Tafsir al-Qur’an al-‘Azim — Ibn Kathir. Read the Qur’an alongside the classical commentary of Imam Isma’il ibn Kathir, in English or Urdu, by Surah and Ayah.
Source note: the English and Urdu Tafsir text below is fetched live, exactly as supplied, from the Qul (Tarteel AI) and Quran.com open tafsir resources via the spa5k/tafsir_api dataset — nothing here is AI-generated or paraphrased. This digital edition is organised by Surah and Ayah rather than fixed print-volume numbers, so we have not invented a volume scheme to avoid guessing at boundaries we could not verify against a specific printed edition. Urdu audio (a full-surah recitation of the Urdu translation) is sourced from a public Internet Archive recording; no equivalent structured English audio recording of this Tafsir could be verified, so English audio is not offered rather than substituted with something else.
- Original work
- Tafsir al-Qur’an al-‘Azim by Imam Isma’il ibn Kathir
- English text
- Abridged English translation, digital edition hosted by Qul (Tarteel AI)
- Urdu text
- Urdu translation, digital edition hosted via Quran.com
- Urdu audio
- Full-surah Urdu narration, translated by Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi — public recording via Internet Archive
- English audio
- Not available — no verifiable, properly organised recording of this Tafsir could be found
♡ My Bookmarked Tafsir Passages
← Back to Qur’an Reader · Back to Learn
Reading preferences
Adjust the Tafsir text for comfortable reading. Your choices are saved in this browser.
Reading preferences
Continue reading
Move through the Surah ayah by ayah without returning to the selector.
Continue exploring
Tafsir helps you understand. These tools help you read, recite and memorise.
Qur’an Reader
Read and listen to the Qur’an with translation and recitation.
Qur’an Course
Learn to read the Qur’an step by step: 24 lessons, from the Arabic letters to foundational Tajweed.
Tajweed
Recitation rules and reference inside the Qur’an Reader.
Hifz Tracker
Track your memorisation privately in your browser.