List of tafsir works

[Sunni]

[Classic] [Arabic]

• There are at least 911 compilations of Ahadeeth and numerous other books containing the explanations and commentaries of those compilations of Ahadeeth books and almost all the compilations contain a book on Qur’aanic Tafseer.
• Tafsir al-Tabari by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari Ash-Shafi'i. Available online.
• Tafsir Ibn al-Mundhir by Ibn al-Mundhir
• Tafseer Al-Musnad by Abu Muhammad Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Hatim Muhammad ibn Idris al-Razi
• Ahkam al-Qur’an by Al-Jaṣṣās. Based on the legal rulings of the Hanafi school of Islamic law. This was published in three volumes and remains popular amongst the Hanafis of India, the Middle East and Turkey.
• Ta’weelatu-l-Ahli-Sunnah by Abu Mansur al-Maturidi — the author was a Sunni Hanafi jurist, theologian, and scriptural exegete from ninth-century Samarkand who became the eponymous codifier of one of the two principal orthodox schools of Sunni theology, the Maturidi school, which became the dominant theological school for Sunni Muslims in Central Asia and later enjoyed a preeminent status as the school of choice for both the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire.
• Laṭā'ifu-l-Ishaarat bi-Tafseeru-l-Qur'ān by Abbdu-l-Kareem Ibbn Hoozān Abu-l-Qāwsim Al-Qushayri Al-Naysābooree Ash-Shafi'i Al-Ash'ariyyah
• An-Nukat wa-l-'Uyoon by Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Habib Al-Mawardi — the author was an Islamic jurist of the Shafi'i school.
• Ma’aalimu-t-Tanzeel by Hasan bin Mas’ud al-Baghawi also known widely as Tafsir al-Baghawi — A popular tafsir amongst Sunni Muslims, it relies heavily on the Tafsir of al-Tha’labi, whilst placing more emphasis on hadith.
• Al-Kashshaaf by Al-Zamakhshari. Al-Zamakhshari belonged to the Mu’tazili school of theology, but nevertheless this commentary has been popular among scholars down the years, and is usually printed along with Sunni commentaries, pointing out what they consider to be mistakes, made because of the author’s Mu’tazili beliefs.
• Ahkam al-Qur’an by Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi. The author is also known as 'Qadi ibn al-Arabi' to distinguish him from the famous Sufi Ibn Arabi. He was a jurist from Andalusia His interpretation has been published in three volumes and contains commentary on the legal rulings of the Qur’an according to the Maliki school.
• Al-Muharrar al-Wajeez Fee Tafseer al-Kitab al-Azeez, commonly known as Tafsir ibn 'Atiyyah after its author, Ibn Atiyyah, a Maliki judge from al-Andalus. This Qur’anic commentary is popular in North Africa.
• Zaadu-l-Maseer fee Ilmu-t-Tafseer by the Hanbali polymath Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi.
• Mafatih Al-Ghayb by Fakhr al-Din al-Razi Ash-Shafi'i. also known as Tafsir al-Kabir
• Tafseeru-l-Qur’aan Al-'Azeem by Izz al-Din ibn 'Abd al-Salam
• Al-Jami' li-Ahkam al-Qur’an by Al-Qurtubi by the famous Maliki jurist of Cordoba, in Andalusia. This ten-volume tafsir is a commentary on the Qur’anic verses dealing with legal issues. Although the author was a Maliki, he also presents the legal opinions of other major schools of Islamic jurisprudence; thus it is popular with jurists from all of the schools of Islamic law. One volume of this tafsir has been translated into English by Aisha Bewley. Available online.
• Anwar al-Tanzil by Abdullah bin Umar al-Baidawi, also famous as Tafsir al-Baidawi — a shortened version of Al-Kashshaf, with Mu’tazili references altered; printed in two volumes. In Turkey it is often published with marginal notes by a Turkish scholar called 'al-Qunawi' in seven volumes.
• Al-Madaariku-t-Tanzeel wa Haqaa'iqu-t-Ta'weel by Abu-l-Barakat Hafeezu-d-Deen 'Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Mahmood An-Nasafi Al-Hanafi Al-Maturidi
• Lubaabu-t-Ta'weel fee Ma'aaani at-Tanzeel by 'Alaa'u-d-Deen 'Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ibraheem Ibn Umar Ibn Khaleel Ash-Shihi Al-Khaazin al-Baghdadi Ash-Shafi'i, which is an abridgement of Ma’aalimu-t-Tanzeel by Hasan bin Mas’ud al-Baghawi.
• Futoohu-l-Ghawybb fee Kashfi 'an Qinaa'i-r-Rawybb by Shaeawfu-d-Deenu-l-Husain Ibbn 'Abbdullaahi-tt-Tweebee
• Al-Bahr al-Muhit by Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati Al-Maliki Al-Ash'ari is a linguistic commentary on the Qur’an primarily from the standpoint of Arabic grammar and rhetoric.
• Badaa'i'u-t-Tafseer and At-Tibbyaanu fee Aymaani-l-Qur'aan by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah Al-Hanbali
• At-Tahseel li-'Uloomi-t-Tanzeel by Muhammad Ibn Abi Al-Qaawsim Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi al-Gharnati Al-Andalusi Al-Hanbali
• Tafsir ibn Kathir by Ibn Kathir Ash-Shafi'i. A summary of the earlier interpretation by al-Tabari. Available online. It has been summarised as Mukhtasawr Tafseer Ibn katheer in 3 volumes by Shaikh Muhammad 'Ali As-Sabooni.
• Nazmu-d-Durawr fee Tanaasubi-l-Aayaati wa-s-Suwar by Burhaanu-d-Deen Abu-l-Hasan Ibraheem Ibn 'Umar Ibn Hasan Ibbu-r-Rawbaatt Ibn 'Ali Ibn Abi Bakr Ad-Dimashqi Al-Biqaaw'ee Ash-Shafi'i Al-Ash'ari
• Tafsir al-Jalalayn by Jalaluddin al-Mahalli, and was subsequently completed, in the same style, by his student, the famous Shafi'i scholar Al-Suyuti, who completed it in 1505. This commentary is very popular with Muslims all over the world due to its simplicity. It has also been translated completely by Feras Hamza.
• Hashiyatu-s-Saawee 'alaa Tafseer al-Jalalayn by Ahmad Ibn Muhammad As-Saawee Al-Maliki Al-Ash'ari
• Dur al-Manthur, also by Al-Suyuti. This commentary, in Arabic, concentrates on the narratives that have been transmitted relating to each verse and subject in the Qur’an. It has been published in six volumes.
• Fat'hu-R-Rawhmaan fee Tafseeru-l-Qur'aan by Qadi Mujir al-Din Al-Maqdisi Hanbali - the exegete was a Palestinian judge, historian and Hanbali jurist from Jerusalem. Not to be confused with the Persian translation and commentary written by the Muhaddith Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.
• Irshad al 'Aql as-Saleem ilaa Mazaya al-Qur’an al-Kareem by Ebussuud Efendi Al-'Imaadi Al-Hanafi. Also known as Tafseer Abi Sa’ood.
• As Siraawju-mm-Muneer fi-l-I'aanti 'alaa Ma'rifati Ba'd Ma'aanee Kalaamu Rawbbana-l-Hakeemu-l-Khawbeer by Al-Khaṭīb ash-Shirbīniy Ash-Shafi'i.
• Anwaaru-l-Qur'aan wa Asraawru-l-Furqaawn by Mullah Ali al-Qari, 1004AH, 5 Volumes, published by Daaru-l-Kutoob Ilmiyah, Beirut, Lebanon.
• Ruh al-Bayan by Ismail Hakki Bursevi. A ten-volume Arabic work by the founder of the Hakkiyye Jelveti Sufi Order from Turkey.
• Tafsir al-Mazhari by Qadi Thanaullah Panipati Usmani Ann-Naqshibandiyah Mujaddidi.
• Ĥāshiyah álā Anwar al-Tanzil by Sayyid Muhammad Ameen Ibn 'Umar Ibn 'Abidin 'Abdu-l-'Azeez Ash-Shaami
• Al-Ikleel 'alaa Al-Madaariku-t-Tanzeel wa Haqaa2'iqu-t-Ta'weel by 'Abdu-l-Haqq Niwaa'i - it contains proof that like Abu-l-Hasan Al-Ash'ari Ash-Shafi'i, 'Allamah Al-Zamakhshari also repented from his Mu’tazili beliefs and converted to Sunni Islam.
• Ruh al-Ma'ani by Mahmud Alusi al-Hanafi.
• Al-Anwaaru-l-Muttaqeen - This is the combination of 5 Tafseers by 6 Ash'ari scholars Fakhr al-Din al-Razi Ash-Shafi'i, Shams/Shahaabu-d-deen Ahmadd Ibn Khawleel Al-Khaulee/Khau'ee Ad-Dimashqee/Najjmu-d-Deen Ahmad Ibn Muhammadd Ibbn Abu-l-Hazm Al-Makhzoomee Al-Qawmoolee Al-Missree, Al-Qurtubi Al-Maliki,, Ismaa'eel Ibn'Umar Ibn Kathir Ash-Shafi'i, Ebussuud Efendi Al-Hanafi, and Mahmud al-Alusi Al-Hanafi, as suggested by Mawlana Sayyid Muhammad Anwar Shah Kashmiri, Mawlana Sayyid Muhammad Yoosuf Binnori, and Shaykh al-Islam Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
• Mahaasinu-t-Ta'weel
• Minhat Al-Jaleel fee Bayaan maa fee Ma’aalimu-t-Tanzeel by Grand Mufti 'Azeezu-R-Rawhmaan 'Uthmaani Deobandi Al-Hanafi Al-Maturidi.
• Tafseeru-l-Qir'aan bi-Kalaamu-R-Rawhmaan by Mawlana Thanaa'ullaah Amritsari.
• Hashiyah Anwar al-Tanzil by Mawlana 'Abdu-R-Rawhmaan Amrohi.
• Mawaahibu-R-Rawhmaan fee Tafseeru-l-Qur'aan by Mufti Abdul Karim Mudarris Ash-Shafi'i Al-Ash'ariyyah - the Mufti and Shafi'i jurist of Iraq
• Rawaa'i'u-l-Bayaan Tafseer Aayaati-l-Ahkaam mina-l-Qur'aan by Shaikh Muhammad Ibn 'Ali As-Sawbooni Al-Hanafi
• Sawfwatu-t-Tafaaseer by Shaikh Muhammad Ibn 'Ali As-Sawbooni Al-Hanafi
• At-Tafseeru-l-Wadweehu-l-Muyassar by Shaikh Muhammad Ibn 'Ali As-Sawbooni Al-Hanafi
• Aysaaru-t-Tafaaseer li Kalaami-l-'Aliyyi-l-Kabeer by Aboo Bakr Jabeer Al-Jazaa'ree Muhaajir Maddnee

  Partial and Unfinished Tafseer

• Ma'aanee Al-Qur'aanu-l-Kareem by Abu Jaʿfar an-Nahhas - It contains the Tafseer from Surah A;-Faatihah to Surah Al-Fath. It has been edited and annotated by Shaikh Muhammad 'Ali As-Saawboonee Al-Hanafi.
• Rawaa'i'u-t-Tafseer by Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali.
• Tafseer Ibn 'Arawfah by the jurist Aboo 'Abbdullaah Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Ibn 'Arawfah Al-Warghawmee Al-Maliki Al-Ash'ari
• At-Tafseeraawtu-l-Ahmadiyyah fee Bayaani-l-Aayaati-sh-Shar'iyyah by Ahmad Ibn Abee Sa'eed Ibn 'Abdullah Ibn 'Abdu-R-Rawzzaaq Ibn Khaawsawh As-Siddiqi Al-Makki Muhajir Al-Abethwi Al-Hindi Al-Hanafi. This is the Hanafi Tafseer of only those Aayaat which are concerned with matters of Fiqh. It MUST NEVER be confused with any of the Tafseers of the Ahmadi sect that came into existence during the British Raj in India in 1889 CE.
• Mushkilaatu-l-Qur’aan by Sayyid Muhammad Anwar Shah Kashmiri, edited with references and one of the introductions by Mawlana Ahmad Bijnuri, and another introduction by the author’s favourite student Mawlana Sayyid Muhammad Yoosuf Binnori. The book predominantly in Arabic but passages in the Farsi language also appears throughout the work. The main objective for undertaking to write this work was to interpret only those verses of the Holy Qur’an which are generally considered to be difficult to understand. A special feature of this particular work is that the author has, in addition, set aside 190 verses that, in his opinion, required further discussion and repeated consideration. Published posthumously in Maligaon, Surat, Gujrat, India, by Majlis al- 'Ilmi in 1974.

  Ambiguous

• Tafsir Sufyan al-Thawri by Sufyan al-Thawri
• Tafsir Mujahid ibn Jabr by Mujahid ibn Jabr
• Tafsir al-Thalabi by Ahmad ibn Muhammad Al-Tha`labi. Also known as al-Tafsir al-Kabir.
• Abu-l-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn 'Ali Al-Wahidi Ash-Shafi‘i An-Nishaburi, a student of Al-Tha`labi wrote 4 Tafseer of the Qur’an:

1. Asbaabu Nuzzoli-l-Qur’aan
2. Al-Wajeez fee Tafseeru-l-Kitaabi-l-'Azeez
3. Al-Waseet fee Tafseeru-l-Qur’aanu-mm-Majeedd
4. Al-Baseet

• Fat'hu-l-Qawdeer by Muhammad ash-Shawkani.
• Tafsir al-Manar by Rashid Rida. 12 volumes of tafsir written in concise and straightforward languages that is accessible to both mufassir and non-mufassir alike. It served as his avenue for propagating his thoughts on Islamic Modernism.
• Fi Zilal al-Quran by Sayyid Qutb. Many praise it as a modern commentary, but at the same time, many critics including some Sunni scholars say that Qutb had little Islamic knowledge, and wrote his commentary according to his own opinion. It has also been attacked for not following the style of classical commentaries.
• Risale-i Nur by Said Nursî written mainly in Turkish, is a large work, with four main volumes. It consists of extensive exegesis of certain verses and explanation of the fundamentals of how to approach the Qur’an. It especially explains the verses that 21st century people need most. In other words, it studies the verses about the six articles of belief of Islam such as believing in God and the day of judgment. It also gives logical answers to the questions asked by Atheists. This work is written in a more accessible style to the general public and is translated into 52 languages.

  Persian">Persian language">Persian

• Tafsir-e Tabari: a 10th-century translation of the Tafsir al-Tabari in Persian.
• Tafsir-e Nasafi: an 11th-century translation and tafsir by Abu Hafs Umar an-Nasafi.
• Tafsir-E-Naqeeb-Ul-Ashraf: an 11th-century translation and tafsir by Shaiykh Saiyed Razzaq Ali Gilani in Persian.

• Mawaahibb 'Alaih : by Kamaalu-d-Deen Muhammad Al-Kaashifee
• Fat-hur Rahman: an 18th-century translation with Tafseer in Persian by Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
• Tafsir-e Azizi: an 18th-century Tafseer in Persian by Al-Muhaddith Shah Abdul Aziz Dihlawi, son of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.
• Mushkilaatu-l-Qur’aan by Sayyid Muhammad Anwar Shah Kashmiri, edited with references and one of the introductions by Mawlana Ahmad Bijnuri, and another introduction by the author’s favourite student Mawlana Sayyid Muhammad Yoosuf Binnori. This partial commentary is predominantly in Arabic but passages in the Persian language also appears throughout the work. The main objective for undertaking to write this work was to interpret only those verses of the Holy Qur’an which are generally considered to be difficult to understand. A special feature of this particular work is that the author has, in addition, set aside 190 verses that, in his opinion, required further discussion and repeated consideration. Published posthumously in Maligaon, Surat, Gujrat, India, by Majlis al- 'Ilmi in 1974.

  Kurdish">Kurdish people">Kurdish

• ''Naamee Tafseer by Mufti Abdul Karim Mudarris Ash-Shafi'i Al-Ash'ariyyah - the Mufti and Shafi'i jurist of Iraq

  [Urdu]

• Tafsir Al-Hawi - Taqreer-e-Anwar al-Tanzil by Mawlana Fakhru-l-Hasan Deobandi.
• Tafsir Ibn Kathir by Abu-l-Fida 'Imaadu-d-Deen Ismaa'eel Ibn Abi Hafs 'Umar Ibn Katheer Ad-Dimashqi Ash-Shafi'i Al-Ash'ariyah
• Tarjumah Tafsir al-Jalalayn by Jalaluddin al-Mahalli, and was subsequently completed, in the same style, by his student, the famous Shafi'i scholar Al-Suyuti, translated by Grand Mufti 'Azeezu-R-Rawhmaan 'Uthmaani.
• Ad-Dur al-Manthur by the famous Shafi'i scholar Al-Suyuti.
• Tafseer-e-Jawaahir-e-'Azeezee by Shah Abdul Aziz Muhaddith Dehlawi
• Tafsir-e-Mazhari by Qadi Thanaullah Panipati Usmani An-Naqshbandi Mujaddidiyyah

• Jamaalayn fee Sharh Tafsir al-Jalalayn by Mawlana Muhammad Jamaal Bulandshahree Deobandi.
• Kamaalayn Sharh Tafsir al-Jalalayn by Mawlana Muhammad Na'eem Deobandi.
• Fat'hu-l-Mannaan' also known as "Tafseer-e-Haqqaani" by Mawlana Aboo Muhammad 'Abdu-l-Haqq Haqaani - best to be read after reading his "Al-Bayaan fee 'Uloomu-l-Qur'aan"
• Bayan Ul Quran by Mawlana Muhammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi.
• Sabbqu-l-Ghawyaat fee Nasqi-l-Aayaat by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi.
• Ahkam Al-Qur’an, Mawlana Mufti Jameel Ahmad Thanawi —, Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Shafi —, and Mawlana Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi — ) — a collection of the Laws of the Shari‘ah derived from the Noble Qur'an. Unfortunately, two of its sections are unfinished:.
• Ashraafu-t-Tafaaseer compiled by Shaykh al-Islam Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani from the Mawaa'iz-e-Ashraafiyah of Mawlana Muhammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi
• Khulaasawtu-l-Bayaan Mawlana Muhammad 'Isa Allahabadi.
• Hawaashi-e-Qur'aan Majeed by Mawlana Shah 'Abdul Qadir and Mawlana Ahmad 'Ali Lahori.
• Maariful Quran by Mufti Muhammad Shafi Uthmani.
• Maariful Quran by 'Allamah Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi.
• Tafseer-e-Maajidee by Mawlana Abdul Majid Daryabadi
• Kanzur Rahman Fi Asraril Quran compiled by Hafiz Nawab Ali Chatgami from the Tafsir-E-Naqeeb-Ul-Ashraf.
• Anwarul Bayan by Mufti Muhammad Ashiq Ilahi Madani.
• Ma’aalimu-l-'Irfaan fee Duroosi-l-Qur’aan by Soofee 'Abdul Hamid-Khan Sawati
• Anwaaru-l-Qur'aan' by Mawlana Abu-l-Kalaam Ma'soom
• Dhakheeratu-l-Janaan fee Fahmi-l-Qur’aan by Abu Az-Zahid Muhammad Sarfaraaz Khan Safdar Ann-Naqshibandiyah
• Tafseer e Quran by Allamah Ubaidullah Sindhi
• Tafseer i Mehmood by Imam-i-Inqilab Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi
• Tafsir e Usmani by Shaikhu-l-Hind Mawlana Mahmud al-Hasan Deobandi and 'Allamah Mawlana Shabbir Ahmad Usmani.
• Tafseer-e-Baseerat-e-Qur'aan by Mawlana Muhammad Aasif Qasmi.
• Hidaayatu-l-Qur'aan by Mawlana 'Uthmaan Kashifu-l-Hashmi Rajupuri and Mufti Muhammad Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri
• Tauzeehu-l-Qur'aan by Shaykh al-Islam Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
• Guldastah-e-Tafseer by Mawlana 'Abbdu-l-Qawyyoom Muhaajir Maddnee
• Roohu-l-Qur'aan by Mufti Muhammad Na'eem
• Tarjuman-ul-Quran by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
• Kashfu-R-Rawhmaan by Mawlana Ahmad Sa'eed Dihlawi

  Bengali">Bengali language">Bengali

• Tafseer-e-Haqqani by Mawlana Shamsul Haque Faridpuri.
• Nooru-l-Qur'aan by Mawlana Muhammad Ameenu-l-Islaam - the first complete Tafseer of the Holy Qur'aan written fully in Bangla but the author quotes from Tanwir al-Miqbas too, which the readers must avoid.

• Ahkam al-Qur’an by Al-Jaṣṣās
• Tafsir Ibn Kathir translated by Professor Mawlana Akhtar Faarooqq.
• Tafsir al-Jalalayn by Mawlana 'Abdu-l-Ghawffaar Shahpoori, Ameeru-l-Islaam Fareedabaadi, and Habeebu-R-Rahmaan Hobiganji.
• Tafsir-e-Mazhari by Qadi Thanaullah Panipati, translated by Maamoonu-r-Rawsheed
• Bayaanu-l-Qur'aan by Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanwi
• Tafseer-e-Usmani by Shaikhu-l-Hind Mawlana Mahmud al-Hasan Deobandi and 'Allamah Mawlana Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
• Tafseeru-e-Maajidee by Mawlana Abdul Majid Daryabadi
• Maariful Quran by Muhammad Shafi Usmani. Translated from Urdu to Bengali by Mawlana Muhyu-d-Deen Khan. Fully available online. Best to read after reading 'Uloomu-l-Qur’aan by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
• Anwaaru-l-Qur'aan by Mawlana Abu-l-Kalaam Ma'soom, translated by Mawlana Muhammad Mustawfaa
• Tauzeehu-l-Qur'aan by Shaykh al-Islām Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani translated by Mawlana Abu-l-Bashar Muhammad Saifu-l-Islaam.

  English">English language">English

• Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Exegesis of the Grand Holy Qur'an by Abu-l-Fidaa' 'Imaadu-d-Deen Ismaa'eel Ibn 'Umar Ibn Kathir Al-Quraishi Ash-Shafi'i Al-Ash'ari Al-Busrawee Ad-Dimashqi. The unabridged translation was done by Mawlana Muhammad Ameen Kholwadia., a student of Qari Muhammad Tayyib, Saeed Ahmad Palampuri, and Dr. Khalid Mahmood, and the current director of Daaru-l-Qaasim, Glendale Heights, Chicago, USA..
• Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Exegesis of the Grand Holy Qur’an by Abu-l-Fidaa' 'Imaadu-d-Deen Isma’eel Ibn 'Umar Ibn Kathir Al-Quraishi Ash-Shafi'i Al-Ash'ari Al-Busrawee Ad-Dimashqi. The unabridged translation was done by Dr. Muhammad Mahdee Ash-Shareef and published by Daaru-l-Kutub 'Ilmiyah, Beirut, Lebanon in 2006.
• Qur’aan Made Easy by 'Allamah Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, Mufti Afzal Hoosen Elias, Mawlana Ismaeel Ibrahim, and Ismaeel Khathrada.
• Tafseer-e-Usmani by Shaikhu-l-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan Deobandi and 'Allamah Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, Translated by Mawlana Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad.
• The Glorious Qur'an by Shaikhu-l-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan Deobandi and 'Allamah Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, Translated and edited by the teachers of Madrasah Ayesha Siddiqua, Karachi.
• Tafseer-e-Uthmani by Shaikhu-l-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan Deobandi and 'Allamah Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, Translated by Mawlana Muhammad Muhammadi and others.
• Maariful Quran by Muhammad Shafi Usmani. Translated from Urdu to English. Fully available online. Best to read after reading An Approach to the Qur’anic Sciences by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
• Illuminating Discourses on the Noble Qur’an by Mufti Muhammad Ashiq Ilahi Madani

• Tafseeru-l-Qur’aan by Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi
• The Meanings of the Noble Qur’an by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani. Single volume editions are also available.

  Sindhi">Sindhi language">Sindhi

• Tafsir Al-Maqam Al-Mahmood by Ubaidullah Sindhi.
• Ahsan Ul Bayan by Allama Muhammad Idrees Dahiri in 9 volumes.
• Tafsir Surah Saba by Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi.

  Other schools and branches

Modern Tafsīrs

• Tafsir al-Mizan by Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei. By Allama Tabataba’I, explanation of Quranic verses with the help of other relevant verses. English version is available as well.
• Tafsir-e-Ashrafi by Shaykh al-Islām Syed Mohammed Madni Ashraf, he has written a 10 volume Tafsir and its received acclaim by all leading scholars to be the best Urdu Tafsir of 20th century. It has been specifically been praised for being easy to understand, simple yet effective at the same time.
• Tafhim-ul-Quran by Abul A'la Maududi; 06 volumes of tafsir written in 30 years. Available online.
• Tafsir by Mohammed al-Ghazali, a contemporary Egyptian scholar not to be confused with Imam al-Ghazali. This commentary tries to explore the themes that weave through the entire Qur’an as well as the main theme of each chapter.
• Tafsir Ash-Shaarawi by Muhammad Metwali Alsharawi, a famous Egyptian scholar.
• Tafsir Shobar by Seyyed Abdullah Alavi Hosseini Mosavi.
• Tafsir al-Tahrir wa'l-Tanwir by Muhammad al-Tahir ibn Ashur. Notable of its emphasis on the rhetorical aspect of the Qur’an.
• Al-tafser al-waset by Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar.

  Classic [Arabic]

• Al-Bahru-l-Madeed fee Tafseeru-l-Qur’aanu-mm-Majeed by Ahmad ibn Ajiba, generally known as Tafsir ibn Ajibah — an 6/8 volume work by a Moroccan Sheikh of the Darqarwi branch of the Shadhili Order of Sufism.
• Tanwir al-Miqbas falsely attributed to Abd Allah ibn Abbas
• Tafsir Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq by Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq .
• Tafsir al Kabir by Muqatil ibn Sulayman. The first «full tafsir» attributed to Muqatil ibn Sulayman ibn Bashir al Balkhi.
• Tafsir Qomi by Ali ibn Ibrahim Qummi
• Ma’ani al-Qur’an by Yahya ibn Ziyad al-Farra.
• Nukat al-Qur’an al-Dallah ala al-Bayan by Al-Qassab a commentary primarily from the viewpoint of applied Islamic law.
• Tafsir Furat Kufi by Furat Ibn Furat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi.
• Bayan al-Sa‘ada by Sufi Sultan Alishah.

  Bengali">Bengali language">Bengali

• Tafsir Ibn Kathir translated by Dr. Mujeebur-Rahman
• "TAFSEER-AINEE” 1-15 Parah/Juz' Explained By Professor Maulana Hafez Shaikh Ainul Bari Aliavee. Authentic tafseer which is wirtten in Bengali. Published by Sufia Prakashani, Kolkata. & .
• Tafseerul Quran by Dr. Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib
• Tafsir Zakaria by :bn:ড. আবুবকর মুহাম্মাদ যাকারিয়া|Dr. Abubakar Muhammad Zakaria. It is first original, complete and authentic tafsir which written in Bengali. Available online.
• Tafheemul Quran by Abul A'la Maududi. Translated from Urdu by Abdul Mannan Talib. Available online.
• Tafsirul Quran by Delwar Hossain Sayeedi

  English">English language">English

• Israr-ut-Tanzeel by Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan.
• Interpretation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur’an by Darussalam is translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan and the Moroccan scholar] Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali. This translation is among the most widely read translations in the world.
• The Study Qur’an — authored by an editorial collective led by noted Islamic philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr, published in 2015 by HarperCollins. This work seeks to highlight the depth and diversity of interpretations that exist within traditional Islam, drawing on 40 major classical commentaries from a wide range of orientations, including both Sunni and Shi'a viewpoints, the Maturidi, Ashari, Mutazili and Athari schools of Islamic theology, as well as Sufi interpretations; but excluding modern reformist and fundamentalist views. Has been hailed by academics as «an unparalleled reference work» in the field of Islamic studies.
• by British-Indian Dawoodi Bohra Shia scholar Abdullah Yusuf Ali. Ali undertook this work at a time when the Qur’an had yet never been properly presented in English from a Muslim perspective and only non-Muslim translations were available, which were sometimes overly unsympathetic. It has become one of the most widely used English editions of the Qur’an due to the quality of the translation and its use of extensive footnotes. In the 1980s, the book has been appropriated by the Saudi religious establishment and edited to better fit the country’s Wahhabi/Salafist perspective. This latter version is today widely distributed as the «Amana Edition».
• The Message of the Qur'an by Muhammad Asad, 1980. T
• Tafhim-ul-Quran by Abul A'la Maududi.

  Malay">Malay language">Malay

• Tafsir At Tibyan by Abdul Hadi Awang

  Indonesian">Indonesian language">Indonesian

• Tafsir Al Azhar by Hamka.
• Tafsir Al-Mishbah by Quraish Shihab

  Persian">Persian language">Persian

• Kashf al-Asrar wa 'Iddat al-Abrar: an 11th century tafsir by a student of Abdullah al-Ansari
• Tafsir Nemooneh by Naser Makarem Shirazi
• Tasneem Tafsir by Abdollah Javadi-Amoli
• Tafsir Noor by contemporary scholar Mohsen Qara’ati
• Tafsir Meshkat by contemporary scholar Mohammadali Ansari
• Tarjomane Foraghan by Mohammad Sadeqi Tehrani
• Tafsir al-Mizan by Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei. Translated from Arabic to Persian by Translated from Urdu to English
• Partoie Az Qur’an by Mahmoud Taleghani
• Tafsir Rahnama by Akbar H. Rafsanjani

  [Urdu]

• ‘Tafseer Zia ul Quran” by Pir Mohammad Karam Shah AlAzhari.
• Kanzur Rahman Fi Asraril Quran by Hafiz Nawab Ali Chatgami.
• Al Kauthar fi Tafsir Al Quran by Mohsin Ali Najafi
• Khazaain ul Irfan by Maulana Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi
• Tafhim-ul-Quran by Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi
• Tafsir Urwa-Tul-Wusqa 8 volumes. Also translated into English, and Malayalam.
• Sirat ul-Jinaan fi Tafseer il-Quran by Mufti Qasim Al-Qadri
• Bayaanu-l-Qur'aan by Dr. Israr Ahmad
• Zikrul-Lil-Aalameen by Allamah Jalaluddin Qasmi
• Akramu-t-Tafaseer by Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan
• Asraaru-t-Tanzeel by Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan

  Turkish">Turkish language">Turkish

• Risale-i Nur Külliyatı by Bediüzzaman Said Nursi. Published in 13 volumes, it remains one of the most popular commentaries in Turkish.
• Elmalılı Tefsir by Elmalılı Muhammed Hamdi Yazır. Published in 10 volumes, it remains one of the most popular commentaries in Turkish.