Scholar·Later empires
Death of Ibn Kathir, Quran Commentator, in Damascus
- Date
- February 1373 CE774 AH653 years ago
- Place
- Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate
- People
- Ibn Kathir, Ibn Taymiyyah
Ismail ibn Kathir died in Damascus in February 1373. He was a student of Ibn Taymiyyah and worked as a historian as well as a commentator. His Tafsir of the Quran explains verses with other verses and with hadith, and it is still widely used. He also wrote al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya, a history that runs from creation to his own time.
Why it matters
His Quran commentary is one of the most widely used tafsir works in Sunni madrasas today.