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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.