Sayyid
Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'anبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Sayyid
Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an
What is the Qur'an? - What is Tafsir? - Who was Maududi? - What is Tafhim al-Qur'an?
The Life of Muhammad [صلى الله عليه وسلم]
The Message, a Moustapha Akkad film (1976)
PBS documentary Islam: Empire of Faith Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Englishtafsir.com was out of service from 16 January 2009 to 13 February 2009. What happened?
A: Server difficulties. After a one month loss of service, We are pleased to note that englishtafsir.com is back online. We have a new, larger, more reliable, server, and we finished uploading the source files onto it on 13 February 09. Our apologies to all of you who have waited patiently for englishtafsir.com to be fixed.
Q: Which translation of Tafhim al-Qur'an do you use?
A: The translation on this website is a transcription from the first translation of Maududi's Tafhim al-Qur'an, which is titled The Meaning of the Quran. The Islamic Foundation UK has published a second (newer) translation, entitled Towards Understanding the Quran.
Q: Why did you make englishtafsir.com?
A: We wanted an online Quran tafsir. One with the Arabic text. One with an easy to read English translation. One with embedded footnotes to a more detailed commentary, but only when needed. We searched the internet for such an easy to use Quran translation. we could not find one. So we developed one.
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