The Commentary of the Qur'an
Tibyan
A classical, section-by-section reading of Tafsir Ibn Kathir — the Arabic ayah set beside its careful explanation, read slowly.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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The opening surahs of the Qur'anThe Surahs
114 of 1141Al-FatihahThe OpeningالفاتحةMakki · 7 verses
2Al-BaqarahThe CowالبقرةMadani · 286 verses
3Aal-E-ImranThe Family of Imranآل عمرانMadani · 200 verses
4An-NisaThe WomenالنساءMadani · 176 verses
5Al-Ma'idahThe Table SpreadالمائدةMadani · 120 verses
6Al-An'amThe CattleالأنعامMakki · 165 verses
7Al-A'rafThe HeightsالأعرافMakki · 206 verses
8Al-AnfalThe Spoils of WarالأنفالMadani · 75 verses
9At-TawbahThe RepentanceالتوبةMadani · 129 verses
10YunusJonahيونسMakki · 109 verses
11HudHudهودMakki · 123 verses
12YusufJosephيوسفMakki · 111 verses
13Ar-Ra'dThe ThunderالرعدMadani · 43 verses
14IbrahimAbrahamإبراهيمMakki · 52 verses
15Al-HijrThe Rocky TractالحجرMakki · 99 verses
16An-NahlThe BeeالنحلMakki · 128 verses
17Al-IsraThe Night JourneyالإسراءMakki · 111 verses
18Al-KahfThe CaveالكهفMakki · 110 verses
19MaryamMaryمريمMakki · 98 verses
20Ta-HaTa-HaطهMakki · 135 verses
21Al-AnbiyaThe ProphetsالأنبياءMakki · 112 verses
22Al-HajjThe PilgrimageالحجMadani · 78 verses
23Al-Mu'minunThe BelieversالمؤمنونMakki · 118 verses
24An-NurThe LightالنورMadani · 64 verses
25Al-FurqanThe CriterionالفرقانMakki · 77 verses
26Ash-Shu'araThe PoetsالشعراءMakki · 227 verses
27An-NamlThe AntالنملMakki · 93 verses
28Al-QasasThe StoriesالقصصMakki · 88 verses
29Al-AnkabutThe SpiderالعنكبوتMakki · 69 verses
30Ar-RumThe RomansالرومMakki · 60 verses
31LuqmanLuqmanلقمانMakki · 34 verses
32As-SajdahThe ProstrationالسجدةMakki · 30 verses
33Al-AhzabThe Combined ForcesالأحزابMadani · 73 verses
34SabaShebaسبأMakki · 54 verses
35FatirOriginatorفاطرMakki · 45 verses
36Ya-SinYa SinيسMakki · 83 verses
37As-SaffatThose who set the RanksالصافاتMakki · 182 verses
38SadThe Letter SadصMakki · 88 verses
39Az-ZumarThe TroopsالزمرMakki · 75 verses
40GhafirThe ForgiverغافرMakki · 85 verses
41FussilatExplained in DetailفصلتMakki · 54 verses
42Ash-ShuraThe ConsultationالشورىMakki · 53 verses
43Az-ZukhrufThe Ornaments of GoldالزخرفMakki · 89 verses
44Ad-DukhanThe SmokeالدخانMakki · 59 verses
45Al-JathiyahThe CrouchingالجاثيةMakki · 37 verses
46Al-AhqafThe Wind-Curved SandhillsالأحقافMakki · 35 verses
47MuhammadMuhammadمحمدMadani · 38 verses
48Al-FathThe VictoryالفتحMadani · 29 verses
49Al-HujuratThe RoomsالحجراتMadani · 18 verses
50QafThe Letter QafقMakki · 45 verses
51Adh-DhariyatThe Winnowing WindsالذارياتMakki · 60 verses
52At-TurThe MountالطورMakki · 49 verses
53An-NajmThe StarالنجمMakki · 62 verses
54Al-QamarThe MoonالقمرMakki · 55 verses
55Ar-RahmanThe BeneficentالرحمنMadani · 78 verses
56Al-Waqi'ahThe InevitableالواقعةMakki · 96 verses
57Al-HadidThe IronالحديدMadani · 29 verses
58Al-MujadilaThe Pleading WomanالمجادلةMadani · 22 verses
59Al-HashrThe ExileالحشرMadani · 24 verses
60Al-MumtahanahShe that is to be examinedالممتحنةMadani · 13 verses
61As-SaffThe RanksالصفMadani · 14 verses
62Al-Jumu'ahThe CongregationالجمعةMadani · 11 verses
63Al-MunafiqunThe HypocritesالمنافقونMadani · 11 verses
64At-TaghabunThe Mutual DisillusionالتغابنMadani · 18 verses
65At-TalaqThe DivorceالطلاقMadani · 12 verses
66At-TahrimThe ProhibitionالتحريمMadani · 12 verses
67Al-MulkThe SovereigntyالملكMakki · 30 verses
68Al-QalamThe PenالقلمMakki · 52 verses
69Al-HaqqahThe RealityالحاقةMakki · 52 verses
70Al-Ma'arijThe Ascending StairwaysالمعارجMakki · 44 verses
71NuhNoahنوحMakki · 28 verses
72Al-JinnThe JinnالجنMakki · 28 verses
73Al-MuzzammilThe Enshrouded OneالمزملMakki · 20 verses
74Al-MuddaththirThe Cloaked OneالمدثرMakki · 56 verses
75Al-QiyamahThe ResurrectionالقيامةMakki · 40 verses
76Al-InsanManالإنسانMadani · 31 verses
77Al-MursalatThe EmissariesالمرسلاتMakki · 50 verses
78An-NabaThe TidingsالنبأMakki · 40 verses
79An-Nazi'atThose who drag forthالنازعاتMakki · 46 verses
80AbasaHe FrownedعبسMakki · 42 verses
81At-TakwirThe OverthrowingالتكويرMakki · 29 verses
82Al-InfitarThe CleavingالانفطارMakki · 19 verses
83Al-MutaffifinThe DefraudingالمطففينMakki · 36 verses
84Al-InshiqaqThe SunderingالانشقاقMakki · 25 verses
85Al-BurujThe Mansions of the StarsالبروجMakki · 22 verses
86At-TariqThe Morning StarالطارقMakki · 17 verses
87Al-A'laThe Most HighالأعلىMakki · 19 verses
88Al-GhashiyahThe OverwhelmingالغاشيةMakki · 26 verses
89Al-FajrThe DawnالفجرMakki · 30 verses
90Al-BaladThe CityالبلدMakki · 20 verses
91Ash-ShamsThe SunالشمسMakki · 15 verses
92Al-LaylThe NightالليلMakki · 21 verses
93Ad-DuhaThe Morning HoursالضحىMakki · 11 verses
94Ash-SharhThe ReliefالشرحMakki · 8 verses
95At-TinThe FigالتينMakki · 8 verses
96Al-AlaqThe ClotالعلقMakki · 19 verses
97Al-QadrThe PowerالقدرMakki · 5 verses
98Al-BayyinahThe Clear ProofالبينةMadani · 8 verses
99Az-ZalzalahThe EarthquakeالزلزلةMadani · 8 verses
100Al-AdiyatThe CourserالعادياتMakki · 11 verses
101Al-Qari'ahThe CalamityالقارعةMakki · 11 verses
102At-TakathurThe Rivalry in World IncreaseالتكاثرMakki · 8 verses
103Al-AsrThe Declining DayالعصرMakki · 3 verses
104Al-HumazahThe TraducerالهمزةMakki · 9 verses
105Al-FilThe ElephantالفيلMakki · 5 verses
106QurayshQurayshقريشMakki · 4 verses
107Al-Ma'unThe Small KindnessesالماعونMakki · 7 verses
108Al-KawtharThe AbundanceالكوثرMakki · 3 verses
109Al-KafirunThe DisbelieversالكافرونMakki · 6 verses
110An-NasrThe Divine SupportالنصرMadani · 3 verses
111Al-MasadThe Palm FiberالمسدMakki · 5 verses
112Al-IkhlasThe SincerityالإخلاصMakki · 4 verses
113Al-FalaqThe DaybreakالفلقMakki · 5 verses
114An-NasMankindالناسMakki · 6 verses