Al-Tabari
محمد بن جرير الطبري
An early Sunni exegete whose work brings together transmitted reports with linguistic and recitation analysis.
6,236 linked verse records · Jami al-Bayan an Ta’wil Ay al-QuranScholars
A growing index of classical and later Sunni exegetes, their principal works, and the verse records currently connected inside WikiTefsir.
13 scholars3 linked corpora13 major works
Classical exegetes
Ibn Kathir
إسماعيل بن عمر بن كثير
A Sunni exegete known for explaining the Quran through the Quran, hadith and reports from the early generations.
6,236 linked verse records · Tafsir al-Quran al-AzimAl-Qurtubi
محمد بن أحمد القرطبي
An Andalusian Sunni exegete whose work extensively treats legal rulings, language and transmitted reports.
6,234 linked verse records · Al-Jami li-Ahkam al-QuranAl-Baghawi
الحسين بن مسعود البغوي
A Sunni exegete whose concise tafsir draws heavily on transmitted explanations and earlier authorities.
Ma‘alim al-TanzilIbn Atiyya
عبد الحق بن عطية الأندلسي
An Andalusian Sunni exegete noted for a concise synthesis of transmitted interpretation and Arabic analysis.
Al-Muharrar al-WajizFakhr al-Din al-Razi
فخر الدين الرازي
A major Sunni theologian and exegete whose extensive commentary examines language, doctrine and rational argument.
Mafatih al-GhaybAl-Baydawi
ناصر الدين البيضاوي
A Sunni exegete whose compact work became widely studied for its linguistic and theological precision.
Anwar al-Tanzil wa Asrar al-Ta’wilAbu Hayyan al-Andalusi
أبو حيان الأندلسي
An Andalusian Sunni exegete and grammarian whose tafsir is especially valued for close linguistic analysis.
Al-Bahr al-MuhitJalal al-Din al-Mahalli
جلال الدين المحلي
A Sunni jurist who began the concise Tafsir al-Jalalayn, later completed by al-Suyuti.
Tafsir al-JalalaynJalal al-Din al-Suyuti
جلال الدين السيوطي
A prolific Sunni scholar whose tafsir works gather transmitted reports and provide a concise verse-by-verse explanation.
Al-Durr al-Manthur · Tafsir al-JalalaynAl-Shawkani
محمد بن علي الشوكاني
A Yemeni Sunni scholar whose tafsir combines transmitted reports with Arabic and legal analysis.
Fath al-QadirAl-Alusi
شهاب الدين الآلوسي
A Baghdadi Sunni exegete whose expansive commentary surveys earlier interpretations, language and theology.
Ruh al-Ma‘aniAl-Sa‘di
عبد الرحمن بن ناصر السعدي
A modern Sunni exegete known for a direct and accessible explanation centered on guidance and practical meaning.
Taysir al-Karim al-Rahman