Al-Tabari
E102963
Al-Tabari was a prominent 9th–10th century Persian Muslim historian, theologian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his monumental works "History of the Prophets and Kings" and "Tafsir al-Tabari."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| al-Tabari | 6 |
| Al-Tabari canonical | 3 |
| Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari | 1 |
| At-Tabari | 1 |
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Target entity: Al-Tabari Context triple: [Islamic Golden Age, notableScholar, Al-Tabari]
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Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Khaldun was a 14th-century Arab historian, philosopher, and sociologist best known for his pioneering work on historiography and social theory in his book "Muqaddimah."
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Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
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Sibawayh
Sibawayh was an 8th-century Persian scholar whose foundational treatise on Arabic grammar, al-Kitāb, established the systematic study and rules of Classical Arabic.
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Al-Khalil
Al-Khalil is the Arabic name for the city of Hebron in the West Bank, a historically significant and religiously important city revered in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Al-Tabari Target entity description: Al-Tabari was a prominent 9th–10th century Persian Muslim historian, theologian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his monumental works "History of the Prophets and Kings" and "Tafsir al-Tabari."
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A.
Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Khaldun was a 14th-century Arab historian, philosopher, and sociologist best known for his pioneering work on historiography and social theory in his book "Muqaddimah."
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B.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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C.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
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D.
Sibawayh
Sibawayh was an 8th-century Persian scholar whose foundational treatise on Arabic grammar, al-Kitāb, established the systematic study and rules of Classical Arabic.
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E.
Al-Khalil
Al-Khalil is the Arabic name for the city of Hebron in the West Bank, a historically significant and religiously important city revered in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim
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Persian scholar ⓘ Qur’anic exegete ⓘ historian ⓘ jurist ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 839 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Amol ⓘ |
| birthRegion | Tabaristan ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| deathDate | 923 ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era |
10th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Persian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Al-Tabari
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
al-Tabari
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| fieldOfWork |
Islamic history
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Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ |
| fullName |
Al-Tabari
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari
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| givenName | Muhammad ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Qur’anic exegetes
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later Sunni historians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical Arabic philologists
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early Sunni hadith scholars ⓘ |
| jurisprudentialSchoolFounded | Jariri school ⓘ |
| knownFor |
History of the Prophets and Kings
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Tafsir al-Tabari ⓘ founding the Jariri school of law ⓘ |
| kunya | Abu Ja‘far ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainWork |
History of the Prophets and Kings
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Tafsir al-Tabari ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive narrative of early Islamic history
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early systematic Qur’anic commentary based on transmitted reports ⓘ |
| occupation |
Qur’anic commentator
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historian ⓘ jurist ⓘ theologian ⓘ traditionist ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Baghdad ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni ⓘ |
| titleOfWork |
Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān
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Tārīkh al-rusul wa-l-mulūk ⓘ |
| workAlsoKnownAs |
History of the Prophets and Kings
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Tafsir al-Tabari ⓘ |
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Subject: Al-Tabari Description of subject: Al-Tabari was a prominent 9th–10th century Persian Muslim historian, theologian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his monumental works "History of the Prophets and Kings" and "Tafsir al-Tabari."
Referenced by (11)
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