Ibn Kathir

ابْن كَثِير

The great Quranic commentator and historian

Born: 1301 CE, Busra

Died: 1373 CE, Damascus

Era: Medieval

Field: Tafsir, History

Origin: Busra, Syria

Ismail ibn Kathir was a student of Ibn Taymiyyah. His Tafsir Ibn Kathir remains the most widely used Quran commentary in the world today.