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'''Tafsir''' (تفسير‎, ''tafsīr'', "interpretation") is the [[Arabic]] word for exegesis or commentary, usually of the [[Qur'an]]. An author of tafsīr is a'' mufassir''. One of the most respected and widely used tafsir is that of ibn Kathir, which uses [[hadith]] to explain the meanings of Qur'an verses (as the Qur'an is largely without context).
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Many Muslims who deny the more unsavoury aspects of [[Islam]] will often attempt to deflect criticism away from the Qur'an by claiming it can only be correctly understood when read in conjunction with an authoritative tafsir. However, more often than not, the tafsirs confirm the views of the critics.
'''Tafsir''' (تفسير‎, ''tafsīr'', "interpretation") is the [[Arabic]] word for exegesis or commentary, usually of the [[Qur'an]]. An author of tafsīr is a'' mufassir مفسر''. The tafsir of the Qur'an as a collective, in all of their various forms, constitute one of the essential pieces of Islamic religious teaching and practice. The practice of tafsir began within the second Islamic century (the 8th century in the common era) and continues up to the present day. Islam is thus somewhat unique amongst the large world religions in that as a religion it continues to produce a type of sacred literature to the present day.<ref name="Brill 2004 p.87 ">{{cite book | title=The encyclopaedia of Islam.  T - U Vol 10 (Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition) | publisher=Brill | publication-place=Leiden | date=2004 | isbn=978-90-04-13974-9 | page=87}}</ref>.   
 
== Famous Tafsirs ==
The number of tafsirs is massive. One of the most respected and widely used tafsir is that of ibn Kathir, which uses [[hadith]] to explain the meanings of Qur'an verses (as the Qur'an is largely without context). Other highly respected the tafsir of Tabari, the tafsir of Qurtubi, the tafsir of Baghawi, and the Tafsir of the Jalalayn (of the two Jalals, Jalal Ud-Din al-Mahalli and Jalal Ud-Din As-Suyuti <ref name="Brill 2004 p.86 ">{{cite book | title=The encyclopaedia of Islam.  T - U Vol 10 (Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition) | publisher=Brill | publication-place=Leiden | date=2004 | isbn=978-90-04-13974-9 | page=86}}</ref>. Tafsirs continue to be produced to the modern period, with some of them more famous being that of Al-Wasit in the 19th century and of Sayyid Qutb in the 20th century.


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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Revelational Circumstances of the Qur'an]]


==Downloads==
*[[Revelational Circumstances of the Quran|Revelational Circumstances of the Qur'an]]
*[http://www.kalamullah.com/Books/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir%20all%2010%20volumes.pdf Tafsir Ibn Kathir Volumes 1 - 10 (Abridged)]  


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.theholybook.org/content/section/1/2/ Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged)]  
 
*[https://quranx.com/Tafsirs Famous Tafsirs in English]
*[https://tafsir.app/ Searchable Index of the Most Famous Tafsirs (Arabic)]
*[http://www.theholybook.org/content/section/1/2/ Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged)]
*[http://quran.com/1 Tafsir al-Jalalayn]
*[http://quran.com/1 Tafsir al-Jalalayn]
*[http://www.altafsir.com/Ibn-Abbas.asp Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas]
*[http://www.altafsir.com/Ibn-Abbas.asp Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas]
*[http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=1 Tafhim al-Qur'an] ''- Contemporary tafsir by Maududi''
*[http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=1 Tafhim al-Qur'an] ''- Contemporary tafsir by Maududi''
*[http://www.jihadwatch.org/quran-commentary.html Blogging the Qur'an] ''- Qur'an Commentary by Robert Spencer


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Tafsir (تفسير‎, tafsīr, "interpretation") is the Arabic word for exegesis or commentary, usually of the Qur'an. An author of tafsīr is a mufassir مفسر. The tafsir of the Qur'an as a collective, in all of their various forms, constitute one of the essential pieces of Islamic religious teaching and practice. The practice of tafsir began within the second Islamic century (the 8th century in the common era) and continues up to the present day. Islam is thus somewhat unique amongst the large world religions in that as a religion it continues to produce a type of sacred literature to the present day.[1].

Famous Tafsirs

The number of tafsirs is massive. One of the most respected and widely used tafsir is that of ibn Kathir, which uses hadith to explain the meanings of Qur'an verses (as the Qur'an is largely without context). Other highly respected the tafsir of Tabari, the tafsir of Qurtubi, the tafsir of Baghawi, and the Tafsir of the Jalalayn (of the two Jalals, Jalal Ud-Din al-Mahalli and Jalal Ud-Din As-Suyuti [2]. Tafsirs continue to be produced to the modern period, with some of them more famous being that of Al-Wasit in the 19th century and of Sayyid Qutb in the 20th century.

See Also

External Links

Sources

  1. ↑ The encyclopaedia of Islam. T - U Vol 10 (Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition). Leiden: Brill. p. 87. ISBN 978-90-04-13974-9, 2004. 
  2. ↑ The encyclopaedia of Islam. T - U Vol 10 (Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition). Leiden: Brill. p. 86. ISBN 978-90-04-13974-9, 2004. 
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