The best work of Imam Ibn Katheer is Tafsirul Quranil Kareem '. In the same commentary, Ibn Katheer has gained a great deal of fame. Every page of the book bears the imprint of the author's hard work, deep curiosity, extensive study and profound erudition.
Allama Suyuti said- No one else has recorded such commentary till date. This is the most beneficial and beneficial of the narrations based on narration. Ibn Katheer is an immortal and unforgettable contribution of Imam Ibn Katheer in Tafsir. Most of the commentary books written in the early period have disappeared in the womb of time. Some commentary books may have been preserved in manuscripts in a library. Of all the important tafsirs that have been fortunate enough to be blackened by the light of day, Ibn Katheer is the most popular. Ibn Katheer is the most reliable tafsir in the Tafsir among the Manukulat or tradition based tafsirs.
In this section, the prominent aspects of Tafsir Tabari and Tafsir Qurtubi etc., which have been written earlier, have been gathered in it. Moreover, the weak points of those commentaries have been refined and refined in it. It has gone one step further than the previous commentary in terms of its excellent writing style, elegance of narration and demonstration of extraordinary erudition in the application of irrefutable documentary evidence. The overall and proper analysis of the hadith's sanad and matan has made it highly characteristic. It has been enriched by detailed explanations of complex and incomprehensible parts of the Qur'an and lexical and technical analysis of various semantic phrases. It is truly astonishing how the truth has been established in it, especially by shattering various erroneous and absurd opinions with the sharp sword of documentary evidence. In short, it has emerged as a shining beacon of the Qur'an and Sunnah free from the shackles of innovation and confusion.
Imam Ibn Katheer did not indulge in any difficulty or complexity in his commentary which was criticized for his erudition. The neatness of the narration, the clarity of the language and the clarity of the words have made his commentary very lively and dynamic. He has expressed his views on any controversial issue while maintaining scientific detachment and historical indifference. Whatever he has said, based on the irrefutable evidence of the Qur'an and Hadith, nowhere has he indulged his emotions in the slightest. It is for this reason that in his commentary, Ibn Jarir has rejected the absurd Israeli tales and fabricated anecdotes based on false hadiths in the commentary of Tabari's Tafsir, and has gathered reliable facts in the light of pure hadiths. Therefore, his commentary is rightly called Salafi in his commentary.
The main feature of Ibn Katheer in his commentary is that the Qur'an has been used first in his commentary on the Qur'an. Then the Hadith of the Prophet, then the Asar of the Companions and finally the Aqwal of the Tabein are used. In the case of the use of hadith, the source of the narration, the character of the narrator and every aspect of the level and classification of the hadith have been thoroughly analyzed. In the case of the application of Ashar and Akwal too, it has been thoroughly examined on the basis of truth. In short, all the necessary care and careful efforts have been made to make the commentary the standard of truth. This has made it possible for this unique reliable immortal creation of the world of tafsir to make its debut.
In Tafsir, Ibn Katheer is called 'Ummat Tafsir' or 'Mother of Tafsir'. Basically, all the reliable commentaries of later times have been born from this commentary. The immense benefit that this commentary has bestowed on the Muslim nation is truly rare in the world of literature. With the sharpened sword of truth, Imam In-Kashi has given the Muslim nation an unadulterated commentary on the great Qur'an by cutting down the rubbish of Israeli stories and false hadiths from previous commentaries.
Imam Ibn Katheer's eloquent commentary has not only been translated into different languages, but also various short versions have been published. Shaykh Muhammad Ali al-Sayyuni made a short version of it in Arabic. It is beautifully printed and published in three volumes from the Darul Quranil Kareem in Beirut. Its summary was translated into Urdu and Maulana Muhammad Junagari played a leading role in the Urdu translation.