The Inside History

Historian Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari

On this day, February 17, 923 CE, noted Islamic scholar, historian and commentator of the Qur'an, Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari died in the Abbasid capital city of Baghdad. Two of his most influential works are his Qur'anic commentary known as Tafsir al-Tabari and historical chronicle Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk, a.k.a. Tarikh al-Tabari. …