Over the years, the Tulayhah website has translated and published hundreds of explanations of the Qur’an, the majority of which come from the the famous books of tafsir. This page collects the explanations of the Qur’an that don’t fit neatly into one of our other category indexes.
Below, we have arranged our translated excerpts according to surah for easier access.
Titles without links are forthcoming, inshaAllaah.
Introductory Articles
The Qur’anic Methods of Calling People to Tawheed: Sheikh Saalih al-Fawzan
Benefits to Take from the Stories of the Qur’an: Sheikh Khalid al-Batili
A Recurring Sequence in the Qur’an: al-Zarkashi
Supposed Contradictions in the Qur’an: ibn ‘Uthaymeen
The Qur’anic Arguments Against the Mushrikoon
al-Fatihah
The Arrangement of the First Five Surahs of the Qur’an: al-Suyooti
The Principles of al-Salafiyyah in Surah al-Fatihah: Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool
al-Baqarah
The Beautiful Arrangement of the First Four Large Surahs: al-Zarkashi
A Central Theme of Surah al-Baqarah: Sheikh Muhammad al-Rabee’ah
Central Themes of Surah al-Baqarah: Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool
2:1 —Disconnected Letters Articles Index
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- The Disconnected Letters: Sheikh Saalih al-Fawzan
- Do the Disconnected Letters Carry Meaning?: Sheikh Saalih Aal al-Sheikh
- A Common Theme of the Disconnected Letters: Sheikh ibn ‘Uthaymeen
- Muhammad Bazmool on the Disconnected Letters
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2:2 — Limiting the Meanings of the Qur’an: Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool
2:21-22 — The First Command and Prohibition in the Mushaf: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr
2:34 — Was Iblis Originally an Angel or a Jinn?: Tafsir al-Qasimi
2:38 — A Subtle Point Regarding Adam’s Repentance
2:62 — The Jews and the Sabi’oon and the Christians: ibn Jamaa’ah
2:119 — Which Comes First, Glad Tidings or Warnings?: Badr al-Deen ibn Jama’ah
2:127-129 — The Prophet Muhammad is the fulfillment of Ibrahim’s du’a : Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
2:128 — Seeking Allah’s Aid in Raising Children: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr
2:136 — Allah Addressing the Prophet vs Allah Addressing the Believers
2:155-157 — A Subtle Connection in Surah al-Baqarah
2:185 — Ending the Month of Ramadan: Ibn Rajab
2:186 — “When My Slaves Ask About Me, I am Near”: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr
2:254-255 — Intercession and Context in the Qur’an: Tafsir ibn Juzay
2:255 — Tafsir of Ayah al-Kursi: Faisal Aal Mubarak
2:284-286 — Tafsir of the Closing of Surah al-Baqarah: Sheikh Faisal Aal Mubarak
Aal ‘Imran
3:7 — Taking Ayaat out of Context: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr
3:7 — The Wisdom of Dividing the Qur’an into Muhkam and Mutashaabih Verses: Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
3:7 — How to Distinguish Muhkam from Mutashaabih: Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool
3:7 — The Meanings of Muhkam, Mutashaabih, and Ta’weel: al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah
3:41 — “If there had been a concession for anyone in leaving off dhikr…”
3:54 — Understanding “They Plot and Allah Plots”: Sheikh Abdullah al-‘Awaaji
al-Nisaa’
4:32 — Sabab al-Nuzool Study: “And Do Not Wish for …”
4:84 — An Interlinking Sequence in Surah al-Nisa: Abu Hayyan
al-Ma’idah
18 Rulings Found Only in Surah al-Ma’idah
5:2 — The Ruling on Fighting during the Sacred Months: Ibn Rajab
5:20-26 — Forty Years in the Wilderness: Tafsir of Sheikh Faysal Aal Mubarak
al-An’aam
6:82 — The meaning of al-thulm : Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
6:153 — Follow Allah’s Path, and Do Not Follow Other Paths: Sheikh Saalih al-Fawzan
al-A’raaf
7:33 — Why Speaking about Allah without Knowledge is more serious than Shrik: Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
7:33 — Six Categories of Wrong-Doings: Sheikh al-Raajihi
7:157 — What is the Injeel Mentioned in the Qur’an?: Sheikh ‘Abdullah al-‘Awaaji
7:179 — Going Through Life Without Learning Your Religion: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr
Yunus
Links Between Surah Yunus and Surah Hud: Sheikh Muhammad al-Rabee’ah
10:26 — The Greatest Blessing of al-Jannah: Ibn Rajab
Hud
11:15-16 — Whoever desires this world – we will repay they for their deeds therein: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr
11:106-107 — In Response to the View that the Hell-fire will Come to an End: Sheikh bin Baaz
al-Ra’d
13:17 — Water and Light in the Parables of the Qur’an: Ibn Rajab
Ibrahim
14:27 — The Greatest Ayah Regarding Steadfastness: Salih al-‘Usaymi
al-Nahl
16:2 — The Greatest Blessing: Ibn Abi al-Dunya
16:43 — “Ask the Ahl al-Dhikr if You Don’t Know”: Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool
al-Kahf
18:21 — A Refutation of Building Places of Worship over Graves: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr
18:22 — A Point on Numbering in the Qur’an: Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
18:22 — The Effects of Parents’ Actions on their Children: Ibn Rajab
Maryam
19:45 — The Punishment of al-Rahman
Taha
20:2 — We did not reveal the Qur’an to you to cause you distress: Sheikh ibn ‘Uthaymeen
20:123-124 — “Whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray nor suffer”: Tafsir of Sheikh bin Baaz
al-Mu’minoon
Principles and Examples of Analyzing the Themes of a Surah: al-Shatibi
al-Furqan
25:63-76 — ‘Ibad al-Rahman Series Guide
al-Shu’araa’
A Subtle Distinction in Surah al-Shu’araa’: Sheikh ‘Abdullah al-‘Awaaji
al-Naml
27:45-53 — The Story of Saalih as explained by Mujahid and Qatadah
al-Qasas
Themes of Surah al-Qasas and Surah al-‘Ankaboot: Ibn al-Zubayr
al-Ahzab
33:72 — Three Types of People in Taking on Allah’s Trust: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr
Faatir
35:10 — “Good speech ascends to Allah and righteous action raises it”: Narration-based Tafsir
al-Saffat
37:20 — Using the Past Tense to Refer to the Future: Tafsir ibn ‘Uthaymeen
al-Ahqaf
46:4 — Methods of Providing a Proof: al-Suyooti
al-Hujurat
49:6 — Applying Allah’s Guidance regarding the News of the Faasiq: Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool
Qaf
50:35 — The Greatest Blessing of al-Jannah: Ibn Rajab
al-Dhariyat
51:54 — “So Turn Away From Them”: Sheikh Saalih al-Fawzan
al-Najm
53:1-2 — Right Guidance and Right Actions: ibn ‘Uthaymeen
al-Qamar
54:41 — A Warning to the Family of Fir’awn: Sheikh Saalih Aal al-Sheikh
al-Rahman
55:16 — Repetition in Surah al-Rahman: Ibn al-Jawzi
55:41 — Signs of the Disbelievers on the Day of Judgement: Sheikh Saalih Aal al-Sheikh
al-Hadeed
57:16-17 — What Has the Qur’an Grown in Your Hearts: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr
al-Mujadalah
58:19 — Leaving the Remembrance of Allah: Sheikh al-Fawzan
al-Mumtahinah
60:4-6 — There has Certainly Been an Excellent Example for You in Ibrahim
al-Jumu’ah
Responding to Three Claims of the Jews in Surah al-Jumu’ah: Sheikh Khalid al-Batili
al-Talaq
65:1 — These are the Hudood of Allah: Sheikh al-Fawzan
65:3 — “And whoever places their reliance upon Allah, then He is sufficient for him”: Ibn Hajr
al-Insan
76:3 — “We showed him the way, either he will be grateful or ungrateful”: Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool
al-Mutaffifeen
Reconciling Differing Reports About Whether a Surah is Makki or Madani
al-Tariq
86:9 — Be More Concerned about the Actions of the Heart than the Actions of the Limbs: ibn ‘Uthaymeen
al-Duhaa
93:6-8 — A Benefit of General Language in Surah al-Duhaa: Sheikh ibn ‘Uthaymeen
al-Qadr
The Meaning of “Laylah al-Qadr”: Sheikh ibn ‘Uthaymeen
97:4 — Why is Jibril Called a Rooh?: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr
al-Ma’oon
A Relationship between Surah al-Ma’oon and Surah al-Kawthar: al-Zarkashi
al-Kawthar
108:1 — Transmitted Explanations and Linguistic Explanations of the Qur’an: ibn Hajr
al-Kafiroon
109:6 — “For You is Your Religion and for Me is My Religion”: Sheikh Saalih al-Fawzan
al-Nasr
The Link Between Seeking Forgiveness and Receiving Aid: Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool
al-Ikhlas
112:2 — The Meaning of al-Samad: Faisal Aal Mubarak
al-Falaq & al-Nas
Points of Contrast Between Surah al-Falaq and Surah al-Nas
Miscellaneous
Four Comforting Ayaat: ‘Aamir ibn ‘Abd Qays
Surface-Level Understandings of the Qur’an: Dr. Ahmad al-Khalil
“Niyyah” in the Qur’an: ibn Rajab
Commands at the End of Makki Surahs
Four Central Themes of the Makki Surahs
A Question about the Length of the Makki Surahs
The Arrangement of the Stories in the Qur’an: Ibn Kathir
Precautionary Language in the Qur’an: ibn ‘Uthaymeen
Paying Attention to Who the Qur’an is Addressing: Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool
Recognizing the Greatness of the Allah’s Speech: Sheikh Salih al-‘Usaymi
Reflecting on the Wonders of Allah’s Creation: Sheikh Faisal Aal Mubarak
“The Signs of the Hypocrite are Three” in the Qur’an
The Different Meanings of al-Thann in the Qur’an
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Tafsir al-Qurtubi Tafsir Index
Tafsir al-Shawkani Tafsir Index
Tafsir al-Shinqitee Tafsir Index
al-Tafsir al-Muyassar Tafsir Index
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