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Table of Contents

Introduction 13

Not All English Versions of Quran Are Acceptable14

What is a 'Commentary'?15

The Current Commentary 16

Attributes Needed for Working on This Kind of Commentary 17

The Problems in Translating 17

Translators Note18

Editor's Note19

Notes21

Acknowledgment22

Notes22

References23

Arabic, Farsi Commentaries23

English Translations of Qur'an 23

Supporting Technical References24

Phraseological and Philological Sources24

A Presentation to Muslims26

Notes27

Surah al-Jathiya, Chapter 45, Verses 1 - 2228

(The Kneeling)28

Section (juz’ 25)28

Number of Verses: 37 28

General Overview of the Chapter28

The Merit of Reciting the Chapter28

Surah al-Jathiya - Verses 1-3 28

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 4 30

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 5 31

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 6 32

Surah al-Jathiya - Verses 7-8 32

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 9 33

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 10 34

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 11 34

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 12 35

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 13 35

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 14 36

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 15 37

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 16 38

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 17 38

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 18 39

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 19 40

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 20 40

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 21 41

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 22 42

Notes43

Surah al-Jathiya, Verses 23 - 37 44

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 23 44

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 24 44

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 25 44

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 26 45

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 27 46

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 28 46

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 29 47

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 30 48

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 31 48

Surah al-Jathiya - Verses 32-34 49

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 35 49

Surah al-Jathiya - Verses 36-37 50

Notes51

Surah al-Ahqaf, Chapter 46, Verses 1 - 2152

(The Curved Sand-Hills)52

Section (juz’): 26 52

Number of Verses: 35 52

General Contents of the Chapter52

Merits of the Chapter52

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verses 1-3 52

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 4 53

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verses 5-6 54

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 7 56

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 8 56

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 9 57

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 10 57

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 11 58

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 12 58

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verses 13-14 59

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 15 60

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 16 62

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verses 17-18 63

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 19 64

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 20 65

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 21 66

Notes66

Surah al-Ahqaf, Verses 22 - 35 68

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verses 22-23 68

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verses 24-25 69

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 26 70

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 27 70

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 28 71

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 29 72

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 30 72

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 31 73

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 32 73

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 33 75

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 34 76

Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 35 76

Notes77

Surah Muhammad, Chapter 47, Verses 1 - 2179

(Muhammad/The Fighting)79

Section (juz’): 26 79

Number of Verses: 38 79

General Overview of the Chapter79

The Merits of Reciting the Chapter79

Surah Muhammad - Verse 1 79

Surah Muhammad - Verse 2 80

Surah Muhammad - Verse 3 81

Surah Muhammad - Verse 4 82

Surah Muhammad - Verses 5-6 84

Surah Muhammad - Verse 7 85

Surah Muhammad - Verses 8-9 86

Surah Muhammad - Verse 10 87

Surah Muhammad - Verse 11 87

Surah Muhammad - Verse 12 88

Surah Muhammad - Verse 13 88

Surah Muhammad - Verse 14 89

Surah Muhammad - Verse 15 89

Surah Muhammad - Verse 16 91

Surah Muhammad - Verse 17 91

Surah Muhammad - Verse 18 92

Surah Muhammad - Verse 19 92

Surah Muhammad - Verse 20 94

Surah Muhammad - Verse 21 95

Notes96

Surah Muhammad, Verses 22 - 38 97

Surah Muhammad - Verse 22 97

Surah Muhammad - Verse 23 97

Surah Muhammad - Verse 24 97

Surah Muhammad - Verse 25 98

Surah Muhammad - Verse 26 98

Surah Muhammad - Verses 27-28 99

Surah Muhammad - Verses 29-30 100

Surah Muhammad - Verse 31 101

Surah Muhammad - Verse 32-33 102

Surah Muhammad - Verse 34 103

Surah Muhammad - Verse 35 103

Surah Muhammad - Verse 36 105

Surah Muhammad - Verse 37 105

Surah Muhammad - Verse 38 106

Notes108

Surah al-Fath, Chapter 48, Verses 1 - 16110

(The Victory)110

Section (juz’): 26 110

Number of Verses: 29 110

General Overview of the Chapter110

The Merits of the Recitation of the Chapter110

Surah al-Fath - Verses 1-3 111

Surah al-Fath - Verse 4 113

Surah al-Fath - Verse 5 115

Surah al-Fath - Verse 6 116

Surah al-Fath - Verse 7 117

Surah al-Fath - Verses 8-9 117

Surah al-Fath - Verse 10 118

Surah al-Fath - Verse 11 119

Surah al-Fath - Verses 12-13 120

Surah al-Fath - Verse 14 121

Surah al-Fath - Verse 15 121

Surah al-Fath - Verse 16 123

Notes124

Surah al-Fath, Verses 17 - 29 125

Surah al-Fath - Verse 17 125

Surah al-Fath - Verses 18-19 125

Surah al-Fath - Verse 20 126

Surah al-Fath - Verse 21 127

Surah al-Fath - Verses 22-23 127

Surah al-Fath - Verse 24 128

Surah al-Fath - Verse 25 129

Surah al-Fath - Verse 26 130

Surah al-Fath - Verse 27 131

Surah al-Fath - Verse 28 132

Surah al-Fath - Verse 29 134

Notes138

Surah al-Hujurat, Chapter 49 139

(The Rooms)139

Section (juz’): 26 139

Number of Verses: 18 139

General Overview of the Chapter139

The Merits of the Recitation of the Chapter139

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 1 139

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 2 140

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 3 141

Surah al-Hujurat - Verses 4-5 142

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 6 143

Surah al-Hujurat - Verses 7-8 146

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 9 147

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 10 149

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 11 151

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 12 153

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 13 157

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 14 160

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 15 162

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 16 163

Surah al-Hujurat - Verse 17-18 164

Notes165

Surah Qaf, Chapter 50, Verses 1 - 26167

(Qaf)167

Section (juz’ 26)167

Number of Verses: 45 167

General Overview of the Chapter167

Merits of Recitation of the Chapter167

Surah Qaf - Verses 1-2 167

Surah Qaf - Verses 3-4 168

Surah Qaf - Verse 5 169

Surah Qaf - Verses 6-8 170

Surah Qaf - Verses 9-11 170

Surah Qaf - Verses 12-14 171

Surah Qaf - Verse 15 173

Surah Qaf - Verse 16 173

Surah Qaf - Verses 17-18 174

Surah Qaf - Verse 19 175

Surah Qaf - Verses 20-21 175

Surah Qaf - Verses 22-23 176

Surah Qaf - Verses 24-26 176

Notes177

Surah Qaf, Verses 27 - 45 178

Surah Qaf - Verses 27-29 178

Surah Qaf - Verse 30 179

Surah Qaf - Verses 31-33 180

Surah Qaf - Verses 34-35 181

Surah Qaf - Verses 36-37 182

Surah Qaf - Verse 38 183

Surah Qaf - Verses 39-40 184

Surah Qaf - Verses 41-42 185

Surah Qaf - Verses 43-44 185

Surah Qaf - Verse 45 186

Notes187

Surah al-Dhariyat, Chapter 51, Verses 1 - 23189

(The Scattering Winds)189

Section (juz’ 26-27)189

Number of Verses: 60 189

General Overview of the Chapter189

Merits of Recitation of the Chapter189

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 1-4 189

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 5-6 191

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 7-9 191

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 10-11 193

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 12-14 194

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 15-16 195

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 17-19 196

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 20-23 197

Notes199

Surah al-Dhariyat, Verses 24 - 46 201

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 24-27 201

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 28-30 202

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 31-34 203

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 35-37 204

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 38-40 205

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 41-42 206

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 43-45 206

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verse 46 207

Notes208

Surah al-Dhariyat, Verses 47 - 60 209

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 47-48 209

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verse 49 210

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 50-51 211

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 52-55 212

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 56-58 213

Surah al-Dhariyat - Verses 59-60 215

Notes215

Surah al-Tur, Chapter 52, Verses 1 - 28217

(The Mount)217

Section (juz’): 27 217

Number of Verses: 49 217

General Overview of the Chapter217

Merits of the Recitation of the Chapter217

Surah al-Tur - Verses 1-8 217

Surah al-Tur - Verses 9-14 218

Surah al-Tur - Verses 15-16 220

Surah al-Tur - Verses 17-18 220

Surah al-Tur - Verses 19-20 221

Surah al-Tur - Verse 21 222

Surah al-Tur - Verses 22-23 222

Surah al-Tur - Verse 24 223

Surah al-Tur - Verses 25-27 223

Surah al-Tur - Verse 28 224

Notes224

Surah al-Tur, Verses 29 - 49 225

Surah al-Tur - Verses 29-30 225

Surah al-Tur - Verses 31-32 225

Surah al-Tur - Verses 33-34 226

Surah al-Tur - Verses 35-36 226

Surah al-Tur - Verse 37 227

Surah al-Tur - Verse 38 227

Surah al-Tur - Verse 39 228

Surah al-Tur - Verse 40 228

Surah al-Tur - Verse 41 228

Surah al-Tur - Verse 42 229

Surah al-Tur - Verse 43 229

Surah al-Tur - Verse 44 229

Surah al-Tur - Verses 45-46 230

Surah al-Tur - Verse 47 230

Surah al-Tur - Verses 48-49 231

Notes232

Surah al-Najm, Chapter 53, Verses 1 - 32233

(The Star)233

Section (juz’): 27 233

Number of Verses: 62 233

General Overview of the Chapter233

Merits of the Recitation of the Chapter233

Surah al-Najm - Verses 1-2 233

Surah al-Najm - Verses 3-4 235

Surah al-Najm - Verses 5-9 236

Surah al-Najm - Verses 10-11 237

Surah al-Najm - Verses 12-15 239

Surah al-Najm - Verses 16-18 240

Surah al-Najm - Verses 19-22 241

Surah al-Najm - Verse 23 241

Surah al-Najm - Verses 24-25 242

Surah al-Najm - Verse 26 242

Surah al-Najm - Verses 27-28 243

Surah al-Najm - Verse 29 244

Surah al-Najm - Verse 30 244

Surah al-Najm - Verse 31 244

Surah al-Najm - Verse 32 245

Notes248

Surah al-Najm, Verses 33 - 62 249

Surah al-Najm - Verses 33-34 249

Surah al-Najm - Verses 35-37 249

Surah al-Najm - Verses 38-39 250

Surah al-Najm - Verses 40-42 251

Surah al-Najm - Verses 43-44 251

Surah al-Najm - Verses 45-47 251

Surah al-Najm - Verses 48-49 252

Surah al-Najm - Verses 50-54 252

Surah al-Najm - Verses 55-56 253

Surah al-Najm - Verses 57-58 254

Surah al-Najm - Verses 59-62 255

Notes256

Surah al-Qamar, Chapter 54, Verses 1 - 32257

(The Moon)257

Section (juz’): 27 257

Number of Verses: 55 257

General Overview of the Chapter257

Merits of the Recitation of the Chapter257

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 1-3 257

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 4-6 259

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 7-8 260

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 9-10 261

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 11-12 262

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 13-14 262

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 15-16 263

Surah al-Qamar - Verse 17 263

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 18-19 264

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 20-22 264

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 23-26 265

Surah al-Qamar - Verse 27 266

Surah al-Qamar - Verse 28 267

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 29-30 267

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 31-32 268

Notes268

Surah al-Qamar, Verses 33 - 55 270

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 33-35 270

Surah al-Qamar - Verse 36 270

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 37-39 270

Surah al-Qamar - Verse 40 271

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 41-42 271

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 43-44 272

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 45-46 273

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 47-49 274

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 50-51 274

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 52-53 275

Surah al-Qamar - Verses 54-55 276

Notes276

Surah al-Rahman, Chapter 55, Verses 1 - 32278

(The Most Gracious)278

Section (juz’): 27 278

Number of Verses: 78 278

General Overview of the Chapter278

Merits of Recitation of the Chapter278

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 1-2 279

Surah al-Rahman - Verse 3 281

Surah al-Rahman - Verse 4 281

Surah al-Rahman - Verse 5 282

Surah al-Rahman - Verse 6 283

Surah al-Rahman - Verse 7-8 284

Surah al-Rahman - Verse 9 285

Surah al-Rahman - Verse 10-11 286

Surah al-Rahman - Verse 12 287

Surah al-Rahman - Verse 13 287

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 14-16 288

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 17-18 290

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 19-21 291

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 22-23 292

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 24-25 293

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 26-28 294

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 29-30 294

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 31-32 295

Notes296

Surah al-Rahman, Verses 33 - 55 297

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 33-34 297

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 35-36 298

Surah al-Rahman - Verse 37-38 298

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 39-40 299

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 41-42 299

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 43-45 300

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 46-47 301

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 48-51 302

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 52-53 302

Surah al-Rahman - Verse 54-55 303

Notes303

Surah al-Rahman, Verses 56 - 78 305

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 56-57 305

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 58-59 305

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 60-61 306

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 62-63 306

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 64-65 307

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 66-67 307

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 68-69 308

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 70-71 308

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 72-73 309

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 74-75 309

Surah al-Rahman - Verses 76-77 310

Surah al-Rahman - Verse 78 311

Notes312

Surah al-Waqi‘a, Chapter 56, Verses 1 - 40314

(The Event)314

Section (juz’): 27 314

Number of Verses: 96 314

General Overview of the Chapter314

Merits of Recitation of the Chapter314

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 1-2 314

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 3-4 315

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 5-6 316

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 7-9 316

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 10-14 317

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 15-16 319

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 17-19 319

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 20-21 320

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 22-24 320

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 25-26 321

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 27-29 321

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 30-33 322

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 34-37 323

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 38-40 323

Notes324

Surah al-Waqi‘a, Verses 41 - 96 325

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 41-44 325

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 45-47 325

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 48-50 326

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verse 51-53 327

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 54-56 328

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 57-61 328

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verse 62 330

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 63-67 330

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 68-70 332

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 71-74 333

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 75-78 335

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 79-82 337

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 83-87 339

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 88-89 341

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 90-91 341

Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 92-96 342

Notes344

Surah al-Hadid, Chapter 57, Verses 1 - 15345

(Iron)345

Section (juz’ 27)345

Number of Verses: 29 345

General Overview of the Chapter345

The Merit of Reciting the Chapter345

Surah al-Hadid - Verses 1-3 345

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 4 348

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 5 351

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 6 351

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 7 352

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 8 353

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 9 354

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 10 355

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 11 355

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 12 356

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 13 357

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 14 358

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 15 359

Notes359

Surah al-Hadid, Verses 16 - 29 361

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 16 361

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 17 362

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 18 362

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 19 363

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 20 363

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 21 365

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 22 366

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 23 367

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 24 368

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 25 369

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 26 371

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 27 371

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 28 373

Surah al-Hadid - Verse 29 374

Notes375