Verses explained
Verses people ask about by name, each with the tafsir this site carries, attributed to the scholars who wrote it.
- Surah Al-Baqara — verse 255
Tafsir of Ayat al-Kursi
The verse of the Throne, on the life and sustaining power of God.
- Surah An-Noor — verse 35
Tafsir of the Verse of Light
God as the light of the heavens and the earth, and the parable of the lamp.
- Surah Al-Ahzaab — verse 33
Tafsir of the Verse of Purification
Who are the People of the House? The verse with both traditions, each attributed.
- Surah Al-Maaida — verse 55
Tafsir of the Verse of Wilayah
Who is the “wali” in this verse? The verse with both traditions, each attributed.
- Surah Ash-Shura — verse 23
Tafsir of the Verse of Affection
What “affection for kinship” means in Ash-Shura 23, with both traditions, each attributed.
- Surah An-Nisaa — verse 59
Tafsir of the Verse of Those in Authority
Who are “those in authority”? The verse with both traditions, each attributed.
- Surah Al-Baqara — verse 256
Tafsir of “There is no compulsion in religion”
What the denial of compulsion in religion means, and in what context.
- Surah At-Talaaq — verse 3
Tafsir of “Whoever relies upon God, He is sufficient for him”
Provision from where one does not expect, and what reliance means here.
- Surah Aal-i-Imraan — verse 173
Tafsir of “God is sufficient for us”
When it was said, and what the verse answers in the face of fear.
- Surah Ghafir — verse 60
Tafsir of “Call upon Me and I will answer you”
The promise of an answer, and the warning that closes the verse.
- Surah Aal-i-Imraan — verse 61
Tafsir of the Verse of Mubahala
Who is meant by “ourselves” in the verse? The verse with both traditions, each attributed.
- Surah Al-Maaida — verse 67
Tafsir of the Verse of Tabligh
What is the Prophet told to announce? The verse with both traditions, each attributed.
- Surah Al-Maaida — verse 3
Tafsir of the verse of the completion of the religion
Which day was the religion perfected, and in what? The verse with both traditions, each attributed.
- Surah Al-Anfaal — verse 41
Tafsir of the Verse of Khums
What “whatever you have gained” covers, and who the shares belong to. The verse with both traditions, each attributed.
- Surah Al-Maaida — verse 6
Tafsir of the verse of wudu
Washing, wiping and tayammum in one verse, and where the feet are disputed. The verse with both traditions, each attributed.
- Surah Ar-Ra'd — verse 7
Tafsir of “And for every people is a guide”
Who is the guide in every people? The verse with both traditions, each attributed.
- Surah Aal-i-Imraan — verse 7
Tafsir of “and those firm in knowledge”
Clear and ambiguous verses, and where the sentence stops in “none knows its interpretation except Allah”. The verse with both traditions, each attributed.