Online Tafseer Course
Online Tafseer Course
About the Course
The Tafseer Quran Course at Josoor al Quran Academy is a comprehensive course that is aimed at assisting the students to go beyond mere superficial knowledge about the Quran and acquire a profound, systematic, and methodological approach to Tafseer.
This course will also provide the students with the principles and scholarly instruments required to comprehend the Quran and analyze it by themselves.
Learners will understand the science of Tafseer, its sources, methodologies and schools of thought. Understanding how Tafseer works, students become capable of researching the best Tafseer of the Qur’an, comparing interpretations, and engaging with the Qur’anic text in a meaningful and informed way.
As the main reference of the Islamic laws and guidance, it is the duty of all Muslims to learn how to approach the Holy Quran in the right way. The course enables men and women to engage with the Quran with a sense of authority, to reflect on its meaning and implement its teachings in their day-to-day lives.
Course Curriculum
Our online tafseer classes is subdivided into three levels that are progressive including Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. The levels consist of explanation, review, and applications so that the deep level is achieved.
- Beginner Level
- Intermediate Level
- Advanced Level
Here are some of the topics covered in the best tafseer of Quran Course:
Names of the Qur’an.
Definition of surah and verse.
The miracle of the Qur’an.
The revelation of the Holy Qur’an.
Meccan verses (revealed in Mecca) and Medinan verses (revealed in Medina) in the Holy Quran.
The first and last revelation in the Qur’an.
The seven letters.
Codifying and collecting the Holy Quran.
Transmitting the Qur’an.
Arrangement of Qur’anic verses and surahs.
Ottoman calligraphy.
Rules for reciting the Holy Quran.
The importance of collecting the Qur’an and taking care of it.
Etiquette of reciting and memorizing the Holy Quran.
Interpreting Surah Al-Fātiḥah, understanding its meanings, importance, virtues, and status, the reasons for its revelation, the lessons derived from it, and how to apply what we learn from the surah in our daily lives.
Here are some of the topics covered in this online tafseer classes level:
Types of Quranic readings (Qiraatul Al-Qu’ran) and their specialized scholars.
Abrogation in the Holy Quran (Al-naskh)
Differences between interpretation of the Qur’an and the sciences of the Qur’an and their applications.
Aspects and perspectives of Interpretation.
Rulings on Interpretation.
Conditions for an Interpreter.
Methods followed by Interpreters.
History of the Science of Interpretation and the stages it went through.
Differences among Interpreters and their reasons.
Types of Interpretation.
Approaches to Qur’anic interpretation, their differences, and the emergence of the schools of Tafsīr.
Interpreting a selection of short surahs, understanding their meanings, importance, virtues, and status, the reasons for their revelation, the lessons derived from each surah, and how to apply what the student learns from the studied surahs in daily life.
At this level, the student studies the schools of Qur’anic interpretation. In each school, the following aspects are covered:
its concept, characteristics, origin and development, leading scholars, Tafsīr works specific to that school, issues related to each school, and practical application examples for each one.
The school of Tafsīr based on transmitted reports (Tafsīr bi’l-Maʾthūr).
The allusive (indicative) school of Tafsīr (al-Tafsīr al-Ishārī).
The interpretive schools.
Linguistic school.
The jurisprudential school.
Theological school.
Scientific school.
The school of interpretation of narratives.
School of interpretation by opinion.
The school of Sufi interpretation.
The school of Topical interpretation.
School of preaching interpretation.
The emotional-pedagogical school.
The social-mental school.
Interpretation in the modern era.
Deviant interpretations.
The applied study of Tafsīr at this level is conducted through the practical examples that the student studies within each school of Qur’anic interpretation.
Structured curriculum at beginner and advanced levels.
Well trained teachers who are academically qualified.
Balanced approach combining theory and practical application.
Authentic sources rooted in classical Islamic scholarship.
Flexible online Tafseer classes accessible worldwide
Perfect for students, adults, and those in need of a more profound knowledge of Quran.
The Tafseer courses offered by Josoor al Quran Academy is structured in a manner that fosters learning and understanding the Quran, as well as a way of ensuring that students relate both intellectually and spiritually with the text.
The beginners who are in need for structured Tafseer.
Students of Islamic studies.
Teachers and educators.
Whoever intends to find the best Tafseer of Quran in the light of authentic scholarship.
Muslims who want to understand and live by the Qur’an more deeply


