Noun
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tafsir (countable and uncountable, plural tafsirs or tafsir or tafasir)
(Islam) Grammatical, historical, allegorical or traditional interpretations of the Qur'an.
One version, appearing in Tabarī's Tafsīr Tafsir, Vol. IX and attributed to Urwah ibn Zubayr (d. 713), preserves the basic narrative but with no mention of satanic temptation. Source: Internet
He was given lessons about Tafsir by Abu Muhammad Ja'far, a commentator. Source: Internet
To this a classic Sunni commentary, the Tafsir al-Kabir (al-Razi) written in the late 12th century says "If it is said: Do the words “And the earth We spread out” indicate that it is flat? Source: Internet