Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr

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Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr is a highly influential 14th-century Sunni Qur’anic commentary by the scholar Ismāʿīl ibn Kathīr, widely regarded as one of the most important and accessible works of Islamic exegesis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Qur’anic commentary
tafsir
aimsTo explain Qur’anic verses through Qur’an, hadith, and early reports
alternativeTitle Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-ʿAẓīm
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
author Ismāʿīl ibn ʿUmar ibn Kathīr
basedOn Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī
linked to: Tafsir al-Tabari
circulation widely printed in multi-volume sets
contains legal interpretations of Qur’anic verses
narrations about reasons for revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl)
reports from Ibn ʿAbbās and other early exegetes
theological discussions
countryOfComposition Mamluk Sultanate
dateOfComposition 14th century
denominationalOrientation Sunni
linked to: Sunni Islam
genre Islamic exegesis
hasEnglishTranslation Yes
historicalContext Mamluk-era Syria
influenced later Sunni tafsir literature
modern Salafi exegesis
juridicalSchool Shāfiʿī
linked to: Shafi'i school
language Arabic
methodology bi’l-maʾthūr (narration-based exegesis)
notableFor extensive use of hadith chains of transmission
popularity among Sunni Muslims
relative brevity compared to earlier encyclopedic tafsirs
reliance on early Islamic authorities
placeOfComposition Damascus
religiousDiscipline Qur’anic studies
hadith studies
religiousTradition Sunni Islam
scope commentary on the entire Qur’an
structure arranged according to the order of Qur’anic surahs
theologicalSchool Ashʿarī-influenced
translatedInto Bangla
linked to: Bengali

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usedBy Sunni scholars and preachers
usedIn traditional madrasah curricula
usesSourceType Qur’an
linked to: Quran

hadith
sayings of the Companions
sayings of the Successors
viewedAs accessible tafsir for students and lay readers
authoritative Sunni reference work

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Islamic exegesis hasNotableWork Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
Qur’an 96:1 hasExegesisIn Tafsir Ibn Kathir
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
Ibn Kathir knownFor Tafsir Ibn Kathir
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
Ibn Kathir notableWork Tafsir al-Qurʾan al-ʿAzim
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
Ibn Kathir notableWork Tafsir Ibn Kathir
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
Tafsir al-Tabari influenced Tafsir Ibn Kathir
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
Jāmiʿ al-bayān ʿan taʾwīl āy al-Qurʾān influenceOn Ibn Kathīr’s Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-ʿAẓīm
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr alternativeTitle Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-ʿAẓīm
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
Quran 15:45 citedIn Tafsir Ibn Kathir
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
Qur’an 46:29 hasExegesisIn Tafsir Ibn Kathir
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
عِلِّيِّينَ مذكور_في_مصدر_تفسيري تفسير ابن كثير
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
Jamiʿ al-Masanid wa al-Sunan relatedToWork Tafsir Ibn Kathir
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
Quran 83:18 hasTafsir Tafsir Ibn Kathir
linked to: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr