Tafsir
Sūrah-by-sūrah exegesis of the Qur'an.
Notes on the meaning of the Qur'an, drawn from the classical tafsir tradition — Ṭabarī, Qurṭubī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Baghawī, and the running commentaries of the South Asian scholars.
Notes are indexed by sūrah, then by verse range. Where a sūrah is being treated as a working series, it appears under Series — long sūrahs are unfolded over many lessons; short sūrahs sit as standalone articles.
Articles & biographies
1|1|In the name of Allāh ﷻ, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Connection between āyāt The first three āyāt of …
ReadArticle27 February 2021Surah 001 Al-Fatihah – The Opening Surah 002 Al-Baqarah – The Cow Surah 003 Al-Imran – The Family Of Imran …
ReadArticle26 February 2021This is a Madani surah, giving the Prophet ﷺ glad tidings of the conquest of Makkah. The victory which strengthened the …
ReadArticle24 February 2019The Quraysh made an offer to the Prophet ﷺ, that they will worship Allah for one year, and in return he ﷺshould …
ReadArticle19 February 2019This surah was revealed as a consolation to the Prophet ﷺ informing him of the glad tidings which have been …
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