Definition of Tafseer
Meaning of Tafseer in terms of language is to explain and describe. The definition as it can be seen using it with the QS. al-Furqan (25): 33 as follows:
ولا يأتونك بمثل الا جئنك بالحق وأحسن تفسيرا
Translation:
It is not unbelievers come to you (bring) something odd, but We bring to you something right and the best explanation.
Tafseer comes from the root word al-fasr (ف - س - ر) which means to explain, expose, and reveal or explain the meaning of the abstract. In lis ± n al-'Arab declared al-fasr...