Tafsir Ibn Kathir (10 Vols)
Tafsir Ibn Kathir is one of the Most Comprehensive and Complete Explanation of The Noble Quran.
Translated in to the English language for the First time in the History of Islam!
Translated and abridged by a group of scholars under the supervision of Sheikh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri.The Qur'an is the revelation of Allah's Own Words for the guidance of His creatures. Since the Qur'an is the primary source of Islamic teachings, the correct understanding for the Qur'an is necessary for every Muslim. The Tafsir of Ibn Kathir is the most renowned and accepted explanation of the Qur'an in the entire world. In it one finds the best presentation of Ahadith, history, and scholarly commentary.
Dar-us-Salam is proud to present for the first time this abridged version of Tafsir Ibn Kathir, which is free from unauthentic Ahadith.
Volume 1: Parts 1 and 2(Surat Al-Fatihah to Verse 252 of Surat Al-Baqarah)
Volume 2: Parts 3, 4 & 5 (Surah Al-Baqarah, V. 253 to Surat An-Nisa, V. 147)
Volume 3: Parts 6, 7 & 8 (Surat An-Nisa, V. 148 to the end of Surat Al-An'am)
Volume 4: ~ Parts 8 to 11 (Surat Al-A'raf to the end of Surah Yunus)
Volume 5: ~Parts 11 to 15 (Surah Hud to Surat Al-Isra' Verse 38)
Volume 6: ~Parts 15 to 18 (Surat Al-Isra', Verse 39 to the end of Surat Al-Mu'minun)
Volume 7: ~Parts 18 to 22 (Surat An-Nur to Surat Al-Ahzab, Verse 50)
Volume 8: ~Parts 22 to 25 (Surat Al-Ahzab Verse 51 to Surat Ad-Dukhan)
Volume 9: ~Parts 25 to 28 (Surat Al-Jathiyah to Surat Al-Munafiqun)
Volume 10: ~Parts 28 to 30 (Surat At-Tagabun to end of the Quran)
Publishers Note
Tafsir Al-Qur'an Al-Azim, which is famous by the title Tafsir Ibn Kathir, by Al-Hafiz. Abu Al-Fida' 'Imad Ad-Din Isma'il bin 'Umar bin Kathir Al-Qurashi Al-Busrawi (d. 774 H.), is the most popular interpretation of the Qur'an in the Arabic language, and the majority of the Muslims consider it to be the best source based on Qur'an and Sunnah. This Arabic work spans three thousand and two hundred pages in four volumes. To cover all of the references, Ibn Kathir has also collected some weak Ahadith and Israelitish stories. Some repetitions also occur in it, as and when the topics required these.
As Darussalam has made a policy to publish only such works which are based on Qur'an and authentic Ahadith we appointed a board of Islamic scholars to summarize Tafsir Ibn Kathir in the original Arabic language. Shaykh Abu Al-Ashbal Ahmad Shagif of Rabitah Al-'Alam Al-Islami, Makkah, and Shaykh Safi-ur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri, Head of the Research Committee of Darussalam worked with a team of other scholars for about two years on this project. We published this summarized version in the Arabic language titled as Al-Misbah Al-Murur fe Tahdhib Tafsir Ibn Kathir.
This summarized version was prepared for the sole purpose of translation into all the major languages of the world. First of all, it is being presented in the English language as it is the most widely written and spoken in the world.
To translate a book in another language is a task requiring great skill, and when it comes to the translation of Tafsir and Hadith, then it becomes a greater responsibility, requiring the skills of both languages and the knowledge of religion and religious terms. The help, advice, guidance and cooperation of many persons was sought for the various steps of the project. The translation was done by Mr. Jalal Abualrub (USA), Mr. Nasir Khitab, his wife Mrs. Huda Khitab (Canada), Mr. Aqeel Walker (USA), Dr. Muhammad Al-Jibali (USA) and Mr. Sami Ayoub (USA). The translation was edited by Mr. Abu Khaliyl (USA), Mr. Muhammad Farooq (Pakistan), Mr. Abdul Ahad (India) Mrs. Jalal Abualrub (USA), Mr. Abdul-Mun'im (Egypt), Mr. Sidheeque M.A. Veliankode (India). Qari Muhammad Iqbal (Pakistan), Mr. Shakil Ahmad As-Salafi (India) and Hafiz Abdul-Matin (Pakistan). Layout planning and computer programming in an advanced publishing software was voluntarily carried out by Mr. Muhammad Munawar (Pakistan).
The typesetting and correction of manuscript was done by Mr. Abdus-Samad (India), Syed Ali Haider (India) and Mr. Hassan Ajami (Egypt). Some valuable suggestions were made by Mr. AlArabi bin Razduq (UK) and Mr. Omar Johnson (USA).
We have tried our best not to include any weak Hadith in this presentation. All the authentic sayings of the Prophet (S) have also been presented in the Arabic language along with diacritics. The only sections of the Arabic that were not translated are some discussions pertaining to Arabic words which were not pertinent to the English readers, such omissions are very few to mention. Topic headings were added throughout the Tafsir to help the readers better understand the discussion of the Verses of the Qur'an. The language and style adopted for the translation is very plain and simple. The translation of the meanings of the Verses is from the translation of Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan published by Darussalam. The editors have made some changes in it at some places where it was necessary to comply with the Tafsir.
I am thankful to all the workers, helpers and advisers who cooperated with us in the completion of this great project. And I am especially thankful to Shaykh Safi-ur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri, who is a great scholar of the time and from whom all of us at Darussalam benefit seeking his advice and valuable suggestions regarding our research projects and problems. We have tried our best to make it a faultless work, but human weakness may render any error in it. We ask the readers to forgive us for such errors and to inform us of that in order to remove it from the following editions.
In the whole project, the errors are from our side and from Satan while all the good is from the blessings of Allah. If the people benefit from this translation in the understanding of the Qur'an, we will consider it a great blessing and we pray to Allah for the best reward in the Hereafter.
Abdul-Malik MujahidGeneral Manager, Darussalam Publications
Riyadh, March 2000
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OR Download One by One Surah in PDF files format
| Surah # | Surah Name | Format | |||
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| 1. | Al Fatihah (The Opening) | 497 kb | |||
| 2. | Al-Baqarah (The Heifer) Pt I | Download | 2401 kb | ||
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| Al-Baqarah (The Heifer) Pt II | Download | 1646 kb | ||
| 3. | Al Imran (Family of Imran) | Download | 1553 kb | ||
| 4. | Al-Nisa' (The Women) | Download | 1808 kb | ||
| 5. | Al Ma'idah (The Repast) | Download | 1461 kb | ||
| 6. | Al-An'am (The Cattle) | Download | 1459 kb | ||
| 7. | Al-A'raf (The Heights) | Download | 1454 kb | ||
| 8. | Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War) | Download | 793 kb | ||
| 9. | Tawbah (The Repentance) | Download | 1194 kb | ||
| 10. | Yunus (The Prophet Yunus) | Download | 767 kb | ||
| 11. | Hud (The Prophet Hud) | Download | 832 kb | ||
| 12. | Yusuf (Joseph) | Download | 683 kb | ||
| 13. | Al-Ra'd (The Thunder) | Download | 559 kb | ||
| 14. | Ibrahim (Abraham) | Download | 557 kb | ||
| 15. | Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract) | Download | 434 kb | ||
| 16. | Al-Nahl (Bees) | Download | 832 kb | ||
| 17. | Al-Isra' (The Night Journey) | Download | 1037 kb | ||
| 18. | Al-Kahf (The Cave) | Download | 822 kb | ||
| 19. | Maryam (Mary) | Download | 628 kb | ||
| 20. | Ta Ha | Download | 682 kb | ||
| 21. | Al Anbiya' (The Prophets) | Download | 655 kb | ||
| 22. | Al Hajj (The Pilgrimage) | Download | 727 kb | ||
| 23. | Al Mu'minun (The Believers) | Download | 571 kb | ||
| 24. | Al Nur (The Light) | Download | 773 kb | ||
| 25. | Al Furqan (The Criterion) | Download | 546 kb | ||
| 26. | Al Shu'ra' (The Poets) | Download | 648 kb | ||
| 27. | Al Naml (The Ants) | Download | 558 kb | ||
| 28. | Al Qasas (The Narrations) | Download | 605 kb | ||
| 29. | Al 'Ankbut (The Spider) | Download | 503 kb | ||
| 30. | Al Rum (The Romans) | Download | 421 kb | ||
| 31. | Luqman | Download | 345 kb | ||
| 32. | Al Sajdah (The Prostration) | Download | 297 kb | ||
| 33. | Al Ahzab (The Confederates) | Download | 841 kb | ||
| 34. | Saba' (Sheba) | Download | 472 kb | ||
| 35. | Fatir (The Originator of Creation) | Download | 417 kb | ||
| 36. | Ya Sin | Download | 513 kb | ||
| 37. | As-Saffat (Those Ranged in Rank) | Download | 560 kb | ||
| 38. | Saad (Letter Saad) | Download | 433 kb | ||
| 39. | Az-Zumar (Crowds) | Download | 601 kb | ||
| 40. | Ghafir (Forgiver) | Download | 576 kb | ||
| 41. | Fussilat (Expounded) | Download | 412 kb | ||
| 42. | Ash Shura (Consultation) | Download | 435 kb | ||
| 43. | Az Zukhruf (The Gold Adornment) | Download | 300 kb | ||
| 44. | Ad Dukhan (The Smoke) | Download | 319 kb | ||
| 45. | Al Jathiyah (The Kneeling Down) | Download | 300 kb | ||
| 46. | Al Ahkaf (Winding Sand Tracts) | Download | 374 kb | ||
| 47. | Muhammad | Download | 480 kb | ||
| 48. | Al Fath (The Victory) | Download | 480 kb | ||
| 49. | Al Hujurat (The Chamners) | Download | 329 kb | ||
| 50. | Qaf | Download | 360 kb | ||
| 51. | Adh Dhariyat (The Winds That Scatter) | Download | 310 kb | ||
| 52. | At Tur (The Mount) | Download | 323 kb | ||
| 53. | Al Najm (The Star) | Download | 315 kb | ||
| 54. | Al Qamar (The Moon) | Download | 356 kb | ||
| 55. | Ar Rahman (The Most Gracious) | Download | 374 kb | ||
| 56. | Al Waqi`ah (The Inevitable) | Download | 471 kb | ||
| 57. | Al Hadid (Iron) | Download | 461 kb | ||
| 58. | Al Mujadilah (The Woman Who Pleads) | Download | 335 kb | ||
| 59. | As Hashr (The Mustering) | Download | 364 kb | ||
| 60. | Al Mumtahinah (That Which Examines) | Download | 324 kb | ||
| 61. | As Saff (The Battle Array) | Download | 245 kb | ||
| 62. | Al Jumu`ah (Friday) | Download | 262 kb | ||
| 63. | At Munafiqun (Hypocrites) | Download | 218 kb | ||
| 64. | At Taghabun (The Mutual Loss and Gain) | Download | 242 kb | ||
| 65. | At Talaq (Divorce) | Download | 285 kb | ||
| 66. | Al Tahrim (Prohibition) | Download | 272 kb | ||
| 67. | Al Mulk (The Dominion) | Download | 309 kb | ||
| 68. | Al Qalam (The Pen) | Download | 314 kb | ||
| 69. | Al Haqqah (The Sure Reality) | Download | 271 kb | ||
| 70. | Al Ma`arij (The Ways of Ascent) | Download | 289 kb | ||
| 71. | Nuh (The Prophet Noah) | Download | 217kb | ||
| 72. | Al Jinn (The Spirits) | Download | 267 kb | ||
| 73. | Al Muzzammil (The Enfolded One) | Download | 278 kb | ||
| 74. | Al Muddaththir (The Wrapped Up) | Download | 285 kb | ||
| 75. | Al Qiyamah (The Resurrection) | Download | 273 kb | ||
| 76. | Al Dahr (The Time) | Download | 260 kb | ||
| 77. | Al Mursalat (Those Sent Forth) | Download | 299 kb | ||
| 78. | Al Naba' (The Great News) | Download | 244 kb | ||
| 79. | Al Nazi'at (Those Who Tear Out) | Download | 253 kb | ||
| 80. | 'Abasa (He Frowned) | Download | 231 kb | ||
| 81. | Al Takwir (The Folding Up) | Download | 264 kb | ||
| 82. | Al Infitar (The Cleaving Asunder) | Download | 201 kb | ||
| 83. | Al Mutaffifin (The Dealers in Fraud) | Download | 253 kb | ||
| 84. | Al Inshiqaq (The Rending Asunder) | Download | 251 kb | ||
| 85. | Al Buruj (The Constellations) | Download | 212 kb | ||
| 86. | Al Tariq (The Night Star) | Download | 179 kb | ||
| 87. | Al A'la (The Most High) | Download | 240 kb | ||
| 88. | Al Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming Event) | Download | 230 kb | ||
| 89. | Al Fajr (The Dawn) | Download | 210 kb | ||
| 90. | Al Balad (The City) | Download | 214 kb | ||
| 91. | Al Shams (The Sun) | Download | 204 kb | ||
| 92. | Al Layl (The Night) | Download | 235 kb | ||
| 93. | Al Duha (The Glorious Morning Light) | Download | 182 kb | ||
| 94. | Al Inshirah (The Expansion of the Breast) | Download | 158 kb | ||
| 95. | Al Tin (The Fig) | Download | 157 kb | ||
| 96. | Al 'Alaq (The Clinging Clot) | Download | 174 kb | ||
| 97. | Al Qadr (The Night of Power or Honour) | Download | 188 kb | ||
| 98. | Al Bayyinah (The Clear Evidence) | Download | 240 kb | ||
| 99. | Al Zalzalah (The Earthquake) | Download | 252 kb | ||
| 100. | Al 'Adiyat (Those That Run) | Download | 167 kb | ||
| 101. | Al Qari'ah (The Great Calamity) | Download | 168 kb | ||
| 102. | Al Takathur (The Piling Up) | Download | 185 kb | ||
| 103. | Al 'Asr (Time Through the Ages) | Download | 173 kb | ||
| 104. | Al Humazah (The Scandalmonger) | Download | 166 kb | ||
| 105. | Al Fil (The Elephant) | Download | 194 kb | ||
| 106. | Quraysh (The Tribe of Quraysh) | Download | 145 kb | ||
| 107. | Al Ma'un (The Neighbourly Assistance) | Download | 166 kb | ||
| 108. | Al Kawthar (The Abundance) | Download | 181 kb | ||
| 109. | Al Kafirun (Those Who Reject Faith) | Download | 208 kb | ||
| 110. | Al Nasr (The Help) | Download | 197 kb | ||
| 111. | Al Masad (The Plaited Rope) | Download | 173 kb | ||
| 112. | Al Ikhlas (The Purity of Faith) | Download | 230 kb | ||
| 113. | Al Falaq (The Daybreak) & | Download | 284 kb | ||
| 114. | Al Nas (Mankind) | Download | 284 kb | ||
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