al-Tafsir al-Wasit li-al-Quran al-Karim (The Intermediate Commentary on the Noble Quran) by Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi (d. 2010 CE) is a 15-volume tafsir produced by one of the most institutionally prominent Egyptian scholars of the modern era, who served successively as Grand Mufti of Egypt and Grand Imam of al-Azhar. Its objective is to provide an accessible, moderate-length scholarly commentary drawing on classical transmitted sources while engaging with contemporary social, ethical, and legal questions in a manner relevant to the modern Muslim reader. The manhaj is broadly synthetic, combining classical scholarship with modern analytical engagement and reflecting the al-Azhar institutional orientation. Tantawi is Ashari and his madhhab is Shafii. His tenure as a senior religious authority was marked by some controversial contemporary legal opinions that diverged from traditional scholarly positions, and his tafsir reflects his broader approach of engagement with modernity within an al-Azhar Sunni framework. The work is widely known in Egypt and the Arab world, though its scholarly reception among traditional scholars has been mixed. More...