Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Summarised)
Part 30 (Juz Amma)
Tafsir
Ibn Kathir
Summarized Part 30 (Juz Amma)
Translated by Habib Badr
Revised by Omar Johnson
Published by Darussalam, Riyadh
Paperback 167 Pages (Good Quality Print and Translation)
Tafsir Ibn Kathir is one of
the Most Comprehensive and Complete Explanation and Commentary
of The Noble Quran.
This Paperback Edition is one of the first English Translations of
Tafsir Ibn Kathir first Published in 1997
The 30th part of Tafsir Ibn Kathir is brief
in form but comprehensive in interpretation. The meanings of the Qur'an have
been interpreted by the Qur'an itself or by the traditions of the Prophet(S)
and are enlightened with the thoughts and perception of the Salaf Saliheen;
this is the cause that this renowned commentary is famous and favorite towards
understanding the Noble Qur'an.
About Imam Ibn Kathir
He was Hafidh Abul Fida Ismail ibn Abi Hafs
Shihabuddin Omar ibn Kathir ibn Daw ibn Kathir in Zar` the Quraishite –
originally from Busra (Syria) – and raised in Damascus. He followed the
Shafi`ee school of thought. Ibn Kathir was born in the year 701 AH in an area
called Majdal, near Busra, west of Damascus. His father died when he was only
four years old and was taken in by his brother and moved to Damascus in 706.
Here, he learned from great scholars such as Ibn Asakir, Ishaq ibn Yahya al-Amudi
and the great Ibn Taymiyyah who was extremely close to him. He also studied
under various other sheikhs who gave him permission in fiqh and Hadith. He
made many academic contributions to Islamic sciences. The following are
amongst his most prominent:
- Tafseer of the Qur’an
- Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah: a history of
Muslims from Adam until Ibn Kathir’s time
- At-Takmeel: a book on the science of
Asmaaul Rijal (profiles of transmitters of Hadith)
- Jami`ul Masaneed: a book that collects the
Hadith from ten major books of Hadith
- The classes of Shafi`ee scholars: a list of
scholars following the Imam
- Extraction of the traditions of Tanbeeh (a
Shafi`ee book of jurisprudence)
- The commentary on al-Bukhari (which he did
not finish)
- The book of laws (again, he did not
complete it)
- The summary to the science of Hadith; a
synopsis to the introduction of Ibn Saah’s work
- Extraction of the traditions to the summary
of Ibn Hajib
- Musnad of the two sheikhs (Abu Bakr and
Umar)
- Biography of the Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi
wa sallam
- The epistle of Jihad
Al-Hafiz Ibn hajar Al-Asqalani said,”Ibn
Kathir lost his sight just before his life ended. He died in Damascus in
774A.H. May Allah grant him Mercy and make him amongst the residents of Jannah
(Heavenly Garden)
