Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari

Abi Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (838-923 أبي جعفر محمد بن جرير الطبري) was one of the earliest, most important and famous Persian historians and explainers of the Qur'an, most famous for his Tarikh al-Tabari (History of the Prophets and Kings) and Tafsir al-Tabari.

 Abu Ja'afar Muhammad Ibn Jarir Al-Tabari 
Tabari (Persian: طبری), Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari, His name means "father of Jafar, named after the Prophet Muhammad, son of Jarir, from the province of Tabaristan".

 Biography 
He was born in Amol, Tabaristan, some twenty kilometres south of the Caspian Sea, in the winter of 838-9.Rosenthal, Franz, "The Life and Works of al-Tabari" pp. 10-11 He was precocious.Rosenthal ibid p. 15 He left home to study in A.H. 236 ibid pp. 15-16 (850-1) when he was twelve. He retained close ties to his home town. He did return at least twice, the last time in A.H. 290 (903) when his outspokenness caused some uneasiness and led to his quick departure.ibid p. 11

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List of historians by continent

 References 

 Bibliography 
 Bosworth, C.E., Encyclopedia of Islam, "Al-Tabari, Abu Djafar Muhammad b. Djarir b. Yazid"
 Rosenthal, Franz, "The Life and Works of al-Tabari" pp. 5–134 of volume one of the English translation of the History.

 Other websites 
 http://www.salaam.co.uk/knowledge/biography/viewentry.php?id=114 
 http://www.answering-ansar.org/biographies/abu_jaffar_muhammad_tabari/ 
Tafseer Al-Tabari 13 volume Set By Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari  2025-03-27 aljannahbooks.com

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