Partial tafsir

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Why a partial tafsir

Because the Quran is rarely worked through in one block. A partial tafsir takes one sura, one juz' or a set of verses, and gives it a whole volume. The result is more detailed on that precise passage than any complete tafsir, and it stays short. It is the format of course series, and it is also the cheapest way to start.

The most requested portions

Al-Fatiha: treated on its own by many authors, often with the questions of meaning and supplication it raises.
Al-Baqara: the longest, and so the one best suited to a dedicated volume, sometimes in two parts.
The juz' Amma and the short suras: the most widespread format, because that is what is memorised first.
Yusuf, Al-Kahf, Maryam: the narrative suras, often commented on separately for their thread.
The thematic verses: ayat al-ahkam or passages on a given subject, gathered and explained together.

What this format does well, and what it does not

It goes further than a complete tafsir on its passage, because the author does not have to save space. On the other hand it is useless for an unplanned search: open the Quran at any verse and none of these volumes will answer. The two formats do not replace one another, they add up, which is why this shelf is separate.

What to check

The exact portion covered, since very similar titles do not treat the same verses. The origin of the text: many of these volumes are transcribed lessons, which gives an oral style, pleasant for some and rambling for others. The page count, and the vowelling of the Quranic text quoted. These are stated on every product page.

Related shelves

For a continuous reading of the whole Quran, Concise tafsir. For verse-by-verse consultation, Complete and encyclopaedic tafsir. For the occasions of revelation of these passages, Foundations of tafsir and Quranic sciences. If you are memorising this juz', Quran memorisation methods. Overview: Quranic sciences.

Order and shipping

Real stock displayed, dispatch within 24 to 48 working hours, delivery to France, Europe and the rest of the world. Tell us the sura you are working on and we will say what exists on it in stock.

Is a tafsir of a single sura enough?

On that sura it goes further than any complete tafsir, because the author does not have to save space. But it answers nothing outside its passage. The two formats add up rather than replace one another: a dedicated volume on the sura you are working on, a single-volume tafsir for the rest.

Which suras are most often available?

Al-Fatiha, Al-Baqara, the juz' Amma and the short suras, then the narrative suras such as Yusuf, Al-Kahf and Maryam. Collections of thematic verses also exist, for instance the ayat al-ahkam. Tell us the sura you are working on and we will say what exists on it in stock.

Are these volumes transcribed lessons?

Many are, and it shows in the reading: the style is oral, with repetitions and digressions. Some readers gain in clarity from it, others find the argument rambling. We state the origin of the text on the product page when it is a transcription, so the choice is made knowingly.