Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
E641476
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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tafsir Ibn Kathir | 3 |
| Tafsir al-Qurʾan al-ʿAzim | 1 |
| Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7051876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr Context triple: [Islamic exegesis, hasNotableWork, Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr]
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A.
Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī
Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī is a renowned classical Sunni commentary on the Qur’an by the Andalusian scholar al-Qurṭubī, noted for its detailed legal, linguistic, and theological analysis.
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B.
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn is a widely studied, concise Sunni Qur’anic commentary jointly authored by the scholars Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī and Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī.
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C.
al-Manār Tafsīr
al-Manār Tafsīr is a modernist Qur’anic commentary associated with Rashid Rida and Muhammad Abduh that emphasizes rational interpretation, social reform, and engagement with contemporary issues in the Muslim world.
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D.
Tafsir al-Tabari
Tafsir al-Tabari is a monumental 9th–10th century Qur’anic exegesis by the historian and scholar Al-Tabari, renowned for its comprehensive use of early Islamic reports and linguistic analysis.
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E.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr Target entity description: 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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A.
Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī
Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī is a renowned classical Sunni commentary on the Qur’an by the Andalusian scholar al-Qurṭubī, noted for its detailed legal, linguistic, and theological analysis.
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B.
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn is a widely studied, concise Sunni Qur’anic commentary jointly authored by the scholars Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī and Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī.
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C.
al-Manār Tafsīr
al-Manār Tafsīr is a modernist Qur’anic commentary associated with Rashid Rida and Muhammad Abduh that emphasizes rational interpretation, social reform, and engagement with contemporary issues in the Muslim world.
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D.
Tafsir al-Tabari
Tafsir al-Tabari is a monumental 9th–10th century Qur’anic exegesis by the historian and scholar Al-Tabari, renowned for its comprehensive use of early Islamic reports and linguistic analysis.
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E.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ismāʿīl ibn ʿUmar ibn Kathīr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 14th century ⓘ |
| denominationalOrientation | Sunni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Islamic exegesis ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Yes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Mamluk-era Syria ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Sunni tafsir literature
ⓘ
modern Salafi exegesis ⓘ |
| juridicalSchool | Shāfiʿī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| methodology | bi’l-maʾthūr (narration-based exegesis) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive use of hadith chains of transmission
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popularity among Sunni Muslims ⓘ relative brevity compared to earlier encyclopedic tafsirs ⓘ reliance on early Islamic authorities ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline |
Qur’anic studies
ⓘ
hadith studies ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | commentary on the entire Qur’an ⓘ |
| structure | arranged according to the order of Qur’anic surahs ⓘ |
| theologicalSchool | Ashʿarī-influenced ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Bangla
NERFINISHED
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Indonesian ⓘ Malay ⓘ Turkish ⓘ Urdu ⓘ other modern languages ⓘ |
| usedBy | Sunni scholars and preachers ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional madrasah curricula ⓘ |
| usesSourceType |
Qur’an
NERFINISHED
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hadith ⓘ sayings of the Companions ⓘ sayings of the Successors ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
accessible tafsir for students and lay readers
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authoritative Sunni reference work ⓘ |
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Subject: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
this entity surface form:
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
this entity surface form:
Tafsir al-Qurʾan al-ʿAzim
this entity surface form:
Tafsir Ibn Kathir