Part of the series on Qur'an Tafsir The Qurān [1] (Arabic: , literally the recitation; also called The Noble Quran; also transliterated as Quran, Koran (the traditional term in English), and Al-Quran), is the central religious text of Islam. ... A tafsir ( (Arabic: تفسير )tafsÄ«r, also transliterated tafseer, Arabic explanation) is Quranic exegesis or commentary. ... v·d·e

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Sunni: Image File history File links Mosque02. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Tafsir ibn Kathir — 1301-1373 Tafsir al-Qurtubi — d. 1273 Tafsir al-Tabari — 838–923 Tafsir al-Jalalayn — 1464-1526 Shi'a: Tafsir ibn Kathir is a classic Sunni Islam tafsir (commentary of the Quran) by Ibn Kathir. ... Tafsir al-Qurtubi is a famous Quran exegesis (Arabic: tafsir) by the famous classical Sunni scholar Al-Qurtubi. ... The commentary on the Quran (Arabic:Al-musammá Jami‘ al-bayan fi ta’wil al-Qur’an), popularly Tafsir al-Tabari is a classic Sunni tafsir by Tabari. ... Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ... Tafsir al-Mizan — 1892-1981

Sunni tafsir

Tanwir al-Miqbas —  ? Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer —  ? Tafsir al-Baghawi — 1116 Tafsir of Fakhr al-Din — 1149–1209 Dur al-Manthur — 1464-1526 Fi zilal al-Qur'an — 1954 Tafhim al-Qur'an — 1903-1979 Tadabbur-i-Qur’an — 1904–1997

Shi'a tafsir

Holy Quran (puya) — ? Majma al-Bayan — d. 1153 Nuur al-Thaqalayn — ? al-Safi — 1598 or 9-1680 or 81

Mu'tazili tafsir

— ?-1258 Al-Kashaf — ?

The Meaning of the Qur'an (Arabic: Tafhim al-Qur'an) is a book in six volumes written by the Sunni Islamic scholar Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (1903-1979). Among the the newer ones, this is one of the most prominent exegeses of the Qur'an (Arabic: tafsir), based on the Sunni hadith literature. Al-Mizan fi tafsiril-Quran, popularly known as Tafsir al-Mizan, is a very famous and volumnous tafsir or exegesis of the Quran written by the eminent Shia scholar Allameh Tabatabaei. ... Al-Mujam al-Kabeer is a known exegesis on the Quran (Arabic: tafsir), writen by Sunni Islamic scholar al-Tabarani External links http://fadakbooks. ... In the Shade of the Quran (Arabic: فی ظِلالِ القران ) is a highly influential commentary on Islams holy book, the Quran, written by the Egyptian Islamic philosopher and leader, Sayyid Qutb, while imprisoned following an attempted assassination of Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1954. ... Tadabbur-i-Qur’an is a tafsir (exegeses) of the Quran by Amin Ahsan Islahi based on the concept of thematic and structural coherence, which was originally inspired by Allama Hamiduddin Farahi. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Ulema (Arabic: علماء) is the community of legal scholars of Islam and the Sharia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... This article discusses textual hermeneutics. ... The Qurān [1] (Arabic: , literally the recitation; also called The Noble Quran; also transliterated as Quran, Koran (the traditional term in English), and Al-Quran), is the central religious text of Islam. ... A tafsir ( (Arabic: تفسير )tafsÄ«r, also transliterated tafseer, Arabic explanation) is Quranic exegesis or commentary. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Hadith (Arabic: ‎ translit: ) are traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. ...

Among things, it includes a chapter introductions for each and every Surah, explaining the name, period of revelation and a large section on its historical background. See also: Sura (disambiguation). ...

Editions

• Towards Understanding the Qur'an

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Shi'a view

Shi'a have a generally positive view on Muadudis work as a Sunni scholar, and this book is no exception.

References

External links

• Syed Abu-Ala' Maududi's Chapter Introductions to the Qur'an
• The Meaning of the Qur'an. A. A. Kamal (Editor) (ISBN 1-56744-134-3)
• http://www.translatedquran.com/
• http://www.halalco.com/quran_m_special.html