Parallel Tafsir

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Sunni Tafsir Collections

8 collections

Classical and modern Sunni commentaries on the Quran - from narration-based (bi'l-Ma'thur) to reason-based (bi'l-Ra'y) approaches spanning over a millennium of Islamic scholarship.

Classical

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AR Tafsir al-Tabari (Jami al-Bayan) Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (d. 310 AH / 923 CE) Narration-based (Tafsir bi'l-Ma'thur) Available
AR Tafsir al-Baghawi (Ma'alim al-Tanzil) Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi (d. 516 AH / 1122 CE) Narration-based (Tafsir bi'l-Ma'thur) Available
AR Tafsir al-Qurtubi (al-Jami' li-Ahkam al-Qur'an) Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Qurtubi (d. 671 AH / 1273 CE) Legal commentary (Tafsir Fiqhi) Available
AR Tafsir Ibn Kathir Hafiz Ibn Kathir (d. 774 AH / 1373 CE) Narration-based (Tafsir bi'l-Ma'thur) Available
AR Tafsir Muyassar King Fahd Quran Complex Simplified modern commentary Available
AR Tafseer Tanwir al-Miqbas Attributed to Ibn Abbas (compiled by al-Firuzabadi) (d. 68 AH / 687 CE) Companion-era commentary (Tafsir al-Sahabi) Available

Modern

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AR Tafseer Al Saddi Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di (d. 1376 AH / 1956 CE) Modern concise commentary Available
AR Tafsir Al Wasit Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi (d. 1431 AH / 2010 CE) Balanced modern comprehensive commentary Available

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