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Ibn Kathir
Arab Islamic exegete, historian and scholar (c. 1300–1373)
Ibn Kathir
Imad al-Din Abu al-Fida Ismail ibn Umar ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi (Arabic: أبو الفداء إسماعيل بن عمر بن كثير الدمشقي, romanized: Abū al-Fidā' Ismā'īl ibn 'Umar ibn Kathīr al-Dimashqī; c. 1300–1373), often known simply as Ibn Kathir, was an Arab Islamic exegete, historian and scholar. An expert on tafsir (Quranic exegesis), tarikh (history) and fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), he is considered a leading authority on Sunni Islam. Born in Bostra, Mamluk Sultanate, located in modern-day Syria. Ibn Kathir's teachers include Ibn Taymiyya and al-Dhahabi. He wrote several books, including a fourteen-volume universal history titled al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya (Arabic: البداية والنهاية). His renowned tafsir, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, is recognized for its critical approach to Israʼiliyyat, (stories from non-Muslim backgrounds such as Jewish, Christian or Zoroastrian sources), especially among Western Muslims and Wahhabi scholars. His methodology largely derives from his teacher Ibn Taymiyya and differs from that of...
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