Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari
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Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari 🌐

محمد بن جرير الطبري (Known as "Abu Ja'far al-Tabari")
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Born c. 839 CE 🌐 Amol, Tabaristan
Passed Away Feb 16, 0923 Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Lifespan 84 years old
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"I marvel at one who reads the Quran without knowing its explanation; how can they taste its delight?"

Archival Overview

Peerless polymath, jurist, and historian whose 'Tarikh al-Tabari' (History of the Prophets and Kings) and monumental Tafsir form the bedrock of Islamic historiography and exegesis.

Biographical Record

Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (839–923 CE) memorized the Quran at age seven and studied across the Islamic world before establishing his own legal school (Jariri) in Baghdad.

His Jami al-Bayan fi Ta'wil al-Quran is widely acknowledged as the greatest classical Quranic exegesis, while his chronicle preserved the definitive narrative of early world and Islamic history.

Key Life Milestones

900

Completion of Jami al-Bayan (Tafsir al-Tabari)

Published his encyclopedic 30-volume exegesis, synthesizing linguistic, legal, and historical traditions.

915

Publication of Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk

Completed his master chronicle tracing human history from Creation through Abbasid Baghdad.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Cemetery of Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq
GPS: 33.3152, 44.3661
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