31 Sunni commentators across 13 centuries - filter by era, methodology, or click a name to see where they worked.
Early Quranic commentator from Balkh whose Tafsir Muqatil ibn Sulayman is among the earliest surviving full-length tafsir works.
Kufan Sunni scholar, jurist, and traditionist. An early tafsir attributed to him is cited by al-Tabari.
Yemeni traditionist of Sanaa associated with transmission-based Quran commentary; also known for al-Musannaf.
Lived and taught in Baghdad. His tafsir is known for compiling transmitted reports with full isnads and weighing their reliability.
Sunni theologian of Samarkand and Hanafi scholar; his tafsir is known for kalami and rational interpretation alongside legal discussion.
Naysaburi mufassir whose tafsir is noted for extensive transmission material, reports, and philological discussion.
Naysaburi scholar known for a trio of tafsirs and the foundational Asbab al-Nuzul.
Khurasani Shafii scholar whose tafsir is a concise commentary drawing heavily on transmitted reports.
Khwarazm-born scholar who taught in Mecca. His al-Kashshaf is renowned for linguistic and rhetorical analysis; note Mu'tazili theological orientation.
Andalusian Maliki jurist and mufassir from Granada. Concise, tradition-based commentary with linguistic care.
Persian-born Sunni theologian and Shafii scholar; his tafsir is noted for its rational, dialectical method.
Andalusian Maliki scholar who later settled in Egypt. His tafsir is known for its legal focus.
Shafii-Ashari jurist and commentator; a concise synthesis drawing on al-Kashshaf and al-Razi.
Hanafi-Maturidi scholar; his concise tafsir is widely used in Sunni madrasa study.
Andalusian scholar of Granada; tafsir reflects his Maliki background and combines legal, linguistic, and narrational material.
Andalusian-born grammarian who settled in Egypt; tafsir is renowned for grammar, vocabulary, and recitation variants.
Syrian scholar active in Damascus; commentary is widely classified as narrational and draws heavily on transmitted reports.
Egyptian Shafii scholar who began the concise commentary later completed by al-Suyuti.
Algerian Sunni scholar; tradition-based commentary with Maliki affiliation.
Egyptian polymath active in Cairo; al-Durr al-Manthur is a tradition-based Quran commentary.
Ottoman Hanafi scholar and chief mufti; tafsir noted for its rhetorical and interpretive analysis.
Moroccan Sufi scholar of the Shadhiliyya-Darqawiyya path; tafsir blends exoteric and esoteric interpretation.
Yemeni scholar and judge active in San'a'; tafsir combines narration and interpretation across earlier exegetical and hadith material.
Baghdad-based 19th-century Hanafi scholar; a large Quranic commentary marked by analytic discussion.
Egyptian scholar and reformer based at al-Azhar; modernist, reason-oriented approach completed posthumously by Rashid Rida.
Syrian-born reformer who worked in Cairo, edited al-Manar and continued the Quran commentary of Muhammad Abduh.
Damascene scholar who taught tafsir at Sinan Pasha Mosque; reformist approach marked by ijtihad and criticism of taqlid.
Tunisian Maliki scholar and long-time teacher at al-Zaytuna; tafsir shaped by maqasid-oriented reform.
Indian-born Pakistani writer based in Lahore; modern reformist tafsir combining classical citations with contemporary social and political discussion.
Egyptian writer who produced Fi Zilal al-Quran during his imprisonment; thematic and social emphasis throughout.
Syrian scholar who taught at Damascus University; 16-volume tafsir combining narrational and rational methods with legal and linguistic analysis.