Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim, popularly Tafsir ibn Kathir, is a classic. Islamic tafsir by Ibn Kathir. It is considered to be a summary of the earlier tafsir by al-Tabari, Tafsir. Al-Tabari. It is especially popular because it uses the hadith to explain. Each verse and chapter of the Qur'an. It has been translated into many. Languages.