Therefore, Tafsir of Quran means the explanation or interpretations of the verses of Quran.
The word ‘ tafsir’ comes from the root word ‘ fassara’, which means to expound or to explain. The lines below discuss what Tafsir is, why is it important and its different kinds. Although Muslims recite Quran and try reading it with translation, however, the reading of Tafsir has its own importance.
Pertaining to the explanation of Quran for the understanding of general audience, different people have tried to write the Tafsir of Quran. When one is at a particular intellectual level, only then can he or she start understanding the true message, which Allah Almighty conveyed through words of Quran. Quran is the word of Allah Almighty, therefore, in order to understand it in the true sense, a person has to sharpen his or her intellectual ability as well as increase the knowledge.
