Tafsir (t=Tafsīr, Meaning: interpretation) is the Arabic word for exegesis, usually of the Qur`an. An author of tafsir is a mufassir (مُفسر, mufassir, plural: مفسرون, mufassirūn). == Etymology == The word tafsīr is derived from the Arabic root, F-S-R which means to explain, to expound, to disclose. In Islamic contexts, it is defined....