SHAFAQNA – The following was taken from Iqra online [1]
I decided to compile a list of some of the most famous and well known Qur’anic Exegeses (Tafaseer) that have been written throughout history. The list has been compiled using a book titled An Introduction to the History of Tafsir and Commentators of the Qur’an by Husayn Alawi Mehr, translated into English by Sheikh Hamid Waqar. The book is a decent read and gives brief, yet differentiating points about all the important tafaseer that have been written till recent times. I have also tried to locate the actual books online and have hyper-linked them with their titles for most of the tafaseer.
Shi’a Tafaaseer
TAFSEER | AUTHOR | DEMISE | STYLE | LANGUAGE | SIZE | NOTES |
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Tanweer al-Maqbaas min Tafseer ibn Abbas [2] | Ibn Abbas | 687 AD | Traditional | Arabic | 1 | Tafseer compiled by Muhammad ibn Yaqub Firuzabadi |
Sahifa Ali ibn Abi Talha ‘an Ibn Abbas fi Tafseer al-Qur’an al-Kareem | Ibn Abbas | 687 AD | Traditional | Arabic | 1 | Tafseer compiled by Rashid Abd al-Mun’im al-Rajjal |
Ghareeb al-Qur’an Fi Shir al-Arab [3] | Ibn Abbas | 687 AD | Q & A and Poetic | Arabic | 1 | Questions asked by Nafi’ ibn Arzaq and answerd in Arabic poetry |
Tafseer al-Qummi [4] | Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Qummi | 4th Century | Traditional | Arabic | 2 | Authenticity debated. Book is combined with Tafseer of Abu al-Jarud |
Tafseer Furat Kufi [5] | Abu al-Qasim Furat ibn Ibrahim Kufi | 4th Century | Traditional | Arabic | 1 | Has 775 narations – about 530 verses explained |
Tafseer Ayyashi [6] | Muhammad ibn Mas’ud Samarqandi | 320 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 2 | |
Tafseer Nu’mani | Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ja’far | 360 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 1 | Book is quoted at the beginning of Bihar al-Anwar Volume 90 |
Tafseer al-Askari [7] | Muhammad ibn Qasim Astarabadi | 350 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 1 | Until 283rd verse of Surah Baqarah – authenticity debated |
Haqaiq al-Ta’wil fi Mutashaabah al-Tanzil [8] | Sayyid Radhi | 406 AH | Ijtihadi – theological & literary | Arabic | 1 | Author of Nahj ul Balagha |
Tafseer Sheikh al-Mufeed [9] | Sheikh Mufeed | 413 AH | Ijtihadi | Arabic | Compiled by Aqa Ayyazi | |
Amaali of Sheikh Murtadha | Sayyid Murtadha | 436 AH | Theological | Arabic | 1 | 79 sections in the book |
Al-Tibyan fi Tafseer al-Qur’an [10] | Sheikh Tusi | 468 AH | Ijtihadi – Theological | Arabic | 10 | |
Haqaiq al-Tafseer [11] | Abu Abd al-Rahman Sulami | 412 AH | Traditional – Mystical | Arabic | 4 | He was a Sufi from Nishapour |
Majma’ al-Bayan [12] | Abu Ali Fadhl ibn Hasan Tabarasi | 548 AH | Ijtihadi – theological & literary | Arabic | 10 | A correcting, editing and addition to Tafsir al-Tibyan of Sheikh Tusi |
Rawdh al-Janaan wa Ruh al-Janaan [13] | Abu al-Futuh Razi | 556-560 AH | Ijtihadi – theological, mystical & literary | Farsi | 20 | |
Fiqh al-Qur’an [14] | Qutb al-Din Sa’id ibn Abdullah Rawandi | 573 AH | Traditional & Analytical | Arabic | 2 | |
Mutashaabih al-Qur’an [15] | Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali ibn Shahrashub Mazandarani | 558 AH | Ijtihadi – Analytical & Literary | Arabic | 2 | |
Nahj al-Bayaan an Kashf Ma’ani al-Qur’an [16] | Muhammad ibn Hasan Shaybaani | Around 640 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 5 | |
Al-Balaabul al-Qalaqul [17] | Abu al-Makarim Mahmud ibn Hasani Waiz | 7th Century AH | Traditional & Theological | Farsi | 3 | |
Al-Muheet al-A’zam [18] | Sayyid Hayder Amuli | 787 AH | Subject-wise – Mystical & Sufism | Arabic | 4 | |
Jala’ al-Adhhaan wa Jala’ al-Ahzan | Abu al-Muhasin Jurjani | 8th Century AH | Ijtihadi – theological & literary | Arabic | 10 | Summary of Rawdh al-Janan |
Sa’ad al-Su’ood [19] | Sayyid Ibn Taoos | 665 AH | Ijtihadi | Arabic | 1 | |
Minhaj al-Sadiqeen fi Ilzam al-Khalifeen [20] | Mullah Fathallah Kashaani | 988 AH | Traditional – Ethical & Mystical | Farsi | 10 | |
Tafseer al-Saafi [21] | Mullah Faydh Kashani | 1091 AH | Traditional – Mystical | Arabic | 5 | |
Al-Burhaan fi al-Tafseer al-Qur’an [22] | Sayyid Hashim Bahrani | 1107 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 5 | |
Noor al-Thaqalayn [23] | Abd Ali ibn Jumu’ah Arusi Hawizi | 1112 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 5 | |
Tafseer Kanz al-Daqaaiq [24] | Muhammad ibn Ridha Mashhadi Qummi | 1125 AH | Traditional with Explanations | Arabic | 14 | |
Zubdah al-Bayan fi Ahkam al-Qur’an [25] | Muqaddas Ardibili | 993 AH | Jurisprudential | Arabic | 1 | |
Tafseer al-Qur’an al-Karim [26] | Mulla Sadra | 1050 AH | Philosophical & Mystical | Arabic | 7 | |
Al-Wajiz – Tafseer Shabbar [27] | Sayyid Abdullah Shabbar | 1242 AH | Ijtihadi – Traditional | Arabic | 1 | |
Partu’ee az Qur’an [28] | Sayyid Mahmud Taliqani | 1399 AH | Ijtihadi – Intellectual & Social | Farsi | 6 | |
Al-Qur’an wa al-Aql | Sayyid Nur al-Din Hussayni Iraqi | 1341 AH | Rational | Arabic | 3 | |
Bayaan al-Sa’adah fi Muqadamaat al-Ibadah [29] | Sultan Muhammad Gunabadi | 1327 AH | Mystical | Arabic | 4 | |
Al-Alaa al-Rahman fi Tafseer al-Qur’an [30] | Allamah Muhammad jawad Balaghi | 1352 AH | Ijtihadi | Arabic | 2 | |
Tafseer al-Qur’an al-Karim [31] | Sayyid Mustafa Khomeini | 1397 AH | Ijtihadi – Intellectual & Social | Arabic | 5 | |
Tafseer al-Mizaan [32] | Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaee | 1402 AH | Ijtihadi – Explaining Qur’an by the Qur’an | Arabic | 20 | |
Tafseer Namoonah [33] | Nasir Makarim Shirazi & coauthors | Alive | Ijtihadi – Social & Literary | Farsi | 27 | |
Min Wahi al-Qur’an [34] | Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadhlullah | 2010 AD | Social & Spiritual Training | Arabic | 11 | |
Al-Kashif [35] | Muhammad Jawad Mughniyah | 1400 AH | Social | Arabic | 7 | |
Al-Furqan fi Tafseer al-Qur’an bil Qur’an wa al-Sunnah [36] | Muhammad Sadiq Tehrani | 2011 AD | Ijtihadi – Explaining Qur’an by the Qur’an | Arabic | 30 | |
Al-Tafseer al-Athari al-Jami’ | Muhammad Hadi Ma’rifat | 2007 AD | Traditional with Explanations | Arabic | 30 | |
Makhzan al-Irfan [37] | Nusrat Amin | 1403 AH | Ijtihadi – Mystical & Philosophical | Farsi | 15 | |
Tafseer Nur [38] | Mohsin Qara’ti Kashani | Alive | Traditional with Explanations | Farsi | 10 | |
Tafseer Tasneem [39] | Jawadi Amuli | Alive | Ijtihadi – Mystical & Philosophical | Farsi | 23+ | Still being published |
Tafseer Rahnama [40] | Hashimi Rafsanjani | Alive | Subject-wise | Farsi | 20 |
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Sunni Tafaaseer
TAFSEER | AUTHOR | DEMISE | STYLE | LANGUAGE | SIZE | NOTES |
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Ma’ani al-Qur’an [41] | Yahya al-Farra | 210 AH | Literary | Arabic | 3 | |
Majaz al-Qur’an [42] | Abu Ubaydah | 208 AH | Literary | Arabic | 2 | |
Nadhm al-Qur’an [41] | Abu Uthman Jahiz | 255 AH | Literary | Arabic | ||
Tafseer Jami’ al-Bayan fi Ta’wil Ay al-Qur’an [43] | Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Jarir Tabari | 310 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 12 | |
Tafseer al-Musnad [44] | Abd al-Rahmad ibn Abi Hatam Muhammad ibn Idris (Abu Hatam Razi) | 327 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 12 | |
Tafseer Bahr al-Uloom (Samarqandi) [45] | Aby Layth Samarqandi | 373 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 3 | |
Ma’ani al-Qur’an [46] | Abu Ishaq Zajjaj | 311 AH | Literary | Arabic | 5 | Etymological and grammatical tafseer |
Al-Nakt fi I’jaz al-Qur’an [47] | Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Isa Rummani | 386 AH | Theological | Arabic | ||
Ta’wilaat al-Qur’an (Ahl ul Sunnah) [48] | Abu Mansur Muhammad ibn Muhammad Maturidi | 333 AH | Theological | Arabic | 10 | Founder of the Maturidi sect. Tafseer is of Surah Munafiqoon till end, and beginning till end of Surah Baqarah |
Al-Kashf wa al-Bayaan [49] | Abu Ishaq Ahmad al-Thalabi | 427 AH | Traditional & Ijtihadi | Arabic | 10 | Paid attention to 14 dimensions (v1, p 16) |
Al-Waseet fi Tafseer al-Qur’an al-Majeed [50] | Abul Hasan Wahidi Nishapouri | 468 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 4 | |
Al-Nakt wa al-Uyun [51] | Abul Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad Habib Mawardi Basri | 450 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 6 | Author was Shafi’i |
Al-Muharrar al-Wajiz [52] | Ibn Atiyah Andalusi | 543 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 1 | First author to dismiss Israiliyat, and author was strong in Dirayah |
Tafsir al-Qur’an [53] | Abu al-Muzaffar Sam’ani | 489 AH | Traditional & Literary | Arabic | 6 | Author was Shafi’i |
Lataaif al-Isharaat [54] | Abul Qasim ibn Abdul Karim ibn Hawazun Qashiri Neshapouri | 465 AH | Mystical | Arabic | 3 | |
Tafseer Ibn Abu Muslim Isfahani [41] | Muhammad ibn Ali Abu Muslim Isfahani | 459 AH | Literary | Arabic | 24 | Mutazilite |
Al-Kashshaaf [55] | Jarallah Zamakhshari | 538 AH | Literary & Theological | Arabic | 6 | |
Mu’aalim al-Tanzeel [56] | Abu Muhammad ibn Mas’ud Bahguwi | 516 AH | Traditional with Explanations | Arabic | 8 | |
Zaad al-Maseer fi Ilm al-Tafseer [57] | Abu al-Faraj ibn Muhammad al-Jawzi | 597 AH | Traditional-Analytical & Literary | Arabic | 9 | |
Kashf al-Asraar wa Iddah al-Abraar [58] | Abu al-Fadhl Rashid al-Deen Maybidi | 530 AH | Mystical | Farsi | 10 | Originally written by Khwajah Abdullah Ansari (d. 481) |
Tafseer Kabeer (Mafatih al-Ghayb) [59] | Fakhr al-Deen Razi | 606 AH | Ijtihadi – Theological & Philosophical | Arabic | 32 | |
Al-Jami’ li-Ahkam al-Qur’an [60] | Abu Abdullah Qurtabi | 761 AH | Ijtihadi – Literary & Jurisprudence | Arabic | 24 | |
Anwaar al-Tanzeel wa Asrar al-Ta’weel [61] | Abu al-Khayr ibn Baydawi Shirazi | 685 AH | Ijtihadi – Literary | Arabic | 4 | |
Madaarik al-Tanzeel wa Haqaiq al-Taweel [62] | Ibn Mahmud Nasafi | 710 AH | Ijtihadi | Arabic | 5 | |
Lubab al-Taweel fi Ma’ani al-Tanzeel [63] | Alaa al-Deen al-Khazin | 725 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 5 | |
Gharaaib al-Quran wa Raghaaib al-Furqaan [64] | Hasan ibn Muhammad Qummi Nishapuri | 730 AH | Ijtihadi – Philosophical, Mystical & Theological | Arabic | 6 | Dispute whether he was Shi’a or Sunni |
Al-Bahr al-Muheet fi al-Tafseer [65] | Abu Hayyan Andalusi Gharnaati | 745 AH | Ijtihadi – Literary | Arabic | 10 | |
Tafseer al-Qur’an al-Azeem [66] | Abu al-Fida ibn Kathir Damashqi | 775 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 4 | |
Al-Jawahir al-Hissan fi Tafseer al-Qur’an [66] | Abdul Rahman Tha’alabi | 876 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 5 | |
Nazm al-Durrar fi Tanasib al-Ayaat wa al-Suwur [67] | Burhan al-Deen Abul Hasan Baqa’i | 885 AH | Mystical | Arabic | 22 | |
Tawilaat al-Najmiyah fi Tafseer al-Ishaari [68] | Najm al-Deen Asadi | 654 AH | Mystical | Arabic | 4 | |
Dur al-Manthur fi al-Tafseer bil-Ma’thur [69] | Jalal al-Din Suyuti | 911 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 17 | |
Ruh al-Bayan [70] | Shaykh Ismail Haqqi Barusawi | 1127 AH | Mystical & Literary | Arabic | 10 | |
Fath al-Qadir [71] | Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Shukani | 1250 AH | Traditional | Arabic | 5 | Author was born in a Zaydi family, but later became a Sunni |
Ruh al-Ma’ani [72] | Shahab al-Din Alusi Baghdadi | 1270 AH | Ijtihadi | Arabic | 15 | |
Bayan al-Ma’ani ala Hasb Tarteeb al-Nuzul [73] | Abdul Qadir Mullah Hawish | 1398 AH | Chronological with Explanations | Arabic | 6 | Chronological tafseer |
Tafseer al-Hadith [74] | Muhammad Izzah Nablusi | 1400 AH | Chronological with Explanations | Arabic | 10 | Chronological tafseer |
Al-Jawahir fi Tafseer al-Qur’an al-Kareem [75] | Tantawi Jawhari | 1357 AH | Intellectual | Arabic | 20 | |
Fi Dhilaal al-Qur’an [76] | Sayyid Qutb | 1386 AH | Social & Scientific | Arabic | 6 | Translated into English as In the Shade of the Qur’an |
Al-Manaar [77] | Sheikh Muhammad Abduh & Sayyid Rashid Rida | 1323 & 1354 AH | Social & Scientific | Arabic | 12 | |
Mahaasin al-Ta’weel [78] | Jamal al-Deen Qasimi | 1332 AH | Social | Arabic | 17 | |
Tafseer al-Muraaghi [79] | Ahmad Mustafa Muraaghi | 1371 AH | Social | Arabic | 10 | |
Idwa al-Bayaan fi Iydah al-Qur’an bil Qur’an [80] | Muhammad Amin Shanqiti | 1393 AH | Explaining Qur’an by the Qur’an | Arabic | 10 | |
Tafseer al-Qur’an lil-Qur’an al-Karim [81] | Abdul Kareem Khateeb | 1396 AH | Ijtihadi – Explaining Qur’an by the Qur’an | Arabic | 16 | |
Tehreer wa al-Tanweer [82] | Ibn Ashur | 1393 AH | Ijtihadi – Social & Literary | Arabic | 15 | |
Zahra al-Tafaseer [83] | Muhammad Abu Zahrah | 1394 AH | Social | Arabic | 10 | |
Tafseer al-Muneer [84] | Wahbah al-Zahili | Alive | Ijtihadi – Social | Arabic | 16 | |
Al-Asaas fi al-Tafseer [85] | Sa’id Hawwi | 1989 AD | Social | Arabic | 16 | |
Tafseer al-Shi’rawi [86] | Muhammad Mutawali Shi’rawi | 1411 AH | Social | Arabic | 15 |
Zaydi Tafaaseer
TAFSEER | AUTHOR | DEMISE | STYLE | LANGUAGE | SIZE | NOTES |
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Tafseer al-Tahdheeb [87] | Jushami | 494 AH | Theological | Arabic | 8 |