Table of Contents
Introduction 12
Not All English Versions of Quran Are Acceptable13
What is a 'Commentary'?14
The Current Commentary 15
Attributes Needed for Working on This Kind of Commentary 16
The Problems in Translating 16
Translators Note17
Editor's Note18
Notes20
Acknowledgment21
Notes21
References22
Arabic, Farsi Commentaries22
English Translations of Qur'an 22
Supporting Technical References23
Phraseological and Philological Sources23
A Presentation to Muslims25
Notes26
Section 34, Surah Al-Baqarah, Chapter 2 27
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 253 27
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 254 28
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 255 28
'Ayat-ul-Kursi, One of the Most Important Verses28
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 256 30
Occasion of Revelation 31
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 257 31
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 258 32
How the dead are again raised by Allah 32
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 259 33
Explanations33
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 260 34
Explanations35
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 261 35
Explanations36
Notes36
Section 35 37
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 262 37
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 263 37
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verses 264-265 38
Another Interesting Similitude39
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 266 39
Another Similitude40
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 267 40
The Occasion of Revelation 41
What Kind of Property Can Be Given in Charity?41
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 268 42
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 269 43
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verses 270 - 271 44
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 272 44
Explanations45
Notes45
Section 36 47
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 273 47
Explanations47
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 274 48
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 275 48
Explanations49
The Disadvantages of Usury 50
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 276 51
Explanations51
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 277 52
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 278 52
Explanations53
Notes53
Section 37 54
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 279 54
Explanations54
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 280 54
Explanations54
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 281 55
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 282 56
Commercial Documents in the Qur'an 57
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 283 59
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 284 60
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 285 60
Occasion of Revelation 61
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 286 61
Notes62
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Chapter 3 63
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verses 1-4 63
A Note63
Explanations65
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verses 5-6 66
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 7 66
The Decisive & the Allegorical Verses in the Qur'an 66
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verses 8-9 67
Notes68
Section 1: The Ultimate Triumph of the Unity of Allah 69
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verses 10-11 69
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 12 70
Explanations70
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 13 70
Explanations71
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 14 72
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 15 72
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verses 16-17 73
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 18 74
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 19 75
Notes75
Section 2: Chastisement for those who slay the Apostles77
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 20 77
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verses 21-22 77
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 23 78
Explanations79
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 24 79
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 25 79
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 26 80
Explanations80
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 27 81
Explanation 81
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 28 82
Explanations82
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 29 83
Explanation 83
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 30 83
Explanations84
Notes84
Section 3: Allah's choice of the descendants of Abraham (as)85
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 31 85
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 32 85
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verses 33-34 85
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verses 35-36 86
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 37 87
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verses 38-39 89
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 40 90
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 41 90
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 42 91
Explanations91
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 43 92
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 44 92
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 45 92
Explanations93
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 46 93
Explanations93
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 47 94
Explanations94
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 48 94
Explanations95
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 49 95
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 50 97
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 51 97
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 52 98
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 53 99
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 54 99
Explanations99
Notes99
Section 4: The Christians were invited to the Spiritual Contest - Promise of Rescue to Jesus101
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 55 101
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 56 101
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 57 102
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 58 102
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 59 102
Explanations102
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 60 103
Explanations103
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 61 103
Explanations105
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 62 105
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 63 106
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 64 106
An Invitation to Unification 106
Notes106
Section 5: Invitation to the followers of the Book to Unity of Allah as a common basis of Faith108
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 65 108
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 66 108
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 67 109
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 68 109
Explanations109
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 69 110
Explanations110
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 70 110
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 71 111
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 72 111
Explanations111
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 73 112
Explanations112
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 74 112
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 75 113
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 76 113
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 77 113
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 78 114
Occasion of Revelation 114
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 79 114
Occasion of Revelation 115
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 80 115
Notes116
Section 6: Previous Scriptures confirms Islam 117
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 81 117
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 82 117
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 83 117
Explanations118
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 84 118
Explanations118
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 85 119
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 86 119
Occasion of Revelation 119
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 87 120
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 88 120
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 89 120
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 90 121
Occasion of Revelation 121
A Vain Repentance121
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 91 121
Notes122
Section 7 123
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 92 123
The Believers and Giving Charity 123
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 93 124
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 94 125
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 95 125
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 96 125
Explanations126
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 97 126
Explanations127
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 98 128
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 99 128
Explanations129
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 100 129
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 101 130
Explanations130
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 102 130
Explanations131
Notes131
Section 8 132
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 103 132
An Invitation to Union 132
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 104 133
Explanations133
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 105 134
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 106 134
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verses 107-108 135
Explanations135
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 109 135
Notes136
Section 9: Muslims raised for the welfare of mankind 137
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 110 137
Again, an Invitation to Truth 137
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 111 137
Explanations138
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 112 138
Explanations138
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 113 139
The Truth-seeking Soul in Islam 139
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 114 139
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 115 140
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 116 140
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 117 140
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 118 141
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 119 141
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 120 142
Notes142
Section 10 143
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 121 143
Explanations143
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 122 143
Explanations144
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 123 144
Explanations144
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 124 144
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 125 145
Explanations145
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 126 145
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 127 145
Explanations146
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 128 146
Explanations146
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 129 147
Section 11: Usury forbidden - Means of achieving success148
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 130 148
Explanations148
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 131 148
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 132 149
Explanations149
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 133 149
A Race on the Path of Felicity 149
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 134 149
The Feature of the Pious Ones150
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 135 150
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 136 151
Explanations151
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 137 151
Explanations151
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 138 152
Explanations152
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 139 152
Explanations153
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 140 153
Explanations153
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 141 153
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 142 154
Explanation 154
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 143 154
Explanation 155
Notes155
Section 12: Perseverance and Patience in Suffering Enjoined 156
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 144 156
Explanations156
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 145 156
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 146 157
Former Strivers157
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 147 158
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 148 158
Section 13: Delinquency and Dread with some Muslims in the Battle of 'Uhud159
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 149 159
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 150 159
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 151 159
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 152 160
A Failure after Triumph 160
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 153 161
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 154 161
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 155 163
Explanations163
Section 14: The Faithfuls and Hypocrites in the battle of 'Uhud 164
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 156 164
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 157 164
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 158 164
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 159 165
Explanations165
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 160 166
Explanations166
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 161 166
Explanations166
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 162 167
Explanations168
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 163 168
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 164 168
Explanations168
Complementary Explanations169
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 165 169
Explanations170
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 166 170
Explanations170
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 167 171
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 168 171
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 169 172
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 170 172
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 171 172
Notes173
Section 15: Uhud a loss to the Enemy 174
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 172 174
The Battle of Hamra'-ul-Asad 174
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 173 175
Explanations175
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 174 175
Explanations175
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 175 176
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 176 176
Explanations176
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 177 177
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 178 177
Explanations178
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 179 178
Explanations179
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 180 179
Notes180
Section 16: Jewish carping at the Apostle181
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 181 181
The Occasion of Revelation 181
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 182 181
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 183 182
Explanations182
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 184 183
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 185 183
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 186 184
Explanations184
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 187 184
Explanations185
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 188 185
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 189 186
Notes186
Section 17: The Triumph of the Faithfuls187
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 190 187
Explanations187
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 191 187
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 192 188
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 193 188
Explanations189
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 194 189
Explanations189
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 195 190
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 196 191
Explanations191
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 197 191
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 198 191
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 199 192
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 200 192
Notes193
Surah An-Nisa', Chapter 4, Introduction 194
(The Women)194
Introduction to the Surah 194
The Virtue of Studying This Surah 194
Notes194
Section 1: Responsibilities of the Guardians of Orphans195
Respect for the ties of relationship -Care of orphans' property 195
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 1 195
Challenge against Unjust Discrimination 195
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 2 196
Occasion of Revelation 196
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 3 197
Occasion of Revelation 197
Justice about Wives198
Explanations198
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 4 198
Explanations198
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 5 199
Explanations199
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 6 200
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 7 201
Occasion of Revelation 201
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 8 201
An Ethical Ordinance202
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 9 202
Explanations202
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 10 203
Explanation 203
Notes203
Section 2: Law of Inheritance204
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 11 204
The Portions of Inheritance204
Why Is the Heritance of Man Equal of the Portion of Two Women?206
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 12 206
Inheritance of Spouses from Each Other206
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 13 207
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 14 208
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 15 208
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 16 209
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 17 209
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 18 210
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 19 210
Occasion of Revelation 210
Explanations211
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 20 211
Explanations211
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 21 212
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 22 212
Notes212
Section 3: Women who may be taken in wedlock 213
Surah An-Nisa',Verse 23 213
Explanations214