Tafsir Ibn Kathir
', commonly known as ', is the Qur'anic exegesis by Ibn Kathir. It is one of the most famous Islamic books concerned with the science of interpretation of the Quran.
It also includes jurisprudential rulings, and takes care of the hadiths and is famous for being almost devoid of Israʼiliyyat. It is the most followed tafsir by Salafists.
Background
Ibn Kathir did not specify the date of his beginning in commentary, nor the date of its completion, but some deduce the era in which he composed it based on a number of evidence; Of which- That he composed more than half of the exegesis in the life of his sheikh al-Mazzi, based on the fact that he mentioned when interpreting Surat al-Anbiya his sheikh al-Mazzi and prayed for him for a long life.
- Abdullah Al-Zayla’i quoted him in his book Takhreej Ahadith al-Kashshaf, which indicates that it was spread before the year 762 AH.
- It is likely that he finished his exegesis on Friday, 10 Jumada al-Thani 759 AH, when it came in the Meccan version, which is considered the oldest copy.
The status of the exegesis and opinions of scholars
- Al-Suyuti said: “He has an exegesis that was not composed according to his style.”
- Muhammad bin Ali Al-Shawkani said: “He has the famous exegesis, and it is in volumes, and it was collected in Va’i and transmitted the schools of thought, stories and traditions, and spoke the best and most authentic speech, and it is one of the best exegeses.
- Ahmed Muhammad Shakir said: “After that, the exegesis of Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir is the best of the exegeses that we have seen, and the best and most accurate after the exegesis of the Imam of the commentators Abi Jaafar Al-Tabari.”
- Muhammad bin Jaafar al-Kitani said: “It is loaded with hadiths and narrations with the chains of transmission of their narrators, while discussing them with authenticity and weakness.”
- Abd al-Aziz bin Baz said: “''“The exegesis of Ibn Katheer is a great exegesis, an exegesis of the Salaf according to the methodology of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah, and the hadiths are taken care of, in collecting their transmissions, as well as authentication and attribution, I know of no equal to it.”''
Description
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According Darussalam Publications, this tafsir divided in 10 volume with 30 parts. Each volume is 9x6" Hardback and has around 650 pages. those are below.Volume 1: Parts 1 and 2Volume 2: Parts 3, 4 & 5 Volume 3: Parts 6, 7 & 8 Volume 4: ~ Parts 8 to 11 Volume 5: ~Parts 11 to 15 Volume 6: ~Parts 15 to 18 Volume 7: ~Parts 18 to 22 Volume 8: ~Parts 22 to 25 Volume 9: ~Parts 25 to 28- ''Volume 10: ~Parts 28 to 30 ''