Muhammad ibn Jarire al-Tabari
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| Born | 839 AD (224 AH) Amol, Tabaristan, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | Monday, 28 Shawwal, 310 AH/ Feb 17, 923 AD (Julian Calendar) (aged 86) Baghdad |
| Ethnicity | Tabari (Mazanderani) |
| Era | Medieval era |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Notable idea(s) | Jariri |
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Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr al-Ṭabarī (/ˈtɑːbəri/; Persian: محمد بن جریر طبری, Arabic: أبو جعفر محمد بن جرير بن يزيد الطبري) (224–310 AH; 839–923 AD) was an influential Persian scholar, historian and exegete of the Qur'an from Amol, Tabaristan (modern Mazandaran Province of Iran), who composed all his works in Arabic. Today, he is best known for his expertise in Qur'anic exegesis, Islamic jurisprudence and world history, but he has been described as "an impressively prolific polymath. He wrote on such subjects as poetry, lexicography, grammar, ethics, mathematics, and medicine."
His most influential and best known works are his Qur'anic commentary known as Tafsir al-Tabari and his historical chronicle Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk (History of the Prophets and Kings), often referred to Tarikh al-Tabari. Although it eventually became extinct, al-Tabari's madhhab flourished among Sunni ulama for two centuries after his death. It was usually designated by the name Jariri.
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