Ibn Jarir al-Tabari

ابْن جَرِير الطَّبَري

The greatest historian and Quran commentator

Born: 839 CE, Tabaristan

Died: 923 CE, Baghdad

Era: Classical

Field: Tafsir, History

Origin: Tabaristan, Persia

Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari wrote two monumental works: Tafsir al-Tabari and Tarikh al-Tabari. Both remain indispensable references for Islamic scholarship today.