Ibn jarir at tabari biography for kids
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Quick facts for kids Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari | |
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| Era | Medieval era |
| Region | Persian scholar |
| School | Jariri |
Abi Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (838-923 أبي جعفر محمد بن جرير الطبري) was one of the earliest, most important and famous Persianhistorians and explainers of the Qur'an, most famous for his Tarikh al-Tabari (History of the Prophets and Kings) and Tafsir al-Tabari.
Name
Tabari (Persian: طبری), Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari, His name means "father of Jafar, named after the Prophet Muhammad, son of Jarir, from the province of Tabaristan".
Biography
He was born in Amol, Tabaristan, some twenty kilometres south of the Caspian Sea, in the winter of 838-9.
Ibn jarir at tabari biography for kids
He was precocious. He left home to study in A.H. 236 (850-1) when he was twelve. He retained close ties to his home town. He did return at least twice, the last time in A.H. 290 (903) when his outspokenness caused some uneasiness and l