Complete English work
The complete 32-volume Arabic work is presented as one continuous English edition across 83 print-compatible volumes.
Flagship work: Project 01
Mafatih al-Ghayb / al-Tafsir al-Kabir
The first work in QuranOfficial’s lasting programme. It is translated into English in full and structured for publication across 83 volumes prepared for print.
Work record
- Author
- Imam Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
- Source
- Arabic
- Traditional structure
- 32 volumes
- English structure
- 83 volumes
- English words
- Approx. 5.89 million
- Average per volume
- Approx. 71,000 words
The work
A major undertaking, made legible as a public project.
Mafatih al-Ghayb, also known as al-Tafsir al-Kabir, is the work selected to establish QuranOfficial's translation and publication infrastructure.
The Arabic work is traditionally published in 32 volumes. The completed English translation has been arranged into 83 volumes prepared for print, comprising approximately 5.89 million English words. This averages approximately 71,000 words per volume.
The scale matters. This is not a release of a single book. It is a sustained editorial and publication programme that can become the model for further languages and works.
From 32 to 83
One complete work, recorded in two publication structures.
The traditional Arabic structure is recorded as 32 volumes. The project owner’s completed English edition is arranged into 83 volumes prepared for print.
Arabic original32traditional volumes
Complete translationEdition prepared for print
English edition83volumes, approx. 5.89 million words
What the English edition adds
A complete English edition built for serious study
The complete 32-volume Arabic work has been translated and arranged into 83 English volumes, with clearer modern English and reference tools that help readers locate and verify source material.
Clear modern English
The tone and style were updated for modern readability while preserving the substance of the original arguments and references.
Hadith References index
Every volume includes page locations and canonical online sources wherever a corresponding modern reference could be verified.
Quranic verse references
Verse and ayat numbers were added in brackets in many places so readers can locate and verify references more easily.
Intended readership
A scholarly work with a widening public horizon.
The English edition is intended for readers and researchers of Tafsir, while providing a practical source for teams preparing editions in further languages.
Readers and researchers of Tafsir
Libraries, institutions and researchers
Translators, proofreaders and reviewers
Current publication progress
70 of 83 English volumes published
The translation of all 83 English volumes is complete. Publication of the remaining 13 volumes continues.
English volumes published84%