Can you recommend good Tafseer books?

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Question

اسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

انشاء الله you are well

Can you recommend a good Tafseer kitaab?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

You may consider one of the following books:

1. Mariful Quran – Mufti Shafi Uthmani (Rahimahullah) translation revised by, Mufti Taqi Uthmani (Mudda Zilluhu).

2. Tafseer Uthmani - Maulana Shabbir Ahmed Usmani (Rahimahullah).

3. Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English) - Ismā‘īl ibn ‘Umar ibn Kathīr al-Qurashī (Rahimahullah).

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ahmad Patel

Student Darul Iftaa

South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
Ahmad Patel
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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