Classic Arabic[edit]

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Tanwir al-Miqbas ("Tafsir Ibn Abbas") by Abd Allah ibn Abbas (d. 68/687)

Tafsir Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq by Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S) (83-148AH).

Tafsir al Kabir ("The Great Interpretation") by Muqatil ibn Sulayman (80-150AH). The first "full tafsir"
attributed to Muqatil ibn Sulayman ibn Bashir al Balkhi.

Tafsir Qomi by Ali ibn Ibrahim Qummi

Ma'ani al-Qur'an ("The Meaning of The Qur'an") by Yahya ibn Ziyad al-Farra (207AH).

Tafsir al-Tabari ("The Al-Tabari Interpretation") by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (224310 AH; 839
923 AD). Available online.[1]

Nukat al-Qur'an al-Dallah ala al-Bayan by Al-Qassab (d. 360AH/970CE)[2][3] a commentary primarily
from the viewpoint of applied Islamic law.

Ahkam al-Qur'an ('The Commands of the Quran') by al-Jassas (d. 370AH/981CE). Based on the legal
rulings of the Hanafi school of Islamic law. This was published in three volumes and remains popular
amongst the Hanafis of India, the Middle East and Turkey.

Tafsir Furat Kufi (9th-10th Century CE) by Furat Ibn Furat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi.

Tafsir al-Thalabi by Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Tha'labi (died 427AH/1035CE). Also known as al-Tafsir
al-Kabir ('The Great Commentary').

Ma'alim al-Tanzil by Hasan bin Mas'ud al-Baghawi (died 510AH/1116CE) also known widely as Tafsir
al-Baghawi - A popular tafsir amongst Sunni Muslims, it relies heavily on the Tafsir of al-Tha'labi, whilst
placing more emphasis on hadith.

Al-Kashshaaf ('The Revealer') by Al-Zamakhshari (d. 1144CE). Al-Zamakhshari belonged to

the Mu'tazili school of theology, but nevertheless this commentary has been popular among scholars down
the years, and is usually printed along with Sunni commentaries, pointing out what they consider to be
mistakes, made because of the author's Mu'tazili beliefs.

Ahkam al-Qur'an by Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi (d.543AH/1148CE). The author is also known as 'Qadi ibn
al-Arabi' (ibn Arabi, the judge) to distinguish him from the famous Sufi Ibn Arabi. He was a jurist from
Andalusia (Muslim Spain) His interpretation has been published in three volumes and contains
commentary on the legal rulings of the Qur'an according to the Malikischool.

Mafatih Al-Ghayb ("The Keys to Unseen") by Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149-1209CE). also known as Tafsir
al-Kabir ('The Great Exegesis')

Al-Muharrar al-wajiz f tafsir al-kitab al-aziz ('The Concise Record of the Exegesis of the Noble Book'),
commonly known as Tafsir ibn 'Atiyyah after its author, Ibn Atiyyah (d. 541 or 546AH), a Maliki judge
from al-Andalus. This Qur'anic commentary is popular in North Africa.

Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir by the great Hanbali polymath Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597AH).

Al-Jami' li-Ahkam al-Qur'an ("The collection of Qur'anic Injunctions") by al-Qurtubi (1214-1273CE) by

the famous Maliki jurist of Cordoba, in Andalusia. This ten-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 Islamic jurisprudence; thus it is popular with jurists from all of the schools of Islamic
law. One volume of this tafsir has been translated into English by Aisha Bewley. Available online. [4]

Anwar al-Tanzil' by Abdullah bin Umar al-Baidawi (d. 685AH/1286CE), also famous as Tafsir alBaidawi - a shortened version of Al-Kashshaf, with Mu'tazili references altered; printed in two volumes.
[5]

In Turkey it is often published with marginal notes by a Turkish scholar called 'al-Qunawi' in seven

volumes.

Al-Bahr al-Muhit by Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati (d. 745AH/1344CE) is a linguistic commentary on the
Qur'an primarily from the standpoint of Arabic grammar and rhetoric.

Tafsir ibn Kathir ("The Ibn Kathir Interpretation") by Ibn Kathir (1301-1373CE). A summary of the earlier
interpretation by al-Tabari. Available online.[6]

Irshad al 'Aql as-Salim ila Mazaya al-Qur'an al-Karim by Abdul Su'sud Al-Imadi (d.911AH/1505CE).
Also known as Tafsir Abi Sa'ud.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn ('The Commentary of the Two Jalals') by Jalaluddin al-Mahalli (in 1459), and was
subsequently completed, in the same style, by his student, the famous Shafi'i scholarAl-Suyuti (d.
911AH/1505CE), who completed it in 1505. This commentary is very popular with Muslims all over the
world due to its simplicity. It has also been translated completely by Feras Hamza. [7]

Dur al-Manthur ('The Threaded Pearl Concerning Commentary Based on Traditions'), also by AlSuyuti. This commentary, in Arabic, concentrates on the narratives that have been transmitted relating to
each verse and subject in the Qur'an. It has been published in six volumes.

Ruh al-Bayan by Ismail Hakki Bursevi (d.1725CE).[8] A ten-volume Arabic work by the founder of the
Hakkiyye Jelveti Sufi Order from Turkey.

Al-bahr al-Muhit ('The Encompassing Ocean') by Ahmad ibn Ajiba (d. 1809CE), generally known
as Tafsir ibn Ajibah - a two-volume work by a Moroccan Sheikh of the Darqarwi branch of
the Shadhili Order of Sufism.

Ruh al-Ma'ani fi Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim ('The Spirit of Meanings on the Exegesis of the Sublime
Qur'an) by Mahmud Alusi al-Hanafi (d.1270AH/1854CE).

Bayan al-Saada (19th century) by Sufi Sultan Alishah.

Modern Tafsrs[edit]

Tafsir al-Mizan by Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei (1904-1981). By Allama Tabataba'I, explanation of

Quranic verses with the help of other relevant verses. English version is available as well.

Tibyan ul-Quran by Ghulam Rasul Sa'idi widely acknowledged as one of the leading scholars of the
Muslim World, he has written a twelve volume commentary of the Qur'an that is written in a scholarly
manner and includes references to many classical works of Islam (as well as some modern).

Tafsir E Ashrafi by Shaykh al-Islm Sayad Muhammad Madani Ashrafi Jilani has written a 10 volume
Tafsir and its received acclaim by all leading scholars to be the best Urdu Tafsir of this time. It has been
specifically been praised for being easy to understand, simple yet effective at the same time.

Tafhim-ul-Quran by Abul A'la Maududi; 06 volumes of tafsir written in 30 years. Available online. [9]

Fi Zilal al-Quran ('In the Shade of the Quran') by Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966). Many praise it as a modern
commentary, but at the same time, many critics including some Sunni scholars say that Qutb had little
Islamic knowledge, and wrote his commentary according to his own opinion. It has also been attacked for
not following the style of classical commentaries.

Tafsir ('A Thematic Commentary on the Qur'an') by Mohammed al-Ghazali (19171996), a

contemporary Egyptian scholar not to be confused with Imam al-Ghazali. This commentary tries to explore
the themes that weave through the entire Qur'an as well as the main theme of each chapter.

Risale-i Nur by Said Nurs (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. [10][11][12]

Tafsir Al-Jufrie Baina Tafwidh Wa Ta'wil by Al-Habib Muhammad Ridwan Al-Jufrie.

Tafsir Al-shaarawi by Muhammad Metwali Alsharawi (19111998), a famous Egyptian scholar.

Tafsir Shobar (19th century) by Seyyed Abdullah Alavi Hosseini Mosavi.

Tayseer al-Kareem ar-Rahman fee Tafseer Kalaam al-Mannaan (1344AH/1926CE) by Abdul Rahman
ibn Nasir as-Sa'dee (18891956) which is easy to understand, avoid of redundancies, and only contains
opposing views when they are strong and necessary.[13] Available online.[14]

"Tafsir Ziya' al-Qur'an"Justice Diya al-'Ummah Hadhrat Shaykh Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Karam Shah alAzhari (Arabic: ) , Sitara-e-Imtiaz, (19181998) was an eminent Sheykh (Spiritual
Master) of tariqa Chistiyya and an Islamic (Sunni) scholar from Pakistan.

Tafsirs written in languages other than Arabic[edit]

English[edit]

Tafsir (Exegesis) of the Holy Quran - Tafsir Al-Nooruddin.[15][16] Modern English Tafsir by Allamah
Nooruddin, Abdul Mannan Omar, and Mrs. Amatul Rahman Omar, the first woman to translate the Quran
into English.[17]

Maariful Quran by Muhammad Shafi Usmani. Translated from Urdu to English. Fully available online. [18]

Tafhim-ul-Quran by Abul A'la Maududi. One of the popular modern exegeses translated
from Urdu by Zafar Ishaq Ansari. Tafhim is a combination of orthodox and modernist interpretation and has
influenced modern Islamic thought very deeply. Available online. [9]

Tafsir Ishraq Al-Ma'ani by Syed Iqbal Zaheer.

Israr-ut-Tanzeel by Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan.[19]

Translation and Tafsir by Prof.Dr.S.M.Afzal Rahman

Tafseer-e-Usmani by Allama Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, Translated by Maulana Muhammad Ashfaq

Ahmed.[20]

Tafsir al-Mizan by Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei (1904-1981). By Allama Tabataba'I, explaining

Quranic verses with the help of other relevant verses. View in English.

Quran with English Translation by Molana Abdul Majid Darayabadi

Translation by Molvi Sher Ali

Persian[edit]

Tafsir-e Tabari: a 10th-century translation of the Tafsir al-Tabari in Persian

Kashf al-Israr wa 'Eddat al-Abrar: an 11th-century tafsir in Persian by Abul Fazl Rasheeduddin
Almaybodi (520 AH), one of the students of Abu Ismail Abdullah al-Ansari

Tafsir Nasafi: a 12th-century tafsir in Persian by Najm al-Din Abu Hafs al-Nasafi

Tafsir Nemooneh by Naser Makarem Shirazi

Tasneem Tafsir by Abdollah Javadi-Amoli

' ' Quranul Hakim: tafsiri Tarjuma by Ghausul Haq Makhdoom Nooh Sarwar Halai Sindi (d. 998 AH,
published by Sindhi Adabi Board Jamshoro 1401 AH

Tafsir Noor by contemporary scholar Mohsen Qara'ati

Tafsir Meshkat by contemporary scholar Mohammadali Ansari

Tarjomane Foraghan by Mohammad Sadeqi Tehrani

Tafsir al-Mizan by Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei. Translated from Arabic to Persian by Translated
from Urdu to English

Partoie Az Qur'an by Mahmoud Taleghani

Tafsir Rahnama (1976present) by Akbar H. Rafsanjani.

Translation by Hazrat Shah Walliullah Muhadis Dehalvi

Bahasa Indonesia[edit]

Tafsir Al Azhar by Hamka.

tafsir al Misbah by Quraish Shihab,Prof

Malay[edit]

Tafsir At Tibyan by Abdul Hadi Awang.

Bengali[edit]

Ma'ariful Qur'an translated into Bengali by Maulana Muhiuddin Khan. [21]

Tafheemul Quran by Abul A'la Maududi. Translated from Urdu by Abdul Mannan Talib. Available online.
[22]

Tafsirul Quran by Hazrat Allamah Delwar Hossain Sayeedi. Available online

Tafsire Nurul Quran by Maulana Muhammad Aminul Islam

Tafsirul Quran by Dr. Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib

Gujarati[edit]

Tafsir-e-Ashrafi ('Sayyid ut-Tafsir') has been completed by Syed Muhammad Madani Miya Ashrafi alJilani was originally handwritten in Urdu but due to the popularity of this commentary was translated
into Gujarati to appeal to Gujarati people.

Sindhi[edit]

Tafsir Al-Maqam Al-Mahmud by Ubaidullah Sindhi.

Tafsir Surah Saba by Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi.

A commentary by Akhund Aziz Ullah Muaa'alawi.

AHSAN UL BAYAN by Allama Muhammad Idrees Dahiri in 9 volumes.

Tafsir Riyaz-ul-Quran by Prof. (Retd.) Mir Muhammad Soomro.

Badee Ut Tafaseer by Shaikh Arab Wal Ajam Allama Abu Muhammad Badee ud Din Shah Rashdi in 11
volumes up to chapter Ibrahim.

Tafsir by Maulana Abdul Wahab Chachar

Tafsir Miftah Rushd: Maulana Nizamani

Tafsir Kausar: attributed to Shah Mardan Shah I, Pir Pagaro

Tafsir Tanveerul Eemaan: Maulana Naurangzado

Turkish[edit]

Risale-i Nur Klliyat by Bedizzaman Said Nursi. Published in 13 volumes, it remains one of the most
popular commentaries in Turkish.[23]

Elmall Tefsir by Elmall Muhammed Hamdi Yazr. Published in 10 volumes, it remains one of the
most popular commentaries in Turkish.[24]

Byk Kur'an Tefsiri by Konyal M.Vehbi. A voluminous commentary written in simple Turkish. Its
original title was Hulasatl Beyan fi Tefsiril Kuran.[25]

Kur'n- Kerm'in Trke Mel-i lisi ve Tefsiri by mer Nasuhi Bilmen. An eight-volume commentary,
written in the first half of the Twentieth Century. The language used is Ottoman Turkish, which might be
difficult for modern Turks to understand.[26]

Ruhul-Furkan Tefsiri by Mahmut Ustaosmanolu. It is not completed yet and is expected to be finished
with 57 volumes.[27]

Uzbek[edit]

Tafsir-i Hilal by Mufti Muhammad-Sadiq Muhammad Yusuf.Published in 2003 in 6 volumes.

Urdu[edit]

Al Kauthar fi Tafsir Al Quran by Mohsin Ali Najafi

Akram-ut Tafaseer by Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan

Al Haqaqal Furqan by Hakim Molana Noor ud din Bhervi

Asrar-at Tanzil by Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan

Bayan ul Quran by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi.

Fuyuooz-ul-Quran ('Benevolences of Quran')(two volumes), by Syed Hamid Hasan Bilgrami.

Husn e Tafseer by Dr. Naseer Ahmad Nasir

Kanzul Iman (Translation) by Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

Khazaain ul Irfan by Maulana Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi

Maariful Quran by Allama Muhammad Idris Kandhelwi.

Maariful Quran by Mufti Muhammad Shafi Uthmani.

Mafhoom ul Quran by Ghulam Ahmad Parvez

Matalib ul Furqan by Ghulam Ahmad Parvez

Mutalaeh Quran by ABDULLAH, 2014, Download Link[28]

Nur al-'Irfan by Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na'imi. This is a short work, often printed in the margin
of Kanzul Iman.

Quranic Translation by Noor Muhammad Naqash bandi

Quranic Translation by Shah Rafi ud din Dehalvi

Taddabur e Quran by Amin Ahsan Islahi

Tafhim-ul-Quran by Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi

Tafseer e Ashrafi by Syed Muhammad Madani Ashrafi (2012)

Tafseer e Azizi (Translation of Jawahir e Azizi)by Shah Abdul Aziz Muhaddis Dehlvi

Tafseer e Quran by Allam Abaidullah Sindhi

Tafseer Jawahir ul Quran by Shaikhul Quran Maulana Ghulamullah Khan.

Tafseer i Mehmood by Imam-i-Inqilab Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi

Tafsir Ahsanul Bayan by Hafiz Saluhuddin Yusuf. The interpretation is not long but efficient, and stress
is on monotheism.

Tafsir e Fayuzur Rahman Ruhul Bayan Translated by Mufti Faiz Ahmed Owaisi

Tafsir e Mazhari by Qazi Muhammad Sana ullah Usmani Mujadadi Pani Patti

Tafsir e Mazharul Quran by Mufti Azam Mazharullah Dehalwi

Tafsir e Nurul Irfan by Mufti Ahmed Yar Khan Na'imi

Tafsir e Rabbani Mukaddama by Allama Azad Subhani(1897-1964)

Tafsir e Siddiqui by Maulvi Abdul Qadeer Siddiqui Qadri

Tafsir e Usmani by Allama Shabbir Ahmad Usmani.

Tafsir e Nabawi by Maulana Nabi Baksh Halwai

Tafsir Na'imi (30 volumes) by Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na'imi.

Tafsir Qasas-ul-Quran by Maulana Hifz-ul-Rehman Seoharvi

Tafsir ul Hasanat by Allama Abul Hasnat Syed Ahmed Shah

Tafsir Urwa-Tul-Wusqa 8 volumes. Also translated into English ("Towards Understanding the Qur'an"),
and Malayalam.[29]

Tafsir Ya'ayyuhalladina Amanu( two Volumes) by Allamah Syed Sa'adat 'Ali Qadari.

Tafsir Zia-ul-Quran by Pir Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari

Taleem ul Quran Tafseer by Prof.Dr.S.M.Afzal Rahman (single volume)

Tibyan ul Quran by Allama Ghulam Rasool Saeedi

Tafseer by Maulana Sayed Farman Ali

Malayalam[edit]

A commentary by Muhammad Amani Maulavi in four volumes.

This is the most authentic tafsir in Malayalam. Amani mawlavi takes long 17 years for the completion of this
tafsir. PK Moosa Mawlavi and A. Alawi Mawlavi also assisted him. This tafsir is available in 4 volumes and in 8
volumes (new edition).

'Parisudha Quran Malayala Paribashaby Cheriyamundam Abdul Hameed madani and Kunji
Muhammad parappoor.

King Fahad quran printing press accepted this single volume translation as an authorized one for their
distribution.

Translation of thafheemul quraan by sayyid Abul aala maududi in six volumes. This is the translation of
Urdu tafsir of Maududi.

Translation of Tharjumanul quraan-quraan bhashyam- in single volume

Quraan lalithasaram

Amrithavani-in poetic form

translation of fee dilalil quraan by shaheed sayyid qutub

many other

vishudha quran vivarthanam by Dr. Bahauddeen Muhammad Nadwi (VC of Darul Huda Islamic University)
published on 1 January 2015

Somali[edit]

by Cumar Faruuq in Somali online in audio format.[30]

by Maxamed Cumar Dirir in Somali in audio format.[31]

Pashto[edit]

Kashaful Qur'an by Hafiz Mohmmad Idris Toru in Two Volumes. Volume 1 contains 15 parts which was
published in 1959 and volume 2 published after his death in 1965.

Tafseer Darmungwi translation is done by mulana of village darmung or Darbang situated

near peshawer.

Tafseer ul-Qur'an karim by Abu Zakariya Abdus Salam Rustami from Peshawar.

Punjabi[edit]

Rubb Deeyan Gullaan (Punjabi/Urdu) by Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan

Uloom Ul Quran
Imam kalbi kitab tasheel
Al Itiqan fi uloom ul quran Imam jalaludin sayuti