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Tafsir
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Tafsir is the scholarly discipline of explaining and interpreting the Qur'an — its meanings, context of revelation, and language. The same word can also mean a specific written work of this kind. Scholars have produced tafsir works across many centuries, sometimes reaching different conclusions on a given verse.
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