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Tafsir API

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, who has guided me to do this work

Welcome to the Tafsir API repository, a comprehensive collection of Quran Tafsirs presented in a REST architectural style. This API is designed to facilitate the development of websites and applications, with the primary aim of spreading the word of God to people around the world.

Features

  • Free & Lightning-Fast: Our API provides free access to Quran Tafsirs with blazing-fast response times.
  • No Rate Limits: There are no rate limits imposed on API usage, ensuring unrestricted access to the content.
  • Multilingual Support: The API offers Tafsirs in various languages.
  • 122 Tafsirs: Access 122 different Tafsirs to explore Quranic interpretations.

URL Structure:

  • https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/spa5k/tafsir_api@{apiVersion}/{endpoint}

Versioning - By default, it uses main branch, which you can use as @main or @v1 etc. You can also use commit hash as versioning.

Base URLs -

  1. JS Delivr: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/spa5k/tafsir_api@main/tafsir
  2. Git Hack: https://rawcdn.githack.com/spa5k/tafsir_api/bf42646e16973c59a0789b7a3ad065ff6ad6b0bf/tafsir
  3. Staticaly: https://cdn.statically.io/gh/spa5k/tafsir_api/main/tafsir
  4. Github: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spa5k/tafsir_api/main/tafsir
  5. Gitloaf: https://gitloaf.com/cdn/spa5k/tafsir_api/main/tafsir

You can and should download data and tafsir folders and host it yourself (instead of depending only on public CDNs).

Required folders to host:

  • data/**
  • tafsir/**

Quick start:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/spa5k/tafsir_api.git
cd tafsir_api

Then upload/serve the data/ folder from your own static hosting (Nginx, Cloudflare R2, S3, Vercel static, etc.).

Endpoints:

Editions:

#Author NameIDLanguage NameNameSlugSource
1AbdulRahman Bin Hasan Al-Alshaikh381bengaliTafsir Fathul Majidbn-tafisr-fathul-majidhttps://quran.com/
2Tanweer92arabicTafseer Tanwir al-Miqbasar-tafseer-tanwir-al-miqbashttps://quran.com/
3Sayyid Ibrahim Qutb157urduFi Zilal al-Quranur-tafsir-fe-zalul-quran-syed-qatabhttps://quran.com/
4Hafiz Ibn Kathir160urduTafsir Ibn Kathirur-tafseer-ibn-e-kaseerhttps://quran.com/
5Dr. Israr Ahmad159urduTafsir Bayan ul Quranur-tafsir-bayan-ul-quranhttps://quran.com/
6Maulana Wahid Uddin Khan818urduTazkirul Quran(Maulana Wahiduddin Khan)ur-tazkirul-quranhttps://quran.com/
7Maulana Wahid Uddin Khan817englishTazkirul Quran(Maulana Wahiduddin Khan)en-tazkirul-quranhttps://quran.com/
8Kashf Al-Asrar Tafsir109englishKashf Al-Asrar Tafsiren-kashf-al-asrar-tafsirhttps://www.altafsir.com/
9Al Qushairi Tafsir108englishAl Qushairi Tafsiren-al-qushairi-tafsirhttps://www.altafsir.com/
10Kashani Tafsir107englishKashani Tafsiren-kashani-tafsirhttps://www.altafsir.com/
11Tafsir al-Tustari93englishTafsir al-Tustarien-tafsir-al-tustarihttps://www.altafsir.com/
12Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi86englishAsbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidien-asbab-al-nuzul-by-al-wahidihttps://www.altafsir.com/
13Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs73englishTanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâsen-tafsir-ibn-abbashttps://www.altafsir.com/
14Al-Jalalayn74englishAl-Jalalaynen-al-jalalaynhttps://www.altafsir.com/
15Sinhalese Mokhtasar453sinhalaSinhalese Mokhtasarsinhalese-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/453
16Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies266englishEnglish Al-Mukhtasaren-tafsir-al-mukhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/266
17Tafsir As-Saadi283albanianTafsir As-Saadisq-saadihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/283
18Japanese Abridged Explanation of the Quran265japaneseJapanese Abridged Explanation of the Quranjapanese-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/265
19Russian Al-Mukhtasar262russianRussian Al-Mukhtasarrussian-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/262
20Bengali Abridged Explanation of the Quran267bengaliBengali Abridged Explanation of the Quranbengali-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/267
21Filipino (Tagalog) Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran254tagalogFilipino (Tagalog) Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Qurantagalog-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/254
22Tafsir Ibne Kathir307russianTafsir Ibne Kathirru-tafsir-ibne-kahtirhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/307
23Chinese Abridged Explanation of the Quran264chineseChinese Abridged Explanation of the Quranchinese-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/264
24Tafsir Ibne Kathir306turkishTafsir Ibne Kathirtr-tafsir-ibne-kathirhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/306
25Asseraj fi Bayan Gharib AlQuran250arabicAsseraj fi Bayan Gharib AlQuranasseraj-fi-bayan-gharib-alquranhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/250
26Assamese Abridged Explanation of the Quran255assameseAssamese Abridged Explanation of the Quranassamese-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/255
27Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies251arabicArabic Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quranar-tafsir-al-mukhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/251
28Italian Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran253italianItalian Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quranitalian-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/253
29Tafsir As-Saadi310russianTafsir As-Saaditafsir-as-saadi-russianhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/310
30Bosnian Abridged Explanation of the Quran252bosnianBosnian Abridged Explanation of the Quranbosnian-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/252
31Malayalam Abridged Explanation of the Quran256malayalamMalayalam Abridged Explanation of the Quranmalayalam-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/256
32Turkish Al-Mukhtasar in Interpreting the Noble Quran258turkishTurkish Al-Mukhtasar in Interpreting the Noble Quranturkish-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/258
33Khmer Abridged Explanation of the Quran257central khmerKhmer Abridged Explanation of the Qurankhmer-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/257
34French Abridged Explanation of the Quran259frenchFrench Abridged Explanation of the Quranfrench-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/259
35Vietnamese Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran261vietnameseVietnamese Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quranvietnamese-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/261
36Persian Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran263persianPersian Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quranpersian-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/263
37Tafsir As-Saadi308arabicTafsir As-Saadiar-tafsir-as-saadihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/308
38Indoniesua Al-Mukhtasar in Interpreting the Noble Quran260indonesianIndoniesua Al-Mukhtasar in Interpreting the Noble Quranindonesian-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/260
39Iraab Al-Muyassar504arabicIraab Al-Muyassaral-i-rab-al-muyassarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/504
40Tafsir As-Saadi - Urdu309urduTafsir As-Saadi - Urduur-tafsir-as-saadi-urduhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/309
41Tafsir As-Saadi - Indonesian503indonesianTafsir As-Saadi - Indonesianid-tafsir-as-saadihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/503
42Tafsir Ibn Abi Zamanin499arabicTafsir Ibn Abi Zamanintafsir-ibn-abi-zamaninhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/499
43Abu Bakr Jabir Al-Jazairi507arabicAbu Bakr Jabir Al-Jazairiabu-bakr-jabir-al-jazairihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/507
44I'rab Al Quran li Al Darwish506arabicI'rab Al Quran li Al Darwishi-rab-al-quran-li-al-darwishhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/506
45Nazam Al-Durar Al-Biqa'i498arabicNazam Al-Durar Al-Biqa'inazam-al-durar-al-biqa-ihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/498
46Tafsir al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir25arabicTafsir al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwirar-tafseer-tahrir-al-tanwirhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/25
47Hafiz Ibn Kathir35englishTafsir Ibn Kathiren-tafisr-ibn-kathirhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/35
48Saddi24arabicTafseer Al Saadi - Arabicar-tafseer-al-saddihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/24
49Saddi36russianTafseer Al Saadi - Russianru-tafseer-al-saddihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/36
50Hafiz Ibn Kathir22arabicTafsir Ibn Kathirar-tafsir-ibn-kathirhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/22
51Qurtubi23arabicTafseer Al Qurtubiar-tafseer-al-qurtubihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/23
52Baghawy27arabicTafseer Al-Baghawiar-tafsir-al-baghawihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/27
53Tafsir Ibn Kathir30urduTafsir Ibn Kathirtafseer-ibn-e-kaseer-urduhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/30
54Fi Zilal al-Quran28urduFi Zilal al-Qurantafsir-fe-zalul-quran-syed-qatabhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/28
55Tawheed Publication31bengaliTafseer ibn Kathirbn-tafseer-ibn-e-kaseerhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/31
56Tafsir Bayan ul Quran29urduTafsir Bayan ul Qurantafsir-bayan-ul-quranhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/29
57Waseet26arabicTafsir Al Wasitar-tafsir-al-wasithttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/26
58Mufti Muhammad Shafi34englishMaarif-ul-Quranen-tafsir-maarif-ul-quranhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/34
59المیسر38arabicTafsir Muyassarar-tafsir-muyassarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/38
60Tafsir Jalalayn41indonesianTafsir Jalalaynin-tafsir-jalalaynhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/41
61Bayaan Foundation32bengaliTafsir Ahsanul Bayaanbn-tafsir-ahsanul-bayaanhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/32
62Tafsir Fathul Majid39bengaliTafsir Fathul Majidtafisr-fathul-majid-bnhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/39
63King Fahd Quran Printing Complex33bengaliTafsir Abu Bakr Zakariabn-tafsir-abu-bakr-zakariahttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/33
64Tazkirul Quran(Maulana Wahiduddin Khan)42englishTazkirul Quran(Maulana Wahiduddin Khan)tazkirul-quran-enhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/42
65Tazkirul Quran(Maulana Wahiduddin Khan)43urduTazkirul Quran(Maulana Wahiduddin Khan)tazkiru-quran-urhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/43
66Rebar Kurdish Tafsir40KurdishRebar Kurdish Tafsirkurd-tafsir-rebarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/40
67Al-Muharrar Al-Wajiz Ibn Atiyyah509arabicAl-Muharrar Al-Wajiz Ibn Atiyyahal-muharrar-al-wajiz-ibn-atiyyahhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/509
68Tabari37arabicTafsir al-Tabariar-tafsir-al-tabarihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/37
69Al-Basit511arabicAl-Basital-basithttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/511
70Alrab Al-Quran li-Da'as515arabicAlrab Al-Quran li-Da'asalrab-al-quran-li-da-ashttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/515
71Tafsir Al-Nasafi514arabicTafsir Al-Nasafitafsir-al-nasafihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/514
72Al-Muyassar fi Al-Gharib519arabicAl-Muyassar fi Al-Gharibal-muyassar-fi-al-gharibhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/519
73Al Lubab fi Ulum Al Kitab516arabicAl Lubab fi Ulum Al Kitabal-lubab-fi-ulum-al-kitabhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/516
74Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli and Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti523arabicTafsir Jalalaynar-tafsir-al-jalalaynhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/523
75Tafsir Al-Baydawi518arabicTafsir Al-Baydawitafsir-al-baydawihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/518
76Al Jadwal fi I'rab Al Quran520arabicAl Jadwal fi I'rab Al Quranal-jadwal-fi-i-rab-al-quranhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/520
77Tafsir Al-Razi488arabicTafsir Al-Razitafsir-al-razihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/488
78Tafsir Al Jalalayn - English573englishTafsir Al Jalalayn - Englishtafsir-al-jalalaynhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/573
79Tafsir Ibn Juzay491arabicTafsir Ibn Juzaytafsir-ibn-juzayhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/491
80Tafsir As-Saadi - Persian485persianTafsir As-Saadi - Persianfr-tafsir-as-saadihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/485
81Tafsir As-Saadi - Turkish484turkishTafsir As-Saadi - Turkishturkish-tafsir-as-saadi-turkishhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/484
82Mawsoo'at Al-Tafsir Al-Ma'thoor492arabicMawsoo'at Al-Tafsir Al-Ma'thoormawsoo-at-al-tafsir-al-ma-thoorhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/492
83Tahlil Kalimat al-Qur'an487arabicTahlil Kalimat al-Qur'antahlil-kalimat-al-qur-anhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/487
84Tafsir Ibn Uthaymeen486arabicTafsir Ibn Uthaymeentafsir-ibn-uthaymeenhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/486
85Tafsir Makhi490arabicTafsir Makhitafsir-makhihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/490
86Thai Mokhtasar541thaiThai Mokhtasarthai-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/541
87Mahasin Al-Ta'wil Al-Qasimi524arabicMahasin Al-Ta'wil Al-Qasimimahasin-al-ta-wil-al-qasimihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/524
88Telugu Mokhtasar540teluguTelugu Mokhtasartelugu-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/540
89Uyghur Mokhtasar539uighurUyghur Mokhtasaruyghur-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/539
90Pashto Mokhtasar533pashtoPashto Mokhtasarpashto-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/533
91Tafsir Al-Sam'ani529arabicTafsir Al-Sam'anitafsir-al-sam-anihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/529
92Azeri Mokhtasar537azeriAzeri Mokhtasarazeri-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/537
93Fulani Mokhtasar534fulahFulani Mokhtasarfulani-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/534
94Al-Bahr Al-Muhit526arabicAl-Bahr Al-Muhital-bahr-al-muhithttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/526
95Tafsir Al-Tha'alibi528arabicTafsir Al-Tha'alibiar-tafsir-al-tha-alibihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/528
96Uzbek Mokhtasar538uzbekUzbek Mokhtasaruzbek-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/538
97Tafsir Al-Tha'alibi527arabicTafsir Al-Tha'alibiar-tafsir-al-tha-alibi-527https://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/527
98Adwa' Al-Bayan525arabicAdwa' Al-Bayanadwa-al-bayanhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/525
99Ayah Dependency Graphs563arabicAyah Dependency Graphsayah-dependency-graphshttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/563
100Serbian Mokhtasar543serbianSerbian Mokhtasarserbian-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/543
101Kurdish Mokhtasar542kurdishKurdish Mokhtasarkurdish-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/542
102Al-Wajiz Wahidi489arabicAl-Wajiz Wahidial-wajiz-wahidihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/489
103Tamil Mokhtasar554tamilTamil Mokhtasartamil-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/554
104Fath Al-Qadir Al-Shawkani494arabicFath Al-Qadir Al-Shawkanifath-al-qadir-al-shawkanihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/494
105Al Nashr li Ibn Al Jazari522arabicAl Nashr li Ibn Al Jazarial-nashr-li-ibn-al-jazarihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/522
106Kyrgyz Mokhtasar536kyrgyzKyrgyz Mokhtasarkyrgyz-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/536
107Al Qira'at Al Mawsoo'ah Al Qur'aniyyah521arabicAl Qira'at Al Mawsoo'ah Al Qur'aniyyahal-qira-at-al-mawsoo-ah-al-qur-aniyyahhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/521
108Spanish Abridged Explanation of the Quran268spanishSpanish Abridged Explanation of the Quranspanish-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/268
109Tafsir Ibn Al-Jawzi496arabicTafsir Ibn Al-Jawzitafsir-ibn-al-jawzihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/496
110Tafsir Ibn Al-Qayyim500arabicTafsir Ibn Al-Qayyimtafsir-ibn-al-qayyimhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/500
111Hindi Mokhtasar535hindiHindi Mokhtasarhindi-mokhtasarhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/535
112Al-Durr Al-Manthur493arabicAl-Durr Al-Manthural-durr-al-manthurhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/493
113Jamia Al-Bayan AlIji508arabicJamia Al-Bayan AlIjijamia-al-bayan-alijihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/508
114Tafsir Al-Samarqandi513arabicTafsir Al-Samarqanditafsir-al-samarqandihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/513
115Tafsir Ibn Abi Hatim502arabicTafsir Ibn Abi Hatimtafsir-ibn-abi-hatimhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/502
116Tafsir Al-Alusi501arabicTafsir Al-Alusitafsir-al-alusihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/501
117Al Dur Al Masun Lil Samin Al Halabi505arabicAl Dur Al Masun Lil Samin Al Halabial-dur-al-masun-lil-samin-al-halabihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/505
118Tadabbur wa 'Amal517arabicTadabbur wa 'Amaltadabbur-wa-amalhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/517
119Fath Al-Bayan li Al-Qanuji495arabicFath Al-Bayan li Al-Qanujifath-al-bayan-li-al-qanujihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/495
120Tafsir Abi Al-Suaood497arabicTafsir Abi Al-Suaoodtafsir-abi-al-su-oodhttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/497
121Tafsir Al-Mawardi512arabicTafsir Al-Mawarditafsir-al-mawardihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/512
122Al-Kashshaf Al-Zamakhshari510arabicAl-Kashshaf Al-Zamakhsharial-kashshaf-al-zamakhsharihttps://qul.tarteel.ai/resources/tafsir/510

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Notes

Some tafsirs, such as Fi Zilal al-Qur'an by Sayyid Qutb, were removed due to reports of problematic aqeedah by some users #25