What is the Tafseer of the Quran and why is it important?
All too often we hear - from both Muslims and Non-Muslims -, "The Quran says this-or-that and the Quran means so-and-so," without giving reference to their actual source for meaning and understanding.
Many misconceptions, misquotes, misunderstandings and misrepresentations are tossed around in the media, news and public discussions about Islam and what it teaches.
The solution is to go back to the original source in the original language as understood by the people who first heard the Quran from the lips of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, along with his own definitions and explanations.
The good news is the Quran exists today in its entirety, exactly as it was revealed to the Prophet, peace be upon him.
Tafseer is a commentary of the Quran. It is written by scholars who have studied the Quran in depth and have a profound understanding of the Book. The most well-known Tafseer is of Ibn Kathir, who was born in Syria in 1302 AD. Ibn Kathir had a keen memory, having memorised the Quran, a huge number of ahadith and commentaries of the Quran of the Prophet's companions. He went on to write his own tafseer, known as Tafseer Ibn Kathir, which is one of the most widely used tafseers of the Quran all over the Muslim world.
The Tafseer I share here are taken from various sources, including Arabic and non-Arabic sources such as Ibn Kathir, Modoodi, Qurtuby and Noman Ali Khan (non-Arabic).
The following Surahs have been discussed so far:
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