Abu Ja‘far
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Abu Ja‘far is the honorific kunya of the renowned Persian historian and Qur’anic exegete al-Tabari, a foundational figure in early Islamic historiography and tafsir.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abu Jaʿfar | 1 |
| Abu Ja‘far canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qur’anic exegete
ⓘ
hadith scholar ⓘ historian ⓘ jurist ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Amol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthRegion | Tabaristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic historiography
ⓘ
Islamic law ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ tafsir ⓘ |
| fullName | Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
tafsir literature
ⓘ
universal history ⓘ |
| givenName | Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorific | Imam ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Muslim historians
ⓘ
later Sunni exegetes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
foundational contributions to Qur’anic exegesis
ⓘ
foundational contributions to early Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| kunya | Abu Ja‘far NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jami‘ al-bayan ‘an ta’wil ay al-Qur’an
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarikh al-rusul wa-l-muluk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
compiling early reports on Qur’anic interpretation
ⓘ
comprehensive narrative of early Islamic history ⓘ extensive use of isnad chains ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
scholar ⓘ |
| patronymic | ibn Jarir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Tabaristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolTradition | Sunni traditionalist exegesis ⓘ |
| wroteIn | Arabic ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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