Tafsir

A lesser disbelief?

A common retort made by small sections of the Muslim community when confronted with the Ayāt al-Ḥukm, the verses of ruling, which are set out in the Qur’ān [5: 41/50] is to mention a report,...

Exalted is He who holds all dominion

Presented below is a complete translation of the Tafsir of chapter 67 from the Qur’ān, which is entitled Surah Mulk.  The translation is rendered from the acclaimed Tafsir of the grand Imām, the scholar’s scholar,...

Say: He is Allah, the One

Presented below is a complete translation of the Tafsir of chapter 112 from the Qur’ān.  Rendered from the acclaimed Tafsir of the grand Imām, the scholar’s scholar, Abu Ja’far Muḥammad ibn Jarir al-Ṭabari [see: Tafsir...

So which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

Presented below is a short extract from the acclaimed Tafsir (Jāmi al-Bayān ‘an Ta’wil ay’ al-Qur’ān) of the grand Imām Abu Ja’far Muḥammad ibn Jarir al-Ṭabari regarding the oft-repeated verse in chapter 55, Surah al-Raḥman. ...

Justice is a fortress

 Justice is a fortress in which all who are frightened take refuge. In fact, if a tyrant feels oppressed, does he not call for justice and scorn and condemn injustice? But you never see the...