Scholar·Abbasid
Death of al-Tabari, Historian and Quran Commentator
- Date
- 923 CE310 AH1,103 years ago
- Place
- Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
- People
- Al-Tabari
Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari died in Baghdad in 923. He wrote a large commentary on the Quran, known as Jami al-bayan. He also wrote a universal history, Tarikh al-rusul wa al-muluk, which covers events from creation to 915. Later historians still rely on it for the early Islamic period.
Why it matters
His History is one of the main sources for early Islamic events, from the Prophet's time to the early Abbasid period.