Tafsir Ibn Kathir all 10 volumes.pdf

A compilation of the Abridged Tafsir Ibn Kathir Volumes 1 - 10.

In The English Language with Arabic Verses

Biography of Hafiz Ibn Kat hir - The Aut hor of Tafsir Ibn Kat hir

By t he Honored Shaykh ` Abdul-Qadir Al-Arna'ut , may Allah prot ect

him.

He is t he respect ed Imam, Abu Al-Fida', ` Imad Ad-Din Isma il bin 'Umar

bin Kat hir Al-Qurashi Al-Busrawi - Busraian in origin; Dimashqi in

t raining, learning and residence.

Ibn Kat hir was born in t he cit y of Busra in 701 H. His fat her was t he

Friday speaker of t he village, but he died while Ibn Kat hir was only

four years old. Ibn Kat hir's brot her, Shaykh Abdul-Wahhab, reared him

and t aught him unt il he moved t o Damascus in 706 H., when he was

five years old.

Ibn Kat hir's Teachers

Ibn Kat hir st udied Fiqh - Islamic j urisprudence - wit h Burhan Ad-Din,

Ibrahim bin ` Abdur-Rahman Al-Fizari, known as Ibn Al-Firkah (who

died in 729 H). Ibn Kat hir heard Hadit hs from ` Isa bin Al-Mut im,

Ahmad bin Abi Talib, (Ibn Ash-Shahnah) (who died in 730 H), Ibn Al-

Haj j ar, (who died in 730 H), and t he Hadit h narrat or of Ash-Sham

(modern day Syria and surrounding areas); Baha Ad-Din Al-Qasim bin

Muzaffar bin ` Asakir (who died in 723 H), and Ibn Ash-Shirdzi, Ishaq

bin Yahya Al-Ammuddi, also known as ` Afif Ad-Din, t he Zahiriyyah

Shaykh who died in 725 H, and Muhammad bin Zarrad. He remained

wit h Jamal Ad-Din, Yusuf bin Az-Zaki AlMizzi who died in 724 H, he

benefit ed from his knowledge and also married his daught er. He also

read wit h Shaykh Al-Islam, Taqi Ad-Din Ahmad bin ` Abdul-Halim bin

` Abdus-Salam bin Taymiyyah who died in 728 H. He also read wit h t he

Imam Hafiz and hist orian Shams Ad-Din, Muhammad bin Ahmad bin

Ut hman bin Qaymaz Adh-Dhahabi, who died in 748 H. Also, Abu Musa

Al-Qarafai, Abu Al-Fat h Ad-Dabbusi and 'Ali bin ` Umar As-Suwani and

ot hers who gave him permission t o t ransmit t he knowledge he learned

wit h t hem in Egypt .

In his book, Al-Mu j am Al-Mukht as, Al-Hafiz Adh-Dhaliabi wrot e t hat

Ibn Kat hir was, "The Imam, scholar of j urisprudence, skillful scholar of

Hadit h, renowned Fagih and scholar of Tafsir who wrot e several

beneficial books."

Furt her, in Ad-Durar Al-Kdminah, Al-Hafiz Ibn Haj ar AlAsqalani said,

"Ibn Kat hir worked on t he subj ect of t he Hadit h in t he areas of t ext s

and chains of narrat ors. He had a good memory, his books became

popular during his lifet ime, and people benefit ed from t hem aft er his

deat h."

Also, t he renowned hist orian Abu Al-Mahasin, Jamal Ad-Din Yusuf bin

Sayf Ad-Din (Ibn Taghri Bardi), said in his book, AlManhal As-Safi, "He

is t he Shaykh, t he Imam, t he great scholar ` Imad Ad-Din Abu Al-Fida'.

He learned ext ensively and was very act ive in collect ing knowledge

and writ ing. He was excellent in t he areas of Fiqh, Tafsfr and Hadit h.

He collect ed knowledge, aut hored (books), t aught , narrat ed Hadit h

and wrot e. He had immense knowledge in t he fields of Hadit h, Tafsir,

Fiqh, t he Arabic language, and so fort h. He gave Fat awa (religious

verdict s) and t aught unt il he died, may Allah grant him mercy. He was

known for his precision and vast knowledge, and as a scholar of

hist ory, Hadit h and Tafsir."

Ibn Kat hir's St udent s

Ibn Haj j i was one of Ibn Kat hir's st udent s, and he described Ibn Kat hir:

"He had t he best memory of t he Hadit h t ext s. He also had t he most

knowledge concerning t he narrat ors and aut hent icit y, his

cont emporaries and t eachers admit t ed t o t hese qualit ies. Every t ime I

met him I gained some benefit from him."

Also, Ibn Al-` Imad Al-Hanbali said in his book, Shadhardt Adh-Dhahab,

"He is t he renowned Hafiz ` Imad Ad-Din, whose memory was

excellent , whose forget fulness was miniscule, whose underst anding

was adequat e, and who had good knowledge in t he Arabic language."

Also, Ibn Habib said about Ibn Kat hir, "He heard knowledge and

collect ed it and wrot e various books. He brought comfort t o t he ears

wit h his Fat was and narrat ed Hadit h and brought benefit t o ot her

people. The papers t hat cont ained his Fat was were t ransmit t ed t o t he

various (Islamic) provinces. Furt her, he was known for his precision

and encompassing knowledge."

Ibn Kat hir's Books

1 - One of t he great est books t hat Ibn Kat hir wrot e was his Tafsir of

t he Noble Qur'an, which is one of t he best Tafsir t hat rely on

narrat ions [of Ahadit h, t he Tafsir of t he Companions, et c.]. The Tafsir

by Ibn Kat hir was print ed many t imes and several scholars have

summarized it .

2- The Hist ory Collect ion known as Al-Biddyah, which was print ed in 14

volumes under t he name Al-Bidayah wanNihdyah, and cont ained t he

st ories of t he Prophet s and previous nat ions, t he Prophet 's Seerah (life

st ory) and Islamic hist ory unt il his t ime. He also added a book Al-Fit an,

about t he Signs of t he Last Hour.

3- At -Takmil ft Ma` rifat At h-Thiqat wa Ad-Du'afa wal Maj dhil which Ibn

Kat hir collect ed from t he books of his t wo Shaykhs Al-Mizzi and Adh-

Dhahabi; Al-Kdmal and Mizan Al-Ft iddl. He added several benefit s

regarding t he subj ect of Al-Jarh and At T'adil.

4- Al-Hadi was-Sunan ft Ahadit h Al-Masdnfd was-Sunan which is also

known by, Jami` Al-Masdnfd. In t his book, Ibn Kat hir collect ed t he

narrat ions of Imams Ahmad bin Hanbal, Al-Bazzar, Abu Ya` la Al-

Mawsili, Ibn Abi Shaybah and from t he six collect ions of Hadit h: t he

Two Sahihs [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] and t he Four Sunan [Abu Dawud,

At -Tirmidhi, AnNasa and Ibn Maj ah]. Ibn Kat hir divided t his book

according t o areas of Fiqh.

5-Tabaqat Ash-Shaf iyah which also cont ains t he virt ues of Imam Ash-

Shafi.

6- Ibn Kat hir wrot e references for t he Ahadit h of Adillat At Tanbfh,

from t he Shafi school of Fiqh.

7- Ibn Kat hir began an explanat ion of Sahih Al-Bukhari, but he did not

finish it .

8- He st art ed writ ing a large volume on t he Ahkam (Laws), but finished

only up t o t he Haj j rit uals.

9- He summarized Al-Bayhaqi's 'Al-Madkhal. Many of t hese books were

not print ed.

10- He summarized ` Ulum Al-Hadit h, by Abu ` Amr bin AsSalah and

called it Mukht asar ` Ulum Al-Hadit h. Shaykh Ahmad Shakir, t he

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