Ibn Kathir

Arab Islamic exegete, historian and scholar (c. 1300–1373)

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.

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