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Biography and setting
Ibn Kathir is presented as historian associated with Damascus. The working chronology for this record is 701-774 AH / 1301-1373 CE. Known for tafsir, biography, and historical compilation. Ibn Kathir is presented as historian and qur’anic commentator associated with Damascus. The working chronology for this record is 701-774 AH / 1301-1373 CE. Known for tafsir, biography, and historical compilation.
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701-774 AH / 1301-1373 CE
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Tafsir and history
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