This is an translation of the Abridged version of Ibn Kathir's Tafseer, by Muhammad Nasib ar-Rafa'i. This book explains the clear meaning of Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 142-252.

The tafseer of Ibn Kathir has been and still is held in high esteem by Muslims throughout the world. It is the only tafseer (study of the Holy Qur'an) of its kind, explaining the Qur'an for the sake of explaining it without any extra-curricular discussions. Ibn Kathir adapted the method of first explaining through the Qur'an, then the Sunnah, and then with the quotations of the predecessors (e.g. the Companions and their followers), and finally with the help of literary meanings and semantics.