Works mentioned in this list have been published in many editions and in several countries. Many have been translated into other languages, including English. Therefore, mentioning any particular edition would be of little use for the reader. Other references that exist in identifiable, authentic editions are specified within the text. The explanation of Qur’ânic verses by classical commentators referred to; appear in the context of the commentary of that particular verse. Titles of the referred books are in italics. The bolds in the list below are used when the works are quoted in the texts. When the author has more than one book, the title of the book is given in italics, otherwise only the author is referred.
We have adhered to the English translation of the Holy Qur’ân by Amatul Rahmân Omar and Abdul Mannân Omar based on the explanation by Nooruddîn. Wherever we deviate from this translation for the sake of explanation, we have inserted those words in straight brackets.
When a Qur’ânic verse is quoted, only the relevant part of the verse is presented with its English translation. For complete verse and its translation into English, the reader is recommended to refer to the English Translation of the Holy Qur’ân by Ms. Amatul Rahmân Omar and Abdul Mannân Omar. Reference to the Qur’ânic verses begins with chapter number followed by a colon and the verse number; for example 25:30 would mean chapter 25 verse 30. Arabic words appear in italics within the text. References to Biblical quotes are with single dots (e.g. Mark 5.15).
Abû Dâ’ûd Sulaimân al-Ashath (d. 275 AH /889 CE): Kitâb al-Sunnan
Mahmûd al–Âlûsî (d. 1270 AH /1854 CE): Rûh al-Ma‘ânî
‘Abdullâh Ibn ‘Umar al-Baidzawî (d. 516 AH /1122 CE): Anwâr al-Tanzîl wa Asrâr al-Tâwîl
Abû Bakr Ahmad Ibn Al-Husain al-Baihaqî (d. 458 AH /1066 CE): Kitâb al-Sunan al-Kubrâ’
Husain bin Mas‘ûd al-Baghawî (d. 516 AH./1122CE), Ma‘âlim al-Tanzîl (Tafsîr al-Baghawî)
Abû Hayyân Gharnâtî (d. 745 AH /1344 CE): Bahr al-Muhît
Muhammad Ibn Ismâ‘îl al-Bukhârî (d. 256 AH /870 CE): al-Jâm‘i al-Sahîh
‘Alî Ibn ‘Umar al-Dârqutnî (d. 385 AH / 995 CE): Kitâb al-Sunnan
Abû Hâmid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazâlî (d. 505 AH / 1111 CE): Ihyâ ulûm al-Dîn
Nasar al-Hurainî (d. 817 AH /1414 CE): Qâmûs al-Muhît
Ibn Muslim Abû al-Husain ibn al-Hajjâj (d. 261 AH/875 CE): Sahîh Muslim
Abû ‘Abdullâh Muhammad ibn ‘Alî ibn Muhammad Ibn al-‘Arabî al-Hâtimî al-Tâî (d. 638 AH/1240 CE): Fatûhât al-Makîyya, Tarjumân al-Ashwâq, Kitâb al Ajwibah, Fusûs al-Hikâm.
Shams-al-Dîn Muhammad Hâfiz Shîrâzî (d. 791 AH/1389 CE): Ghazals
Ahmad Ibn ‘Alî Ibn Hajar al-Asqalâni (d. 852 AH /1449 CE): Fath al-Bârî fî Sharh Sahîh al-Bukhârî
Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Hanbal (d. 241 AH /855 CE): al-Musnad
Abû Muhammad ‘Alî ibn Ahmad ibn Sa‘îd Ibn Hazm al-Andlusî (d. 456 AH / 1063 CE): al-Muhalla (Cairo, 1347 AH /1928 CE),
Abû Ja‘far Muhammad Ibn Jarîr Tabarî: Jâmi al-Biyân fî Tafsîr al-Qur’ân (d. 310 AH / 923CE)
Abû Nasir Ismâ‘îl ibn Hammad Jauharî (d. 393 AH/1003 CE): Sihâh al-Lughat
Abû Bakr Abdul al-Qâhir Ibn Abdul al-Rahmân al-Jurjânî: Dalȃ’il Ijâz (Maktabat al-Qâhirah, Egypt, 1388 AH/1969 CE)
Abû al-Fidâ Ismâ‘îl Ibn Kathîr (d. 774 AH/1372 CE): Tafsîr al-Qur’ân (unabridged edition, Cairo)
William Edward Lane: Arabic-English Lexicon (London, 1279 AH / 1863 CE)
Abû al-Fadzal Muhammad ibn Mukarram Ibn Manzûr al-Ifrîqî (d. 711 AH /1312 CE): Lisân al-‘Arab
Abû al-’Abbâs Muhammad bin Yazîd al-Mubarrad (d. 288 AH/898 CE): al-Muhît fî Lughat; al-Kâmil fî al-Lughat
Abû al-Qasim Ismâ‘îl ibn al-Ibadh al-Sâhib (d. 386 AH/996 CE): al-Muhît fî al-Lughat
Sheikh Ismâ‘îl Haqqi al-Barûsawi al-Naqshbandî (d. 521 AH/ 1127 CE): Rûh al-Bayân fi Tafsîr al-Qur’ân
Abû ‘Abdullâh Muhammad Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (d. 751 AH / 1350 CE): Zâd al-Ma‘âd fî Hajj Khair al-‘Ibâd
Abû Abdullâh Al-Qurtubî, Al-Jâm‘i al-Ahkâm al-Qur’ân (d. 720 AH/1230 CE
Abû al-Qâsim Husain al-Râghib (d. 503 AH /1110 CE): al-Mufradât fî Gharâib al-Qur’ân
Ibn al-Fadzal Muhammad Râzî (d. 606 AH /1210 CE): al-Tafsîr al Kabîr
Jalâl al-Dîn Muhammad Balkhî Rûmî (d. 671AH/1273CE): Mathnawî, Fîhi ma Fîhi
Muhammad Ibn ‘Alî al-Shaukânî (d. 1255 AH /1839 CE): Nail al-Autâr Sharh Muntaqâ al-Akhbâr (Cairo, 1344 AH /1926 CE)
Al-Murtadzâ al-Husainî al-Zabîdî (d. 1205AH/1790 CE): Tâj al-‘Arûs
Jalâl-ud-Din Abû al-Fdzal ‘Abdur Rahmân Ibn Abû Bakr Sayyûtî (d.911 AH/1505 CE): Al-Durr al-Manthûr fi Tafsîr bil-Mathûr; Al Itiqân fi Alûm al-Qur’ân
Taqî al-Dîn Ahmad Ibn Taymîyyah al-Harrânî (d. 728 AH/1328 CE): Tafsîr Sit Sawar; al-Fatâwah
Abû ‘Îsâ Muḥammad ibn al-Sulamî al-Tirmidhî (d. 279 AH/892 CE): Jam‘i-Tirmidhî
Qutb-ud-Dîn Ahmad ibn Abdul Rahîm Shah Walîullah Muhaddith Dehlavi (d. 1114 AH/1762 CE): Al-Fauz al-Kabîr fî Usûl al-Tafsîr
Muhammad Ibn ‘Umar Zamakhsharî (d. 538 AH /1144 CE): Asâs al-Balâghah, al-Kashshaf ‘ann Haqâ’iq Ghwâmid al-Tanzîl