Al-Shanqiti (Sunni/Maliki-Salafi) (d. 1393 AH / 1974 CE) 

Interprets the Qur'an "by the Qur'an itself," cross-referencing verses; unfinished, completed by a student. 

Sayyid Ali Akbar Qurashi (Shia, Persian) (d. 2016) 

Widely used modern Persian tafsir emphasizing linguistic and thematic analysis. 

Salahuddin Yusuf (Sunni/Salafi, Urdu) (contemporary) 

Popular Salafi-oriented Urdu tafsir often paired with a Qur'an translation. 

Salahuddin Yusuf (Sunni/Salafi, Urdu) (contemporary) 

Popular Salafi-oriented Urdu tafsir often paired with a Qur'an translation. 

Nasir Makarim Shirazi and team (Shia) (contemporary) 

Arabic scholarly companion to the Persian Tafsir-e Nemooneh.

Sa'id Hawwa (Sunni) (d. 1989) 

Syrian Muslim Brotherhood-associated tafsir blending spiritual, social, and movement-oriented reading. 

Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (Shia) (d. 1992) 

Influential modern Twelver methodological introduction and partial tafsir. 

Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (Shia) (d. 1992) 

Influential modern Twelver methodological introduction and partial tafsir. 

Muhammad al-Sadiqi al-Tehrani (Shia) (d. 2011)

Modern Qur'an-by-Qur'an interpretive method within the Shia tradition. 

Tantawi Jawhari (Sunni) (d. 1940) 

Pioneering "scientific tafsir" correlating Qur'anic verses with modern science. 

Muhammad Jawad Mughniyya (Shia) (d. 1979) 

Concise, socially engaged modern Twelver tafsir known for accessible reformist tone. 

Muhammad Abduh & Rashid Rida (Sunni) (d. 1905 / 1935) 

Foundational Islamic modernist tafsir addressing reason, reform, and science. 

Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (Shia) (d. 1981) 

The most influential modern Shia tafsir, combining Qur'an-by-Qur'an method with philosophy and hadith. 

King Fahd Complex scholarly committee (Sunni) (contemporary) 

Simplified official Saudi-produced tafsir for general readers. 

King Fahd Complex scholarly committee (Sunni) (contemporary) 

Simplified official Saudi-produced tafsir for general readers. 

Abd al-Karim al-Khatib (Sunni) (d. 1971) 

Modern Egyptian literary-thematic tafsir emphasizing internal Qur'anic coherence. 

Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi (Sunni/Al-Azhar) (d. 2010) 

Standard modern Azhari tafsir by a former Shaykh al-Azhar. 

Sayyid Abd al-Husayn Tayyib (Shia, Persian) (d. 1990) 

Popular modern Persian devotional and literary tafsir. 

Abu Bakr Jabir al-Jaza'iri (Sunni/Salafi) (d. 2018) 

Accessible modern Salafi-oriented tafsir for general readership. 

Ashraf Ali Thanvi (Sunni/Deobandi, Urdu) (d. 1943) 

Highly influential South Asian Deobandi Urdu translation and commentary. 

Israr Ahmad (Sunni, Urdu) (d. 2010) 

Popular modern Pakistani tafsir originally delivered as lecture series. 

Richard Bell (Western/orientalist academic) (d. 1952) 

Early critical Western academic commentary focused on textual and chronological analysis. 

Angelika Neuwirth and team (Western academic project) (ongoing) 

Major contemporary German academic project offering historical-critical Qur'anic commentary. 

Régis Blachère (Western/orientalist academic) (d. 1973) 

Influential French academic study and translation with historical-critical commentary. 

Sayyid Qutb (Sunni) (d. 1966) 

Immensely influential modern literary, socio-political, and spiritual tafsir. 

Sayyid Qutb (Sunni) (d. 1966) 

Immensely influential modern literary, socio-political, and spiritual tafsir. 

Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi (Sunni/Barelvi, Urdu) (d. 1921) 

Devotional Urdu translation with theological glosses, central to the Barelvi tradition. 

Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi (Sunni/Barelvi, Urdu) (d. 1921) 

Devotional Urdu translation with theological glosses, central to the Barelvi tradition. 

Muhammad Mutawalli al-Sha'rawi (Sunni, Egyptian) (d. 1998) 

Extremely popular modern Egyptian tafsir, originally delivered as televised lectures. 

Muhammad Mutawalli al-Sha'rawi (Sunni, Egyptian) (d. 1998) 

Extremely popular modern Egyptian tafsir, originally delivered as televised lectures. 

Mufti Muhammad Shafi (Sunni/Deobandi Hanafi, Urdu) (d. 1976) 

Standard modern South Asian Urdu tafsir. 

Mufti Muhammad Shafi (Sunni/Deobandi Hanafi, Urdu) (d. 1976) 

Standard modern South Asian Urdu tafsir. 

Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah (Shia) (d. 2010) 

Modern socially engaged Lebanese Shia tafsir. 

Nasir Makarim Shirazi and team (Shia, Persian) (contemporary) 

Widely read modern Persian tafsir. 

Nasir Makarim Shirazi and team (Shia, Persian) (contemporary) 

Widely read modern Persian tafsir. 

Sayyid Mahmud Taleghani (Shia, Persian) (d. 1979) 

Modern Iranian tafsir by a leading pre-revolutionary religious-political figure. 

Amin Ahsan Islahi (Sunni, Urdu) (d. 1997) 

Influential modern Urdu tafsir built on surah-pair coherence (nazm) theory. 

Amin Ahsan Islahi (Sunni, Urdu) (d. 1997) 

Influential modern Urdu tafsir built on surah-pair coherence (nazm) theory. 

Abul A'la Mawdudi (Sunni, Urdu) (d. 1979) 

Highly influential modern Islamist tafsir. 

Abul A'la Mawdudi (Sunni, Urdu) (d. 1979) 

Highly influential modern Islamist tafsir. 

Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di (Sunni/Salafi) (d. 1956) 

One of the most widely distributed modern Salafi tafsirs. 

Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di (Sunni/Salafi) (d. 1956) 

One of the most widely distributed modern Salafi tafsirs. 

Muhammad al-Tahir Ibn 'Ashur (Sunni/Maliki) (d. 1973) 

Major modern Tunisian tafsir, prized for literary and maqasid analysis. 

Muhammad al-Tahir Ibn 'Ashur (Sunni/Maliki) (d. 1973) 

Major modern Tunisian tafsir, prized for literary and maqasid analysis. 

Abul Kalam Azad (Sunni, Urdu) (d. 1958) 

Literary and nationalist-inflected modern Urdu tafsir. 

Abul Kalam Azad (Sunni, Urdu) (d. 1958) 

Literary and nationalist-inflected modern Urdu tafsir. 

Abdullah Jawadi Amuli (Shia, Persian) (contemporary) 

Major ongoing multi-volume modern Persian philosophical tafsir. Currently Nearly 80 Volumes.

Abdullah Jawadi Amuli (Shia, Persian) (contemporary) 

Major ongoing multi-volume modern Persian philosophical tafsir. Currently Nearly 80 Volumes.

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall (Sunni convert) (d. 1936) 

Landmark English translation with explanatory notes. 

Muhammad Asad (Sunni convert) (d. 1992) 

Widely read modern English translation-with-commentary, rationalist in tone. 

Mahmoud Ayoub (Shia, academic) (d. 2021) 

Comparative academic survey of classical and modern tafsir traditions. 

Seyyed Hossein Nasr, general editor (Sunni/Shia inclusive) (2015) 

Major contemporary English-language composite commentary.