Tafsir Ibn Taymiyah Translation Index

Although ibn Taymiyah did not author a tafsir of the entire Qur’an, he devoted considerable energy to explaining it across his lifetime. In fact, out of the 591 works that he authored, 112 of them were devoted to tafsir and the Qur’anic sciences.

Below, we have arranged our translations of these works for easy access.

Titles without links are forthcoming, inshaAllaah.

Usool al-Tafsir

Explaining the Qur’an by Means of the Qur’an: Ibn Taymiyah

“Taking the Qur’an according to its apparent meanings”: Ibn Taymiyah

Why do the Mufassiroon differ?: Ibn Taymiyah

The differing among the salaf in tafsir is little

A Note on Differing Reports in Tafsir: Ibn Taymiyah

Turning Away from the Sources of Tafsir: Ibn Taymiyah

Turning away from the Proper Tafsir: ibn Taymiyah

Technical wordings for Asbaab al-Nuzool: Ibn ‘Uthaymeen

‘Uloom al-Qur’an

How the Sahabah Read and Divided the Qur’an: ibn Taymiyah

The Source of the Quran’s Transmission is Memorization: Ibn Taymiyah

The Dots and Tashkeel in the Mushaf: ibn Taymiyah

Ibn Taymiyah on the Books of Tafsir

The Relationship Between Tafsir al-Baghawi and Tafsir al-Tha’labi: Ibn Taymiyah

Ibn Taymiyah’s Letter on the Qira’at

Clarifying some Misconceptions about the Seven Qiraa’aat: Ibn Taymiyah

The Valid Qiraa’aat are not Limited to Seven: ibn Taymiyah

The Seven Qiraa’aat are all Part of One Harf: ibn Taymiyah

Where Do the Differences in the Qiraa’aat Come From?: ibn Taymiyah

Learning the Qur’an – Both Wordings and Meanings: ibn Taymiyah

al-Fatihah

The Need for Guidance: Ibn Taymiyah

al-Baqarah

Themes of Surah al-Baqarah: ibn Taymiyah

al-Ma’idah

Notes on the Contents of Surah al-Ma’idah: Ibn Taymiyah

al-A’raaf

7:27 — The Shaytaan and his tribe see you from where you do not see them: ibn Taymiyah

7:55-56 — Etiquette of Du’a: ibn Taymiyah

al-Tawbah

9:30 — “And the Jews say ‘Uzair is the son of Allah” – Ibn Taymiyah

Hud

The Contents of Surah Hud: Ibn Taymiyah

Yusuf

12:111 — Taking Lessons from the Previous Nations: Ibn Taymiyah

al-Ra’d

13:17 — “Thus Does Allah Strike a Parable of Truth and Falsehood”: al-Qurtubi, ibn Taymiyah, and ibn al-Qayyim

al-Nahl

16:44 — How the Sahabah and Tabi’oon Learned Tafsir: ibn Taymiyah

Maryam

The Themes and Contents of Surah Maryam: ibn Taymiyah

Taha

Remarks on the Contents of Surah Taha: Ibn Taymiyah

al-Anbiya’

Surah al-Anbiyaa’ is the Surah of Dhikr: Ibn Taymiyah

al-Hajj

The Contents of Surah al-Hajj: Ibn Taymiyah

al-Nur

Selected Benefits from Surah al-Nur: Ibn Taymiyah

24:31 — And Tell the Believing Women Not to Show off Their Adornment, Except for What is Apparent: ibn Taymiyah

al-Sajdah

Reciting Surah al-Sajdah and Surah al-Insan on Fridays: ibn Taymiyah

al-Hujurat

49:13 — Not a Single Ayah in the Qur’an that Praises or Criticizes Based on Lineage: Ibn Taymiyah

al-Dhariyat

An Overview of Surah al-Dhariyat (51): Ibn Taymiyah

al-Qamar

The Theme of Surah al-Qamar: ibn Taymiyah

al-Qalam

Themes of Surah al-Qalam: Ibn Taymiyah

al-Insan

Reciting Surah al-Sajdah and Surah al-Insan on Fridays: ibn Taymiyah

Overview of Surah al-Insaan: Ibn Taymiyah

al-A’la

87:14-15 — Zakah al-Fitr in the Qur’an: Tafsir al-Baghawi

al-‘Alaq

The Arrangement of the Final Chapters of the Qur’an: Ibn Taymiyah

al-Bayyinah

98:5 — The Objective of Hajj: Ibn Taymiyah

al-Kawthar

Prayer and Sacrifice: Ibn Taymiyah

al-Kafiroon

109:6 — “For You in Your Religion and for Me is My Religion”: Ibn Taymiyah

al-Masad

Abu Lahab Being Mentioned by Name in the Qur’an: Ibn Taymiyah

al-Ikhlas

Surah al-Ikhlas and Allah’s Perfection: Ibn Taymiyah

Miscellaneous

Craving Wealth and Rulership: ibn Taymiyah

The Difference Between Humiliating Punishment and Great Punishment in the Qur’an: ibn Taymiyah

Will the Disbelievers’ Deeds be Reckoned?: Ibn Taymiyah

The Blessings of al-Shaam as mentioned in the Qur’an: ibn Taymiyah

The Distinction Between a Prophet-King and a Slave-Messenger

Which is more virtuous – memorizing the Qur’an, or seeking ‘ilm? : Ibn Taymiyah

Which are More Virtuous, the First Ten of Dhu’l-Hijjah or the Last Ten of Ramadan?