...

* ''Ma’alimal-'Irfan Fi Durusi al-Qur’an'' by 'Abdul Hamid-Khan Sawati * '' Tafhim al-Quran'' by

Abul A'la Maududi Abul A'la al-Maududi (; – ) was an Islamic scholar, Islamist ideologue, Muslim philosopher, jurist, historian, journalist, activist, and scholar active in British India and later, following the partition, in Pakistan. Described by Wilfred C ...

* Al Bayan by Javid Ahmad Ghamidi. *
Sirat ul-Jinan fi Tafsir il-Quran
' (Way to heaven) by Qasim Al-Qadri * ''Bayan al-Qur'an'' by Israr Ahmad * ''Zikrul-Lil-alamin'' by Jalaluddin Qasmi Partial and Unfinished Tafsir * ''Ahkam Al-Qur’an'' (5 Volumes) by Muhammad

, ' Zafar Ahmad Usmani, Jamil Ahmad Thanawi,

, and

Uthmani, with introduction by

- the 2nd and the 4th

Manzil For the convenience of those who read the Quran in a week the text may be divided into seven portions, each known as Manzil. The following division to 7 equal portions is by Hamzah az-Zaiyyat (d.156/772): # Al-Fatiha (chapter 1) through an-Ni ...

is left to be written. * '' Tarjuman al-Quran'' by

Abul Kalam Azad Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin (11 November 188822 February 1958), better known as Maulana Azad and sometimes referred as Abul Kalam Azad, was an Indian politician, writer and activist of the Indian independence movement. A senior leader of t ...

* ''Ma'alimal-Qur'an'' by Muhammad 'Ali As-Swiddiqi Kandhlawi

Bengali

Original * ''Qur'an Bangla Anubad (কুরআন বাংলা অনুবাদ),'' by Dr. Zohurul Hoque (1986)
Available online
* ''Tafsir Zakaria'' by Abubakar Muhammad Zakaria. Available online. * ''Tafsir-e-Haqqani'') by

Shamsul Haque Faridpuri Shamsul Haque Faridpuri (; 189621 January 1969) was an Islamic scholar, educationist, and social reformer. He was the founding principal of Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh. He also founded many other madrasas. Organisations that he initiated inclu ...

(completed but not fully published yet) - only the first and last

Juz' A ''juzʼ'' (Arabic: ; : , ''ajzāʼ''; ) is one of thirty parts of varying lengths into which the Quran is divided. It is also known as parah ( Persian: ) in Iran and subsequently the Indian subcontinent. There are 30 ''ajzāʼ'' in the Quran, ...

were published but the author completed the manuscript of the Tafsir in approximately 16000 pages and urged his students to publish it but no one has taken up the task of the continuation of the publication yet). * ''Nural-Qur'an by Muhammad Aminal-Islam'' (30 volumes) (1981-1998) * ''Tafsir al-Quran'' by Delwar Hossain Sayidi Translations * ''Ahkam al-Qur’an ('The Commands of the Quran')'' by Al-Jaṣṣās * ''

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (), commonly known as ' (), is the Qur'anic exegesis (') by Ibn Kathir. It is one of the most famous Islamic books concerned with the science of interpretation of the Quran. It also includes jurisprudential rulings, and takes care of the hadit ...

'' translated by Akhtar Faruq. * ''

'' translated by Mujibur-Rahman * ''

'' with its

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

commentaries Jamalayn and Kamalayn by 'Abdal-Ghawffar Shahpuri, Amiral-Islam Faridabadi, and Habibal-Rahman Hobiganji. * ''Bayanal-Qur'an'' by

* ''Tafsir-e-Usmani'' by

Deobandi The Deobandi movement or Deobandism is a revivalist movement within Sunni Islam that adheres to the Hanafi school of jurisprudence. It was formed in the late 19th century around the Darul Uloom Madrassa in Deoband, India, from which the nam ...

and ' Shabir Ahmad Usmani * ''Tafsir-e-Majidi'' by

* '' Ma'ariful Quran'' by

. Translated from Urdu to Bengali by Muhiuddin Khan. Fully available online. * ''Anwar al-Qur'an'' by Abal-Kalam Ma'sum, translated by Muhammad Mustawfa * ''Tauzih al-Qur'an'' by

(Introduction by the author's student, Muhammad Abdul Malek) translated by Abal-Bashar Muhammad Saifal-Islam. * Fi Zilal al-Qur'an by Masihuzzaman Falahi Nadvi, Lar, Deoria Uttar Pradesh * '' Tafhim ul Quran'' by

. Translated from

by Abdul Mannan Talib. Available online. * "Shohoj Bangla Quran" (সহজ বাংলা কুরআন) Translated by Engr M Alauddin, 2023. Publisher: Mowla Brothers, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

English

Original * '' The Noble Quran: Meaning With Explanatory Notes'' by

* '' The Majestic Quran: An English Rendition of Its Meanings'' translation and commentary by Nureddin Uzunoglu, Ali Ozek, Tevfik Rüştü Topuzoğlu, and Mehmet Maksutoğlu Translations * Noor ul-Irfan by Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Naeemi * ''Tafsir Ibn Kathir'' by Ibn Kathir is available as: # ''Tafsir ibn Kathir: The Exegesis of the Grand Holy Qur'an'' translated by Muhammad Mahdi Al-Sharif. Daral-Kutub 'Ilmiyah,

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2006. # ''Tafsir Ibn Kathir'' translated by Safiur-Rahman Al Mubarakpuri and team, Darussalam Publications. # ''Tafsir Ibn Kathir'' (Abridged) translated by Muhammad Anis Gad Khalil, Dar al-Manarah * ''Qur’an Made Easy'' by Shabir Ahmad Usmani, Afzal Husen Elias, Ismail Ibrahim, and Ismail Khathrada. * ''Tafsir-e-Uthmani'' by

Mahmud Hasan Deobandi Mahmud Hasan Deobandi (also known as Shaykh al-Hind; 1851–1920) was an Indian Muslim scholar and an activist of the Indian independence movement, who co-founded the Jamia Millia Islamia University and launched the Silk Letter Movement for ...

and Shabir Ahmad Usmani has been translated as: # ''The Glorious Qur'an based on the Tafsir-e-'Uthmani'' translated and edited by the teachers of Madrasah Ayesha Siddiqua, Karachi. Al-Bushra Publishers # ''Tafsir-e-Uthmani'' translated by Mohammad Ashfaq Ahmad, Idara Impex, India * '' Ma'ariful Quran'' by

. Translated from Urdu to English. Fully available online. * ''Illuminating Discourses on the Noble Qur’an'' by Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshahri, translated into English by Ismail Ebrahim, and edited by Ismail Khathrada and Afzal Hoosen Elias * '' Tafhim al-Quran'' by

translated as ''Towards Understanding the Qur'an'' * ''Nahw tafsir mawdu`i li-suwar al-Qur'an al-Karim'' by Muhammad al-Ghazali has been translated as #''A Thematic Commentary on the Qur’an'' translated by A.A Shamis, The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) # ''Journey Through The Qur'an: The Content and Context of the Suras'' translated by

* ''Tafsir al-Qur’an'' (also known as: ''Tafsir-e-Majidi'') by

* ''Tafsir al-Tabari'' by al-Tabari has been partially translated by Scott Lucas as ''Selections from The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an'' in two volumes, Islamic Texts Society * ''Fi Zilal al-Qur'an'' by Sayyid Qutb has been translated as ''In the Shade of the Quran'' by Adil Salahi and A.A Shamis, Islamic Foundation * ''The Noble Quran: Meaning With Explanatory Notes'' by

* ''Tadabbur-e-Qur'an'' has been translated as ''Pondering over the Qur'an'' by Mohammad Saleem Kayani. Incomplete, in two volumes, Islamic Book Trust * ''Tafsir al-Jalalayn'' by Jalal ud Din Suyuti and Jalal ud Din al Mahalli has been translated as: # ''Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Complete English Translation'' by Aisha Bewley, Dar al-Taqwa # ''Tafsir al Jalayan: Great Commentaries of the Holy Qur'an'' translated by Feras Hamza, Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Fons Vitae * ''Tafsir al-Kabir'' by al-Razi has been partially translated as ''The Great Exegesis: al-Tafsir al-Kabir'' by Sohaib Saeed. Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Islamic Texts Society

Sindhi

* ''Tafsir Al-Maqam Al-Mahmud'' by Ubaidullah Sindhi. * ''Tafsir Surah Saba'' by Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi. * ''Tafsir Sahalul Bayan'' by Mufti Abdul Wahab Chachar.

Malay

* ''Tarjuman al-Mustafid'' by Abd al-Rauf al-Sinkili (1615–1693) * ''Tafsir At Tibbyan'' by

Abdul Hadi Awang Abdul Hadi bin Awang (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: عبدالهادي بن اواڠ; born 20 October 1947) is a Malaysians, Malaysian politician and ulama, religious teacher who has served as Dewan Rakyat, Member of Parliament (MP) for Marang (federal ...

Indonesian

* ''Tafsir Qur'an Karim'' by Mahmud Yunus (1899–1982) * ''Tafsir al-Azhar'' by

Hamka Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah, better known by his pen name Hamka (17 February 1908 – 24 July 1981) was an Indonesian ʿālim, philosopher, writer, novelist, lecturer, politician and journalist. First affiliated with the Masyumi Party, until ...

. Published in 10 volumes. * ''Tafsir Al-Mishbah'' by Quraish Shihab * ''Tafsir Rahmat'' by Oemar Bakry (1916-) * ''Tafsir Al-Qur'anul Majid An-Nur'' by Muhammad Hasbi Ash-Shiddieqy (1904–1975) * ''Tafsir Al-Bayan'' by Muhammad Hasbi Ash-Shiddieqy * ''Tafsir Al-Lubab'' by Quraish Shihab. Published in 4 volumes. * ''Tafsir Qur'an'' by Zainuddin Hamidy and Fachruddin HS * ''Tafsir Raudhatul Irfan fi Ma'rifat Al-Qur'an'' by Ahmad Sanusi * ''Tafsir Al-Furqan'' by Ahmad Hassan * ''Tafsīr al-Qur’ān al-Karīm'' by Abdul Halim Hasan (1901-1969), Zainal Arifin Abbas and Abdul Rahim Haitami

Javanese

* ''Serat Al-Fatekah'' by an anonymous Surakartan palace writer * ''STafsir Qur'an Jawen'' by Bagus Ngarofah * ''Tafsir Al-Iklil fi Ma'ani Tanzil'' by Misbah Mustafa. Published in 10 volumes. * ''Tafsir Al-Ibriz Lima'rifati Tafsiril Qur'an bi Lughati al-Jawa'' by Bisri Musthafa * ''Taj al-Muslimin min Kalami Rabbi al’Alamin'' by Misbah Mustafa * ''Faidl al-Rahman'' by Saleh Darat as-Samarani (1820-1903) * ''Tafsir Al-Mahalli'' by Mujab Mahalli

Sundanese

* ''Tafsir Raudhatul Irfan fi Ma'rifat Al-Qur'an'' by Ahmad Sanusi. Published in 2 volumes.

Madurese

* ''Al-Qur’an al-Karim Nurul Huda'' by Mudhar Tamim

Buginese

* ''Tafsir Al-Munir'' by Anre Gurutta Daud Ismail

Turkish

* ''Risale-i Nur'' by Said Nursî (1878—1960) written mainly in Turkish, is a large work, with four main volumes. It consists of extensive exegesis of certain verses and explanation of the fundamentals of how to approach the Qur’an. It especially explains the verses that 21st century people need most. In other words, it studies the verses about the six articles of belief of Islam such as believing in God and the day of judgment. It also gives logical answers to the questions asked by Atheists. This work is written in a more accessible style to the general public and is translated into 52 languages. * ''Elmalılı Tefsir'' by Elmalılı Muhammed Hamdi Yazır. Published in 10 volumes, it remains one of the most popular commentaries in Turkish. * ''Okuyucu Tefsiri'' by Semra Kürün Çekmegil - The first tafsir written by a female Turkish scholar * ''Kur’an Tahlili: Arapça Gramer Işığında Sözlük-Meal-Tefsir'' by Necla Yasdıman

Sunni Sufi

Arabic

* ''Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim'' by Sahl al-Tustari (d. 283/897) * ''Ruh al-Bayan'' by Ismail Hakki Bursevi (1653—1725 CE). A ten-volume Arabic work by the founder of the Hakkiyye Jelveti

Order from Turkey. * ''Haqa'iq al-tafsir'' by Abu Abd Rahman al-Sulami (d. 412/1021) * ''Ara'is al-Bayan fi haqa'iq al-Koran'' by Abu Mohammad Shirazi (d. 606/1209) * ''Tafsir Ibn Ajiba, Bahr al-Madid'' ('The Immense Ocean') by Ahmad ibn Ajiba (1747—1809 CE), generally known as ''Tafsir ibn Ajibah'' — an 6/8 volume work by a Morocco, Moroccan Sheikh of the Darqarwi branch of the Shadhili Order of Sufism. * ''Laṭā'if al-Isharat bi-Tafsir al-Qur'ān'' by Al-Qushayri * ''Al-Mohit al-azam'' by Sayyid Haydar Amuli, Haydar Amuli that was completed around 1375 or 1376 CE * ''Tafsir al-Mazhari'' by Qadi Thanaullah Panipati * ''Ghara'ib al-Qur'an wa Ragha'ib al-Furqan'' by Nizam al-Din al-Nisaburi (d. 728/1328) * ''Tafsir Safi'' by Mohsen Fayz Kashani (?? – 1680 CE) * ''Tafasir al-Quran'' (Philosophical Exegesis) by Mulla Sadra (1571/72 – 1635/40 CE / 980 – 1050 AH) * ''Bayan al-Sa‘ada'' (19th century) by Sultan Alishah * Ara'is al-bayan fi ḥaqa'iq al-Qur'an'' (Brides of Elucidation in the Truths of the Quran) by Ruzbihan Baqli * ''al-Tawilat al-Najmiyah'' by Najamuddin Daya (d. 654/1261) and 'Ala' al-Dawla Simnani, Ala al-Dawla Simnani (d. 736/1330)

Bengali

Translation * ''Tafsir-e-Mazhari'' by Qadi Thanaullah Panipati, translated by Mamunal-Rawshid

English

Original * ''The Qur'an with Annotated Interpretation in Modern English'' by Ali Ünal - Ünal is a member of the Gülen movement, Gülenist movement. Translations * Noor ul-Irfan b
Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Naeemi
* ''Asrar al-Tanzil'' by Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan (from Urdu) * ''Laṭā'if al-Isharat bi-Tafsir al-Qur'ān'' has been partially translated as ''Abu'l-Qasim Al-Qushayri's Lata'if Al-Isharat: Subtleties of The Allusions'' by Kristin Zahra Sands, Dar Ul Thaqafah * ''A Sufi Commentary on the Qur'an: Ta'wilat al-Qur'an'' by Abd al-Razzaq Al-Kashani, translated by Khalid Williams. The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Islamic Texts Society * ''Tafsir Al-Tustari: Great Commentaries on the Holy Qur’an'' translated by Annabel and Ali Keeler, The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Fons Vitae

Persian

* ''Kashf al-Asrar'' by Rashid al-Din Maybudi * ''Fath al-Aziz'': an 18th-century tafsir in Persian by Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi, son of

. (A large part of this Tafsir was lost in 1847 CE along with his commentary on ''Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan Abu Dawud''.)

Sindhi

* ''Ahsan ul Bayan'' by Allama Muhammad Idrees Dahiri, Allama Muhammad Idris Dahiri in 9 volumes.

Urdu

Translations * ''Tafsir-e-Mazhari'' by Qadi Thanaullah Panipati (from Arabic) *''Tafsir-e-Jawahir-e-'Azizi'' (Translation of Fath al-'Azizi) by Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi, Shah Abdul Aziz Muhaddith Dehlavi (from Persian) Original
Tafsir e Naeemi
(19 Volumes published as of 8 April 2024) b
Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Naeemi
* ''Tafsir Zia ul Quran'' by Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari. * Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan, Amir Muhammad Akram Awan wrote: # ''Akram al-Tafasir'' # ''Asrar al-Tanzil'' * '' Bayan al-Quran'' by

. * ''Sabq al-ghayat fi nasaq al-ayat'' by

. * ''Hawashi-e-Qur'an Majid'' by Shah 'Abdul Qadir Dihlawi and Ahmed Ali Lahori, Ahmad 'Ali Lahori

Sunni Salafi

Arabic

* ''Fath al-Qadir'' by Muhammad ash-Shawkani. * ''Tafsir As-Sa'di'' by Abdul-Rahman al-Sa'di

Bengali

*''Tafsir al-Quran'' by Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib * ''Tafsir-Aini'' 1-15 Parah/Juz' (Volume-I & II) explained by Ainul Bari Aliavi. Published by Sufia Prakashani, Kolkata, India. (volume-I) & (Volume-II).

English

Original * Tafsir Ishraq Al-Ma'ani (1997-2007) by Syed Iqbal Zaheer. In eight volumes, this tafsir summarizes the exegesis of the most prominent writings of Muslim scholars from Tabari to Sayyid Qutb from a Salafi perspective. Translation * ''Tafseer as-Sa'di'' by Abdul-Rahman al-Sa'di, translated by Nasiruddin al-Khattab and edited by Huda Khattab, International Islamic Publishing House (from Arabic) * ''Ahasanul Bayan'' by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, translated by Mohammad Kamal Myshkat, Dar-us-Salam Publications (from Urdu)

Urdu

* ''Ahasanul Bayan'' by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf

Twelver Shia

Arabic

Classic * ''Tafsir Qomi'' by Ali Ibn Ibrahim Qomi (d. 919 CE) * ''Tafsir Ayyashi'' by Mohammad ibn Masoud Ayyashi (d. 932 CE) * ''Tafsir Furat Kufi'' by Furat Ibn Furat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi. (d. 964 CE) * Tafsir Numani, ''Tafsir al-Nu'mani'' by Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Jafar al-Numani, Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Nu'mani (d. 971 CE) * ''Al-Tibbyan Fi Tafsir al-Quran'' by Shaikh Tusi (995 – 1067 CE) * ''Rawd al-Jinan'' by Abu al-Futuh al-Razi (d. 1131 CE / 525-526 A.H.) * ''Majma' al-Bayan'' by Shaykh Tabarsi (1073 – 1153 CE) * ''Zubdat al-tafasir'' by Molla Fathollah Kashani (d. 1580 CE / 988 A.H.) * ''Al-Burhan Fi Tafsir al-Quran'' by Syed Hashimal-Bahrani (d. 1696 CE) * ''Tafsir Noor al-Thaqalayn, Tafsir Nur al-Thaqalayn'' by Abd al-Ali ibn Juma Arusi (d. 1701 CE) Jurisprudential *''Zubdat al-bayan'' by Ahmad ibn Muhammad Ardabili, Mohaghegh Ardabili (d. 1585 CE / 993 A.H.) *''Fiqh al-Qur'an'' by al-Sayyid Qutb al-Rawandi (d. 1177 CE / 573 A.H.) Partial and Unfinished Tafsir * ''Tafsir Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq'' collection of hadiths reportedly narrated by Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a.s.) (83 – 148 A.H.). * ''Tafsir Imam Hasan Askari'' attributed to Imam Hasan al-Askari (a.s.) (232 - 260 A.H.) Modern * ''Tafsir Shobar'' by Abdullah Shubbar, Abdullah Alavi Hosseini Mosavi. (d. 1827 CE / 1242 A.H.) *''Mawahib al-Rahman Fi Tafsir al-Qur'an'' by Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari (1910 – 1993 CE) * ''Al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Quran'' by Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (1899 - 1992 CE) * ''Tafsir al-Mizan'' by Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei, Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (1904 – 1981 CE). explanation of Quranic verses with the help of other relevant verses. English version is available as well.almizan.org
/ref> * ''Al-Forghan fi Tafsir al-Quran'' by Mohammad Sadeqi Tehrani (1926 – 2011 CE) *''Tafsir Hedayat (Min Hadi Al-Quran)'' by Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi (b. 1945 CE – Present) Translations *''Al-Amthal fi Tafsir al-Qur'an'' by Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927 CE – Present) (translated of ''Tafsir Nemooneh, Tafsir Nemuneh'' from Persian to Arabic'')''. *''Nafahat al-Quran'' by Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927 CE – Present) [Thematic Exegesis] (translated of ''Payam-i Qur'an'' from Persian to Arabic). *''Mafahim al-Quran'' by Ja'far Sobhani (1929 CE - Present). [Thematic Exegesis] (translated of ''Manshur jawid'' from Persian to Arabic). *''Tasneem Tafsir, Tasnim Tafsir'' by Abdollah Javadi-Amoli (1933 CE – present) (translated from Persian to Arabic).

Persian

* ''Rawz al-jinan wa ruh al-jinan (Historical Exegesis) by Abu al-Futuh al-Razi (1078 – 1157/61 CE)'' *''Tafsir Gazur'' (jalāʼ al-adhhān wa-jalāʼ al-aḥzān) by Abul al-Mahasin Husayn Ibn Hasan Jurjani (1377~1341 CE) * ''Menhaj Al-Sadeghin'' by Molla Fathollah Kashani (d. 1580 CE / 988 A.H.) *''Tafsir al-Mizan'' by Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei, Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (1904 – 1981 CE). (translated from Arabic to Persian).. * ''Tafsir Novin'' by Mohammad Taghi Shariati (b.1907 - d.1987) * ''Partovi az Quran, Partoie Az Qur’an'' by Mahmoud Taleghani (1911 – 1979 CE) * ''Tafsir Roshan'' by Mirza Hassan Mostafavi (1913 – 2005 CE) * ''Tafsir Nemooneh, Tafsir Nemuneh'' by Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927 CE – Present). * ''Tafsir ahsan al-hadith'' by Ali Akbar Ghoreishi, Ali Akbar Qarashi (b. 1928 CE) * ''Tarjomane Foraghan'' by Mohammad Sadeqi Tehrani (1926 – 2011 CE) *''Payam-i Qur'an'' by Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927 CE – Present) [Thematic Exegesis]. *''Manshur jawid'' by Ja'far Sobhani (1929 CE – Present). [Thematic Exegesis]. *''Tasneem Tafsir, Tasnim Tafsir'' by Abdollah Javadi-Amoli (1933 CE – present). *''Tafsir Rahnama'' by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934 – 2017 CE) *''Tafsir Noor, Tafsir Nur'' by contemporary scholar Mohsin Qara'ati (1945 CE – present) * ''Tafsir Hedayat'' by Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi (b. 1945 CE – Present) (translated from Arabic to Persian). *''Tafsir Meshkat'' by contemporary scholar Mohammad-ali Ansari * ''Makhzan al-Irfan fi Tafsir al-Quran'' by Lady Amin, Banu Amin (1886–1983) * ''Tafasiral-Quran'' by Mulla Sadra (1571/72 – 1635/40 CE / 980 – 1050 AH) (Philosophical Exegesis) (translated from Arabic to Persian).

English

Translation * ''Tafsir al-Mizan'' by Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei, Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (1904 – 1981 CE). (translated from Arabic to English by Sa'id Akhtar Rizvi). * ''An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur'an'' by Kamal Faqih Imani (translated from Persian to English by Abbas Sadr-'ameli). *''Tafsir Nemooneh, Tafsir Nemuneh'' by Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927 CE – Present) (translated from Persian to English). * ''The Qur'an Interpretation.'' 2 vols. by Mohammed-Ali Hassan Al-Hilly (1968, Iraq), translated by E. A. Nassir (2016, Beirut)
The Qur'an Interpretation (2 vol)
(from Arabic)

Urdu

Translation *''Tafsir Nemooneh, Tafsir Nemuneh'' by Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927 CE – Present) (translated from Persian to Urdu). * ''Tafsir al-Mizan, Al-Mizan'' by Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei, Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (1904 – 1981 CE). (Has translated into Urdu by Hassan Raza Ghadeeri, Hassan Raza Ghadiri) * ''Tafsir-e-Mauzui'' by Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927 CE – Present) [Thematic Exegesis] (translated of ''Payam-i Qur'an'' into Urdu by Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi). * ''Tafsir-e-Mauzui'' by Ja‘far Sobhani (1929 CE – Present). [Thematic Exegesis] (translated of ''Manshur jawid'' into Urdu by Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi). Original * ''Tafsir Anwar-e-Najaf fi Asrar Mushaf'' by Hussain Bakhsh Jarra (1920 – 1990 CE) * ''Al Kauthar fi Tafsir Al Quran, Al Kauthar fi Tafsir al-Quran'' by Mohsin Ali Najafi (1938 CE - Present)

Zaydi Shia

Arabic

* ''Tafsir Furat Kufi'' by Furat Ibn Furat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi * ''Al-Burhan'' by Abu'l-Fath an-Nasir ad-Dailami * ''Taysir at-Tafsir'' by Badreddin al-Houthi

Mu'tazila

* '' Al-Kashshaf'' by

Al-Zamakhshari Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari (; 1074 –1143) was a medieval Muslim scholar of Iranian descent. He travelled to Mecca and settled there for five years and has been known since then as 'Jar Allah' (God's Neighbor). He was a Mu'tazi ...

(d. 539 AH/1144 CE). - Considered to be the standard work of Mu'tazila tafsir, with emphasis on Arabic grammar and lexicography. The author later converted to Sunni Islam.

Ibadi

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*''Tafsir Kitab Allah al-Aziz'' by Hud ibn Muhakkam al-Hawwari * Muhammad ibn Yusuf Attafayish (1821 - 1914), a preeminent Algerian Ibadi Islam, Ibadi scholar, wrote three tafsir # ''Da‘i l-‘Amal li- Yawm al-Ajal'' (incomplete) # ''Himyan al-Zad ild Dar al-Ma‘ad'' # ''Taysir al-Tafsir'' * ''Jawahir al-Tafasir'' by Ahmed bin Hamad al-Khalili

Modernist

Arabic

* ''Tafsir al-Tahrir wa'l-Tanwir'' (1984) by Muhammad al-Tahir ibn Ashur. Notable of its emphasis on the rhetorical aspect of the Qur’an.

Urdu

* ''Al-Bayan'' by Javed Ahmad Ghamidi. * Mafhoom Al Quran by ( Allama Ghulam Ahmad Parwez)

English

* ''The Message of the Qur'an'' by Muhammad Asad, 1980.

Other

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* ''The Study Quran, The Study Qur’an'' — authored by an editorial collective led by noted Islamic philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr, published in 2015 by HarperCollins. This work seeks to highlight the depth and diversity of interpretations that exist within traditional Islam, drawing on 40 major classical commentaries from a wide range of orientations, including both Sunni and Shi'a viewpoints, the Maturidi, Ashari, Mutazili and Athari schools of Islamic theology, as well as Sufi interpretations; but excluding modern reformist and fundamentalist views. Has been hailed by academics as an unparalleled reference work in the field of Islamic studies. * ''The Ascendant Qur'an: Realigning Man to the Divine Power Culture'' by Muhammad al Asi

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Quran Archive - Commentary of the Quran
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