Quran Tafsir Ibn Kathir Arabic / English 10 Volumes

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A Goodreads Brief Introduction to “Qur’an and Tafsir” What it is and Why We Need it We start with the word “Qur’an”

The Goodword “Qur’an” in Arabic language? means “Recitation” (not written word). Too many people today are explaining and telling us what the Qur’an of Allah is and what it means.

All people too often we are hearing from both Muslims and Non-Muslims; ‘The Qur’an says this-or-that and the Qur’an means so-and-so’ without giving reference to their actual source for meaning and understanding.

Many misconceptions, misquotes, misunderstandings and misrepresentations are tossed around in the media, news and public discussions about Islam and what it teaches.

The solution is to go back to the original source in the original language as understood by the people who first heard the Qur’an from the lips of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), peace be upon him, along with his own definitions and explanations.

The good news is the Quran Kareem exists today in its entirety, exactly as it at the time of the prophet, peace be upon him.

The prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, heard the Good words directly from the Angel Gabriel (Jibril in Arabic) and these Good words were memorized by Muhammad, peace be upon him, and then recited to his companions, who then memorized and passed on these same words to their followers and this has continued to this very day.

The first Goodword Angel Gabriel spoke to Muhammad, peace be upon him, was “Iqra”, which comes from the same root for Quran, and it was a command to “Recite!” (Many people, even Muslims today think this word meant ‘read’, but it is incorrect because the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was not able to read or write). Immediately we see the importance of going back to the most authentic and original source – the Quran in Arabic – to better understand the meanings.
The Word TAFSIR is an arabic word? ? ?which is derived from the root ‘fassara’ . Someone who writes tafsir is a ‘mufassir…”. IBN KATHIR – Famous Mufassir (commentator of Quran Kareem) مفسر . Well known and respected for his keen memory and a highly regarded scholar of tafsir (commentary) – Born 1302 AD. Memorized entire Quran Kareem, word-for-word along and memorized huge number of sayings and teachings (hadith) of the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, along with sayings and commentary about Quran Kareem from Prophet Muhammad’s companions, may Allah be pleased with them. The Tafsir of Ibn Kathir is of the most respected and accepted explanations for the Quran Kareem and is the most widely used explanations in Arabic used today. The difficulty of translating Quran Kareem to English is quite another problem and not one to be taken lightly nor is it for the average translators to decide what is meant by the words of Almighty God.

While we agree it is impossible to bring the exact meaning of everything from Quran Kareem to English, it is our intention to bring about a better understanding for non-Arab speakers at least a basic understanding of the meaning of the Quran Karreem for the English speaking readers.