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Ibn Kathir

Known for tafsir, biography, and historical compilation.

701-774 AH / 1301-1373 CEDamascusHistorian and Qur’anic commentator

Ibn Kathir: life, work, and legacy

Ibn Kathir Historian and Qur’anic commentator

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Biography and setting

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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