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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tafsir Ibn Kathir | 3 |
| Tafsir al-Qurʾan al-ʿAzim | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qur’anic commentary
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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Tafsir al-Qurʾan al-ʿAzim
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir