Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari (Arabic الطبري, AD 838-AD 923), was an author from Persia. He wrote history, theology, and Qur'anic commentary. He was born in Amol, Tabaristan (south of the Caspian Sea). He studied in Ray (Rages), Baghdad, and in Syria and Egypt. "Tabari" means from Tabaristan. He died in Baghdad in 923. Events At Hingston Down, Egbert of Wessex beats the Danish and the West Welsh. ... Events June 15 - Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed, King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: History History studies the past in human terms. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It can also refer to the study of other religious topics. ... The Quran (Arabic , literally the recitation; also called or The Noble Quran; also transliterated Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... Amol is a city in northern Iran, in the province of Mazandaran. ... Mazandaran (مازندران in Persian) is a province in northern Iran, bordering the Caspian Sea in the north. ... Caspian Sea viewed from orbit The Caspian Sea is a landlocked endorheic sea between Asia and Europe (European Russia). ... Ray, also spelled Rayy or Rages (ری in Persian) is the most historic city in the province of Tehran, Iran. ... Location of Baghdad within Iraq Baghdad (Arabic: , Persian: بغداد (Meaning in Persian : from angels) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Province. ... Mazandaran (مازندران in Persian) is a province in northern Iran, bordering the Caspian Sea in the north. ... Location of Baghdad within Iraq Baghdad (Arabic: , Persian: بغداد (Meaning in Persian : from angels) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Province. ...

Cast upon his own resources after his father's death, he was reduced to great poverty until he was appointed tutor to the son of the vizier Tibaidallāh ibn Yaliya. He afterwards journeyed to Egypt, but soon returned to Baghdad, where he remained as a teacher of tradition and law until his death. His life was simple and dignified, and characterized by extreme diligence. He is said to have often refused valuable gifts. A Shafi'ite in law, he claimed the right to criticize all schools, and ended by establishing a school of his own, in which, however, he incurred the violent wrath of the Hanbalites. A Vizier (وزير, sometimes also spelled Vizir, Wasir, Wazir, Wesir, Wezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many oriental languages) is an oriental, originally Persian, term for a high-ranking political (and sometimes religious) advisor or Minister, often to a Muslim monarch such as a Caliph, Amir, Malik (king) or Sultan. ... Shafii is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. ... Law (a loanword from Old Norse lagu), in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, intended to provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments of/for those who... Hanbali is one of the four schools (Maddhabs) of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. ...

His works are not numerous, but two of them are very extensive.

The first of the two large works is Tārikh ur-Rusul wal-Mulūk (The History of the Prophets and Kings, Arabic تاريخ الرسل والملوك), generally known as the Annals. This is a history from the Creation to AD 915, and is renowned for its detail and accuracy concerning Arab and Muslim history. Tabari's work is a major primary source for the Zanj Revolt. The History of the Prophets and Kings (Arabic: تاريخ الرسل والملوك Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk, popularly Tarikh al-Tabari) is a history by Tabari from the Creation to AD 915, and is renowned for its detail and accuracy concerning Arab and Muslim history. ... Creation beliefs and stories describe how the universe, the Earth, life, and/or humanity came into being. ... Events Fatimid armies invaded Egypt. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are a large and heterogenous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ... Zanj Revolt The Zanj Revolt took place in Southern Iraq near the city of Basra between 869 and 879 AD. They were lead by Ali b. ...

His second great work was the commentary on the Qur'an, Tafsir al-Tabari, which was marked by the same fullness of detail as the Annals. The size of the work and the independence of judgment in it seem to have prevented it from having a large circulation, but scholars such as Baghawi and Suyuti used it largely. It is used for doing Tafsir ibn Kathir. The Quran (Arabic , literally the recitation; also called or The Noble Quran; also transliterated Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... The commentary on the Quran (Arabic:Al-musammá Jami‘ al-bayan fi ta’wil al-Qur’an), popularly Tafsir al-Tabari is a classic Sunni tafsir by Tabari. ... Imam Al-Suyuti (849-911 ah) is a respected early scholar of Ahl Al-Sunna Wal-Jamaa. ... Tafsir ibn Kathir - A classic Sunni tafsir by Ibn Kathir, considered a summary of the earlier tafsir by Tabari, Tafsir al-Tabari. ...

A third great work was projected by Tabari. This was to be on the traditions of the Companions, etc., of Muhammad. It was not, however, completed. This article is about the prophet. ...

Translations into English

Various editions of the Annals include:

• A version published under the editorship of M.J. de Goeje in three series, comprising thirteen volumes, with two extra volumes containing indices, introduction and glossary (Leiden, 1879-1901).

• A Persian digest of this work, made in 963 C.E. by the Samanid scholar al-Bal'ami, translated into French by H. Zotenberg (vols. i.-iv., Paris, 1867-1874).

• A modern version in thirty-nine volumes, published by the State University of New York Press from 1988 through 1998. Various editors.

Editions of Tabari's commentary on the Qur'an: Michael Jan de Goeje (1836 - May 17, 1909), Dutch orientalist, was born in Friesland. ... Events Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeats Mieszko I of Poland, compels him to pay tribute Luxembourg is founded, and the Belgium area becomes part of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. ... The famous Samanid mausoleum of Ismail of Samanid in Bukhara. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

• Edition published in thirty vols. (with extra index volume) at Cairo, 1902-1903.

• Tafsir al-Tabari : al-musammá Jami‘ al-bayan fi ta’wil al-Qur’an. Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyah, Beirut, 1997.

• An account with brief extracts given by O. Loth in the Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft, vol. xxxv. (1881), pp. 588-628.

• Commentary on the Quran, Vol.1, Delhi 1987. ISBN 0199201420

• The commentary on the Qur'an, by Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Jarir al- Tabari ; being an abridged translation of Jami' al-bayan 'an ta'wil ay al-Qur'an, with an introduction and notes by J. Cooper, general editors, W.F. Madelung, A. Jones. Oxford University Press, 1987-?. This translation may not have been carried beyond the first volume and seems to be both out of print and rare.

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See also

• List of Iranian scientists and scholars