Al-Tabari

Al-Tabari
Al-Tabari
ٱلطَّبَرِيّ
Title	Imam
Personal
Born	839 CE / 224 AH; Amol, Tabaristan, Abbasid Caliphate (present-day Iran)
Died	923 CE (aged 84) / 310 AH (aged 86); Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate (present-day Iraq)
Resting place	Al-Rahbi Park, Baghdad, Iraq
Religion	Islam
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Region	Abbasid Caliphate
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Independent (eponym of the Jariri school)
Main interest(s)	History; exegesis; jurisprudence; creed;
Notable work(s)	Tafsir al-Tabari; Tarikh al-Tabari; Tahdhib al-Athar; Ikhtilaf al-Fuqaha';
Occupation	Scholar; historian; exegete; jurist; theologian;
	Arabic name
Personal; (Ism)	Muḥammad; مُحَمَّد
Patronymic; (Nasab)	Ibn Jarīr ibn Yazīd; ٱبْن جَرِير بْن يَزِيد
Teknonymic; (Kunya)	Abū Jaʿfar; أَبُو جَعْفَر
Toponymic; (Nisba)	Al-Ṭabarī; ٱلطَّبَرِيّ
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Dawud al-Zahiri;
	Influenced Al-Suyuti; Ibn Kathir; ;

Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr ibn Yazīd al-Ṭabarī (Arabic: أَبُو جَعْفَر مُحَمَّد بْن جَرِير بْن يَزِيد ٱلطَّبَرِيّ; 839–923 CE / 224–310 AH), commonly known as al-Ṭabarī (Arabic: ٱلطَّبَرِيّ), was a Sunni Muslim scholar, polymath, traditionalist,^[2]^[3] historian, exegete, jurist, and theologian from Amol, Tabaristan, present-day Iran. Among the most prominent figures of the Islamic Golden Age, al-Tabari is widely known for his historical works and expertise in Quranic exegesis, and has been described as "an impressively prolific polymath".^[4] He authored works on a diverse range of subjects, including world history, poetry, lexicography, grammar, ethics, mathematics, and medicine.^[4]^[5] Among his most famous and influential works are his Quranic commentary, Tafsir al-Tabari, and historical chronicle, Tarikh al-Tabari.

Al-Tabari followed the Shafi'i school for nearly a decade before he developed his own interpretation of Islamic jurisprudence. His understanding of it was both sophisticated and remarkably fluid, and, as such, he continued to develop his ideas and thoughts on juristic matters right until the end of his life.^[6]

Al-Tabari's school of jurisprudence "flourished among Sunni ulama for two centuries after his death", before it eventually became extinct.^[7] It was commonly designated as the Jariri school.

^ Jonathan A.C. Brown (2007), The Canonization of al-Bukhārī and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon, p. 151. Brill Publishers. ISBN 978-90-04-15839-9.
^ Melchert, Christopher (1997). "Chapter 7: Al-Khallal and the Classical Hanbali school". The Formation of the Sunni Schools of Law, 9th-10th Centuries C.E. Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Publishers. p. 154. ISBN 978-90-04-10952-0. ..al-Tabarī and Ibn Khuzaymah were scholars of very great stature, their published creeds thoroughly traditionalist
^ Freyer Stowasser, Barbara (1994). "Introduction". Women in the Qur'an, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-19-511148-4. The traditionalist Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (d. 923) authored a traditionist Qur'anic exegesis, Jami'al-bayan 'an ta'wil ay al-Qur'an (or fi tafsir al-Quran), and a traditionist History of the world..
^ ^a ^b Lindsay Jones (ed.), Encyclopedia of religion, volume 13, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, p. 8943
^ The Cambridge History of Iran, vol 4. London: Cambridge University Press. 1975. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-521-20093-6.
^ Muhammad Mojlum Khan (2009). The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History. Kube Publishing Ltd. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-84774-029-8.
^ A.C. Brown, Jonathan (2014). Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy. Oneworld Publications. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-78074-420-9. Although it eventually became extinct, Tabari's madhhab flourished among Sunni ulama for two centuries after his death.

[1] Jonathan A.C. Brown (2007), The Canonization of al-Bukhārī and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon, p. 151. Brill Publishers. ISBN 978-90-04-15839-9.

[2] Melchert, Christopher (1997). "Chapter 7: Al-Khallal and the Classical Hanbali school". The Formation of the Sunni Schools of Law, 9th-10th Centuries C.E. Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Publishers. p. 154. ISBN 978-90-04-10952-0. ..al-Tabarī and Ibn Khuzaymah were scholars of very great stature, their published creeds thoroughly traditionalist

[3] Freyer Stowasser, Barbara (1994). "Introduction". Women in the Qur'an, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-19-511148-4. The traditionalist Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (d. 923) authored a traditionist Qur'anic exegesis, Jami'al-bayan 'an ta'wil ay al-Qur'an (or fi tafsir al-Quran), and a traditionist History of the world..

[Lindsay-4] Lindsay Jones (ed.), Encyclopedia of religion, volume 13, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, p. 8943

[5] The Cambridge History of Iran, vol 4. London: Cambridge University Press. 1975. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-521-20093-6.

[6] Muhammad Mojlum Khan (2009). The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History. Kube Publishing Ltd. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-84774-029-8.

[jacb-m-7] A.C. Brown, Jonathan (2014). Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy. Oneworld Publications. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-78074-420-9. Although it eventually became extinct, Tabari's madhhab flourished among Sunni ulama for two centuries after his death.

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