A study assistant for the Qur’an

Ask about the Qur’an. Get answers from the tafsir books, with sources.

BayanAI searches 100+ books of tafsir, creed and Qur’anic sciences, writes you a clear answer, and cites the book, author, volume and page for every point so you can check it yourself.

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What does “al-Samad” mean in “Allāh al-Samad” (112:2)?

Al-Samad is “the Master who cannot be done without in matters of importance, the master of a people whom they obey.”1

Quoting al-Kashshāf, Ibn ʿĀshūr explains it as the one sought out: “al-Samad is the one turned to in every need.”1

Its comprehensive meaning: “the One whom everything else depends upon.”1

1al-Taḥrīr wa al-Tanwīr — Ibn ʿĀshūr — Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ, verse 2 — vol. 30, pp. 616–617

Why BayanAI

Answers you can check

BayanAI doesn’t answer from memory or from web pages. It answers from the texts of the books themselves, and shows you where every sentence came from.

  • From the books, not the web

    It searches a library of tafsir, creed and Qur’anic sciences, and builds its answer on their texts.

  • A source for every point

    Each point carries a number that opens the book, author, volume and page, with an excerpt of the text.

  • Understands how you ask

    With or without vowel marks, in your own words, and it follows up within the same conversation.

  • Arabic and English

    Ask in English or Arabic and it answers in your language, citing the Arabic sources it used.

  • Phone and computer

    Works in the browser with nothing to install, and any conversation can be shared with a link.

  • For learning, not fatwas

    It helps you understand and find what the scholars wrote; for rulings on your own situation, ask a qualified scholar.

How it works

From your question to the source in three steps

  1. Ask your question

    The meaning of a verse or a word, the occasion of revelation, or what the commentators said on a point.

  2. BayanAI searches the books

    It reads the passages closest to your question across the whole library, in seconds.

  3. Read the answer with its sources

    An organized answer in points, each with a number showing where it is in the book.

The library

The major works of tafsir and creed in one place

From the early narrations-based commentaries to the linguistic, legal and modern ones, alongside books of creed and Qur’anic sciences. The books are in Arabic.

100+books in the library
41books of tafsir
52books of creed
8on Qur’anic sciences
  • al-Taḥrīr wa al-Tanwīr Ibn ʿĀshūr
  • al-Jāmiʿ li-Aḥkām al-Qurʾān al-Qurṭubī
  • Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-ʿAẓīm Ibn Kathīr
  • Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb al-Rāzī
  • al-Kashshāf al-Zamakhsharī
  • Aḍwāʾ al-Bayān al-Shinqīṭī
  • Fatḥ al-Qadīr al-Shawkānī
  • Maʿālim al-Tanzīl al-Baghawī
  • al-Durr al-Manthūr al-Suyūṭī
  • Zād al-Masīr Ibn al-Jawzī
  • Taysīr al-Karīm al-Raḥmān al-Saʿdī
  • Tafsīr Ibn Abī Ḥātim
  • Tafsīr al-Shaʿrāwī
  • Sharḥ al-ʿAqīda al-Ṭaḥāwiyya Ibn Abī al-ʿIzz
  • Darʾ Taʿāruḍ al-ʿAql wa al-Naql Ibn Taymiyya
  • al-Burhān fī ʿUlūm al-Qurʾān al-Zarkashī

And more, with new books added to the library regularly.

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Before you start

Is BayanAI free?

You start with 10 free messages and no card. When you need more, choose an hourly session or the monthly Pro plan with unlimited messages. Prices are shown in your country’s currency inside the app.

Where do BayanAI’s answers come from?

From a library of 100+ books of tafsir, creed and Qur’anic sciences. BayanAI finds the passages closest to your question, writes the answer from them, and marks every point with a number that leads to the book, author, volume and page.

Does BayanAI give fatwas?

No. BayanAI is a study tool that helps you understand what the scholars and commentators wrote and find it in their books. For fatwas and rulings on your own situation, ask a qualified scholar.

Can BayanAI make mistakes?

Yes. Like any AI tool it can misread or mis-summarize, which is why it cites the source of every point so you can check it in the book yourself.

Do I need to install an app?

No. BayanAI works in the browser on phones and computers, and you can share any conversation with a link.

Can I ask in English?

Yes. BayanAI answers in the language of your question, Arabic or English, and cites the Arabic sources it drew on.

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