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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). | '''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, | ||
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). | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||