Ibn Kathir

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

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Key facts

Title: Imam
Born: c. 1300 (701 AH ), Bosra , Sham , Mamluk Sultanate
Died: 27 February 1373 (774 AH), Damascus , Mamluk Sultanate (now Syria )
Era: Medieval Era ( Middle Ages )
Region: Sham
Main interest s: History exegesis jurisprudence creed
Notable work s: Tafsir Ibn Kathir , Tarikh Ibn Kathir , Kitab al-Jami' , al-Sira al-Nabawiyya
Occupation: Scholar historian exegete jurist theologian

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Abu al-Fida Isma'il 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), 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. Ibn Kathir's teachers include Ibn Taymiyya and al-Dhahabi. He wrote several books, including a fourteen-volume universal history titled al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya (Arabic: البداية والنهاية).