The tafsir spans to 12 volumes and dealing with the contemporary issues through explaining the miracles and eloquence of the Qur'an, timelessness and application of Qur'anic teachings and the prophecy of the prophet Muhammad.

The style in which involves simpler vocabularies and avoiding the mixture of scientific language and stylistic language is what he succeeded from the Al-Azhar education. Rida then edited the tafsir into more concise and straightforward phrase and languages that can be understood by non-mufassirs and layman alike.

Tafsir al-Manar was initially a collection of fragments of thought articulated by the founding figure of Islamic Modernism movement, Muhammad Abduh whom Rashid Rida was a disciple of. The tafsir is also notable in the context of Islamic Movement, as it served as an avenue for Rida to profess and promulgate his ideology. The tafsir work can be fitted into the category of modern tafsir, which is distinguishable from the classical tafsir in the sense that it approaches to more contemporary issues through the broader scope of methodology it employs for the interpretation. Tafsir al-Manar ( Arabic: تفسير المنار, lit.'Interpretation of beacon') is a work of Qur'anic exegesis ( tafsir) by Rashid Rida, the contemporary Islamic scholar and the major figure within the early Salafiyya movement.

Tafsir al manam with translation pdf en