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