What are the best books of tafsir (exegesis) of the Noble Qur'an?
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The best classical exegeses () of the Holy Qur’an are: "Jami' al-Bayan 'an Ta'wil Ay al-Qur'an" by al-Tabari, "Al-Jami' li Ahkam al-Qur'an al-Karim" by al-Qurtubi, and "Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim" by Ibn Kathir.
As for later and contemporary exegeses, the best are: "Al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir" by al-Tahir ibn Ashur, "Taysir al-Karim al-Rahman" by al-Sa'di, and "Fi Dhilal al-Qur'an" by Sayyid Qutb.
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