The following is alist of tafsir works.Tafsir is a body of commentary and explication, aimed at explaining the meanings of theQur'an, the central religious text ofIslam. Tafsir can broadly be categorized by its affiliatedIslamic schools and branches 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."[1]
Tanwir al-Miqbas (Tafsir Ibn Abbas) attributed toAbd Allah ibn Abbas (d. 68/687) although there is a dispute about its authenticity (as stated by Islamic Scholars)
Tafsir al-Kabir (The Great Interpretation) byMuqatil ibn Sulayman (80-150AH). The first full tafsir attributed to Muqatil ibn Sulayman ibn Bashiral-Balkhi.ibn sulayman, muqatel (2021).الوجوه والنظائر في القرآن الكريم. Beirut: دار الكتب العلمية. p. 400.ISBN2745198246.[2]
Tafsir Ibn Jurayj byIbn Jurayj (80-150 AH). Published for the first time in 2019, after a partial manuscript of the work was identified.
Tafsir Saʿīd ibn Bashīr al-Shāmī al-Dimashqī (?-168AH). An excerpt of two and a half folio of his Tafsir was found in 2020.[3]
Tafsir Muqatel byMuqatil ibn Sulayman (80-150AH). The first full tafsir attributed to Muqatil ibn Sulayman ibn Bashir al-Balkhi.ibn Sulayman, Muqatel (2021).الوجوه والنظائر في القرآن الكريم. Beirut: دار الكتب العلمية. p. 400.ISBN2745198246.[14]
"Tafseer Ibn Ashur/Tafsir al-Tahrir wa'l-Tanwir/Liberation and enlightenment تفسير التحرير والتنوير" by Muhammad ibn Ashur[15]
Al-Muharrar al-Wajiz (The Concise Record), commonly known asTafsir ibn 'Atiyyah after its author, Ibn Atiyyah (d. 541 or 546AH), aMaliki judge fromal-Andalus. This Qur’anic commentary is popular in North Africa.
Anwar al-Tanzil wa Asrar al-Ta'wil byAl-Baydawi (d. 685 AH/1286 CE), also famous asTafsir al-Baydawi — a shortened version ofAl-Kashshaf, with Mu’tazili references altered; printed in two volumes.[16][17] InTurkey it is often published with marginal notes by aTurkish scholar called 'al-Qunawi' in seven volumes.[citation needed]
Tafsir ibn Kathir (Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim) byIbn Kathir (1301—1373 CE/ 774 AH). A summary of the earlier interpretation by al-Tabari. Available online.[18] It has been summarized as Mukhtasar Tafsir Ibn Kathir in 3 volumes by Muhammad 'Ali As-Sabuni.[16]
Lubab al-Ta'wil Fi Ma'ani at-Tanzilby Ala al-Din al-Khazin (d. 741),which is an abridgement of Ma’alimal-Tanzil byHasan been Mas’ud al-Baghawi.
Futuhal-Ghawyb Fi Kashfi 'an Qina'i-r-Rawyb (Sharh 'alaAl-Kashshaf) by Shaeawfal-Din al-Husain Ibn 'Abdullahi-tt-Twibi (743 AH)[citation needed]
Fath al-Rahman Fi Tafsir al-Qur'an byMujir al-Din (d. 927 AH) - the exegete was a Palestinian judge, historian and Hanbali jurist from Jerusalem. Not to be confused with thePersian translation and commentary written by theMuhaddithShah Waliullah Dehlawi.
Irshad al-'Aql as-Salim ila Mazaya al-Qur’an al-Karim byEbussuud Efendi (d.951 AH/1505 CE). Also known asTafsir Abi Sa’ud.
Ahkam al-Qur’an ('The Commands of the Quran') byAl-Jaṣṣās (d. 370 AH/981 CE). Based on the legal rulings of theHanafi school ofIslamic law. This was published in three volumes and remains popular amongst theHanafis ofIndia, theMiddle East andTurkey.
Ahkam al-Qur’an byAbu 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 famousSufiIbn Arabi. He was a jurist from Andalusia (MuslimSpain) His interpretation has been published in three volumes and contains commentary on the legal rulings of the Qur’an according to theMaliki school.
Al-Jami' li-Ahkam al-Qur’an (The collection of Qur’anic Injunctions) byAl-Qurtubi (1214—1273 CE/671 AH), the famousMalikiAsh'ari jurist ofCordoba, inAndalusia. 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 ofIslamic jurisprudence; thus it is popular with jurists from all of the schools ofIslamic law. One volume of this tafsir has been translated into English byAisha Bewley. Available online.[19]
Nukat al-Qur’an al-Dallah ala al-Bayan byAl-Qassab (d. 360AH/970CE)[20][21] a commentary primarily from the viewpoint of appliedIslamic law.
Partial and Unfinished Tafsir
Ma'ani Al-Qur'an al-Karim (unfinished) byAbu 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.[citation needed]
Al-Bustanu Fi I'rawbi Mushkilati al-Qur'an (unfinished) by Ahmad Ibn Ahnaf Abi Bakr Al-Yamani Ibn 'Umar Al-Hanbali (717 AH).
Tafsir Ibn 'Arawfah (unfinished) byIbn Arafa (d. 800/803 AH/ 1400 CE)
Tafsir Ibn Kamal Basha (unfinished) byIbn 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 theHanafi tafsir of only those ayat which are concerned with matters ofFiqh.[citation needed]
Mushkilat al-Qur’an byAnwar Shah Kashmiri, 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[citation needed] 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,Surat,Gujarat,India, by Majlis al-'Ilmi in 1974.
Modern
Hashiyah ala Tafsir al-Qadi al-Baydawi byIbn 'Abidin (d. 1252 AH/1836 CE)
al-Iklil ʻala Madarik al-tanzil wa-ḥaqaʼiq al-taʼwil lil-Imam al-Nasafi by Muhammad Abdul Haq bin Shah al-Hindi al-Hanafi (d. 1915 AD) - A commentary of An-Nasafi's Tafsir, with elements ofTafsir al-Baydawi byal-Baydawi andTafsir Al-Kashshaf byAl-Zamakhshari, which is famous for its linguistic analysis, some of whichal-Baydawi and thenan-Nasafi amended and some omitted.[22]
Mushkilat al-Qur’an byAnwar Shah Kashmiri, edited with references and one of the introductions byAhmad 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.
Tibyan ul-Quran byGhulam 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)
Tafsir Zakaria by Abubakar Muhammad Zakaria. Available online.[28]
Tafsir-e-Haqqani[29]) byShamsul Haque Faridpuri (completed but not fully published yet) - only the first and lastJuz' 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)
Illuminating Discourses on the Noble Qur’an byAshiq Ilahi Bulandshahri, translated into English by Ismail Ebrahim, and edited by Ismail Khathrada and Afzal Hoosen Elias
Tafsir al-Tabari by al-Tabari has been partially translated by Scott Lucas asSelections 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 asIn the Shade of the Quran by Adil Salahi and A.A Shamis, Islamic Foundation
The Noble Quran: Meaning With Explanatory Notes byTaqi Usmani
Tadabbur-e-Qur'an has been translated asPondering 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 asThe Great Exegesis: al-Tafsir al-Kabir by Sohaib Saeed. Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Islamic Texts Society
Risale-i Nur bySaid 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.[32][33][34]
Elmalılı Tefsir byElmalılı Muhammed Hamdi Yazır. Published in 10 volumes, it remains one of the most popular commentaries in Turkish.[35]
Okuyucu Tefsiri by Semra Kürün Çekmegil - The first tafsir written by a female Turkish scholar[23]
Kur’an Tahlili: Arapça Gramer Işığında Sözlük-Meal-Tefsir by Necla Yasdıman[23]
Asrar al-Tanzil by Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan (from Urdu)
Laṭā'if al-Isharat bi-Tafsir al-Qur'ān has been partially translated asAbu'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
Tafsir-Aini 1-15 Parah/Juz' (Volume-I & II) explained by Ainul Bari Aliavi. Published by Sufia Prakashani, Kolkata, India.ISBN978-81-941079-1-0 (volume-I) &ISBN978-81-941079-2-7 (Volume-II).
Tafsir Ishraq Al-Ma'ani (1997-2007) bySyed 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 byHafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, translated by Mohammad Kamal Myshkat, Dar-us-Salam Publications (from Urdu)
The Study Qur’an — authored by an editorial collective led by noted Islamic philosopherSeyyed 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 bothSunni andShi'a viewpoints, theMaturidi,Ashari,Mutazili andAthari schools ofIslamic theology, as well asSufi interpretations; but excluding modern reformist and fundamentalist views. Has been hailed by academics as an unparalleled reference work in the field of Islamic studies.[41]
The Ascendant Qur'an: Realigning Man to the Divine Power Culture by Muhammad al Asi
^al-Tabari, Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir (2009).tafseer at-Tabari, at-Tabari interpretation. Cairo: dar Al kutub al- alamiyah دار الكتب العالمية. p. 8008.ISBN9782745128478.
^al-Tabari, Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir (2009).tafseer at-Tabari, at-Tabari interpretation. Cairo: dar Al kutub al- alamiyah دار الكتب العالمية. p. 8008.ISBN9782745128478.
^Abdur-Rahmân Nâsir al-Sa'adi (2018).تفسير السعدي : تيسير الكريم الرحمن في تفسير القرآن [Tafseer As-Saʻdi]. International Islamic Publishing House.ISBN9786035013598.
^Al-Thaalabi, Abu ishaq (2013).تفسير الثعلبي (in Arabic). مركز التراث للبرمجيات.
^ibn Sulayman, Muqatelمقاتل (2002).تفسير مقاتل بن سليمان. beirut: دار احياء التراث. p. 1000.
