Describing the virtues of Surah Kingship, the Prophet (on Grace and Peace) said: “In the Quran, there is a Surah which has thirty verses; it will intercede for him who is familiar with it until [divine] forgiveness is granted to him.

It is the surah: {Blessed is he in whose hand is kingship}. Ahmad and At-Tirmidhi.

Ibn Kathir is one of the most eminent Muslim scholars.

Endowed with an excellent mastery of the Arabic language and traditional sciences, his exegesis successfully combines ijtihâd (independent exercise of interpretation) and solicitation of tradition (athar).