Tafsir Ibn Kathir

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Ibn Kathir born in 1302 AD was scholar of History and a mufassir (Qur'an commentator) . He was renowned for his great memory regarding the sayings of Muhammad and the entire Qur'an.

Ibn Kathir wrote a famous commentary of the Qur'an named Tafsir ibn Kathir which linked certain Hadith, or sayings of Muhammad, and sayings of the sahaba to verses of the Qur'an, in explanation. Tafsir Ibn Kathir is famous all over the Muslim world and among Muslims in the Western world, and is one of the most widely used explanations of the Qu'ran today. This site introduces the reader to one of the most Authentic books for explaining the Quran using both arabic and english text to grasp the understanding of the Quran.

More than 10 million people living today (mostly non-Arabs) have memorized the Quran in the Arabic language on earth today.

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1 Al-Fathiha - The Opening [سُوۡرَةُ الفَاتِحَة]
2 Al-Baqara - The Cow [سُوۡرَةُ البَقَرَة]
3 Al-Imran - Te Family of Imran [سُوۡرَةُ آل عِمرَان]
4 An-Nisa - The Women [سُوۡرَةُ النِّسَاء]
5 Al-Maidah - The Table spread with Food [سُوۡرَةُ المَائدة]
6 Al-An'am - The Cattle [سُوۡرَةُ الاٴنعَام]
7 Al-A'raf - The Heights (or The Wall with Elevation) [سُوۡرَةُ الاٴعرَاف]
8 Al-Anfal - The Spoils of War [سُوۡرَةُ الاٴنفَال]
9 At-Taubah - The Repentance [سُوۡرَةُ التّوبَة]
10 Yunus - The Prophet Jonah [سُوۡرَةُ یُونس]
11 Hud - The Prophet Hud [سُوۡرَةُ هُود]
12 Yusuf - The Prophet Joseph [سُوۡرَةُ یُوسُف]
13 Ar-Ra'd - The Thunder [سُوۡرَةُ الرّعد]
14 Ibrahim - The Prophet Ebraham [سُوۡرَةُ إبراهیم]
15 Al-Hijr - The Rocky Tract [سُوۡرَةُ الحِجر]
16 An-Nahl - The Bee [سُوۡرَةُ النّحل]
17 Al-Isra - The Journey by Night [سُوۡرَةُ بنیٓ اسرآئیل / الإسرَاء]
18 Al-Kahaf - The Cave [سُوۡرَةُ الکهف]
19 Maryam - Mary [سُوۡرَةُ مَریَم]
20 Taha - Ta-Ha [سُوۡرَةُ طٰه]
21 Al-Ambiya - The Prophets [سُوۡرَةُ الاٴنبیَاء]
22 Al-Hajj - The Pilgrimage [سُوۡرَةُ الحَجّ]
23 Al-Muminoon - The Believers [سُوۡرَةُ المؤمنون]
24 An-Noor - The Light [سُوۡرَةُ النُّور]
25 Al-Furqan - The Criterion [سُوۡرَةُ الفُرقان]
26 As-Shuara - The Poets [سُوۡرَةُ الشُّعَرَاء]
27 An-Naml - The Ants [سُوۡرَةُ النَّمل]
28 Al-Qasas - The Narration [سُوۡرَةُ القَصَص]
29 Al-Ankaboot - The Spider [سُوۡرَةُ العَنکبوت]
30 Ar-Rum - The Romans [سُوۡرَةُ الرُّوم]
31 Luqman - Luqman [سُوۡرَةُ لقمَان]
32 As-Sajadah - The Prostration [سُوۡرَةُ السَّجدَة]
33 Al-Ahzab - The Confederates [سُوۡرَةُ الاٴحزَاب]
34 Sheba - Sheba [سُوۡرَةُ سَبَإ]
35 Al-Fatir - The Originator of Creation [سُوۡرَةُ فَاطِر]
36 Yasin - Ya-Sin [سُوۡرَةُ یسٓ]
37 As-saffat - Those ranged in Ranks [سُوۡرَةُ الصَّافات]
38 Swad - Sad [سُوۡرَةُ صٓ]
39 Az-Zumar - The Group [سُوۡرَةُ الزُّمَر]
40 Al-Gafir or Al-Mumin - The Forgiver or The Believer [سُوۡرَةُ مؤمن / غَافر]
41 Al-Fussilat - The are explained in detail [سُوۡرَةُ حٰمٓ السجدة / فُصّلَت]
42 As-Shura - The Consultation [سُوۡرَةُ الشّوریٰ]
43 Az-Zukhruf - The Gold Adornments [سُوۡرَةُ الزّخرُف]
44 Ad-Dukhan - The Smoke [سُوۡرَةُ الدّخان]
45 Al-Jathiya - The kneeling [سُوۡرَةُ الجَاثیَة]
46 Al-Ahqaf - The Ahqaf [سُوۡرَةُ الاٴحقاف]
47 Muhammad - Muhammad [سُوۡرَةُ محَمَّد]
48 Al-Fath - The Victory [سُوۡرَةُ الفَتْح]
49 Al-Hujraat - The Dwellings [سُوۡرَةُ الحُجرَات]
50 Qaf - Qaf [سُوۡرَةُ قٓ]
51 Adh-Dhariyat - The Winds that Scatter [سُوۡرَةُ الذّاریَات]
52 At-Tur - The Mount [سُوۡرَةُ الطُّور]
53 An-Najm - The Star [سُوۡرَةُ النّجْم]
54 Al-Qamar - The Moon [سُوۡرَةُ القَمَر]
55 Ar-Rahman - The Most Beneficent [سُوۡرَةُ الرَّحمٰن]
56 Al-Waqia - The Event [سُوۡرَةُ الواقِعَة]
57 Al-Hadid - Iron [سُوۡرَةُ الحَدید]
58 Al-Mujadilah - The Disputation [سُوۡرَةُ المجَادلة]
59 Al-Hashr - The Gathering [سُوۡرَةُ الحَشر]
60 Al-Mumtahinah - The Women to be examined [سُوۡرَةُ المُمتَحنَة]
61 As-Saff - The Row or the Ranks [سُوۡرَةُ الصَّف]
62 Al-Jumua - Friday [سُوۡرَةُ الجُمُعَة]
63 Al-Munafiqoon - The Hypocrites [سُوۡرَةُ المنَافِقون]
64 At-Taghabun - Mutual Loss and Gain [سُوۡرَةُ التّغَابُن]
65 At-Talaq - The Divorce [سُوۡرَةُ الطّلاَق]
66 At-Tahrim - The Banning [سُوۡرَةُ التّحْریم]
67 Al-Mulk - Dominion [سُوۡرَةُ المُلک]
68 Al-Qalam or Nun - The Pen [سُوۡرَةُ القَلَم]
69 Al-Haaqqa - The Reality [سُوۡرَةُ الحَاقَّة]
70 Al-Maarij - The Ways of Ascent [سُوۡرَةُ المعَارج]
71 Nooh - The Prophet Noah [سُوۡرَةُ نُوح]
72 Al-Jinn - The Jinn [سُوۡرَةُ الجنّ]
73 Al-Muzzammil - The One wrapped in Garments [سُوۡرَةُ المُزمّل]
74 Al-Muddaththir - The One Enveloped [سُوۡرَةُ المدَّثِّر]
75 Al-Qiyama - The Resurrection [سُوۡرَةُ القِیَامَة]
76 Al-Insan or Ad-Dahr - Man or Time [سُوۡرَةُ دهر / الإنسَان]
77 Al-Mursalat - Those sent forth [سُوۡرَةُ المُرسَلات]
78 An-Naba - The Great News [سُوۡرَةُ النّبَإِ]
79 An-Naziat - Those Who Pull Out [سُوۡرَةُ النَّازعَات]
80 Abasa - He Frowned [سُوۡرَةُ عَبَسَ]
81 At-Takwir - Wound Round and Lost its Light [سُوۡرَةُ التّکویر]
82 Al-Infitar - The Cleaving [سُوۡرَةُ الانفِطار]
83 Al-Mutaffifin - Those Who Deal in Fraud [سُوۡرَةُ المطفّفِین]
84 Al-Inshiqaq - The Splitting Asundur [سُوۡرَةُ الانشقاق]
85 Al-Burooj - The Big Stars "Buruj" [سُوۡرَةُ البُرُوج]
86 At-Tariq - The Night-Comer [سُوۡرَةُ الطّارق]
87 Al-Ala - The Most High [سُوۡرَةُ الاٴعلی]
88 Al-Ghashiya - The Overwhelming [سُوۡرَةُ الغَاشِیَة]
89 Al-Fajr - The Break of Day or the Dawn [سُوۡرَةُ الفَجر]
90 Al-Balad - The City [سُوۡرَةُ البَلَد]
91 Ash-Shams - The Sun [سُوۡرَةُ الشّمس]
92 Al-Lail - The Night [سُوۡرَةُ اللیْل]
93 Ad-Duha - The Forenoon - "After Sun Rise" [سُوۡرَةُ الضّحیٰ]
94 Ash-Sharh - The Opening Forth [سُوۡرَةُ الشَّرح]
95 At-Tin - The Fig [سُوۡرَةُ التِّین]
96 Al-Alaq - The Clot [سُوۡرَةُ العَلق]
97 Al-Qadr - The Night of Decree [سُوۡرَةُ القَدر]
98 Al-Baiyyinah - The Clear Evidence [سُوۡرَةُ البَیّنَة]
99 Az-Zalzalah - The Earthquake [سُوۡرَةُ الزّلزَلة]
100 Al-Aadiyaat - Those That Run [سُوۡرَةُ العَادیَات]
101 Al-Qari'ah - The Striking Hour [سُوۡرَةُ القَارعَة]
102 At-Takaathur - The piling up "The Emulous Desire" [سُوۡرَةُ التّکاثُر]
103 Al-Asr - The Time [سُوۡرَةُ العَصر]
104 Al-Humazah - The Slanderer [سُوۡرَةُ الهُمَزة]
105 Al-Feel - The Elephant [سُوۡرَةُ الفِیل]
106 Al-Quraish - Quraish - Tribe [سُوۡرَةُ القُرَیش]
107 Al-Maa'oon - The Small Kindnesses [سُوۡرَةُ المَاعون]
108 Al-Kauthar - A River in Paradise [سُوۡرَةُ الکَوثَر]
109 Al-Kaafiroon - The Disbelievers [سُوۡرَةُ الکافِرون]
110 An-Nasr - The Help [سُوۡرَةُ النّصر]
111 Al-Masad - The Palm Fibre [سُوۡرَةُ لهب / المَسَد]
112 Al-Ikhlaas - The Purity [سُوۡرَةُ الإخلاص]
113 Al-Falaq - The day Break [سُوۡرَةُ الفَلَق]
114 An-Naas - The Mankind [سُوۡرَةُ النَّاس]