PHILOSOPHER

Al-Tabari

839 - 923

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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, 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". He authored works on a diverse range of subjects, including world history, poetry, lexicography, grammar, ethics, mathematics, and medicine. Among his most famous and influential works are his Quranic commentary, Tafsir al-Tabari, and historical chronicle, Tarikh al-Tabari. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Tabari is the 101st most popular philosopher, the 22nd most popular biography from Iran (up from 23rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Iranian Philosopher.

Al-Tabari is most famous for his tafsir, or commentary on the Quran.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Al-Tabari ranks 101 out of 1,267. Before him are George Berkeley, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Carl von Clausewitz, Jacques Derrida, Walter Benjamin, and Jean Bodin. After him are Friedrich Fröbel, Roger Bacon, Boethius, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, George Gurdjieff, and Apollodorus of Athens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 839, Al-Tabari ranks 1. After him is Charles the Fat. Among people deceased in 923, Al-Tabari ranks 1. After him are Robert I of France, Ageltrude, and Galindo Aznárez II.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Al-Tabari ranks 22 out of 631. Before him are Ismail I (1487), Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078), Ulugh Beg (1394), Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865), Hassan-i Sabbah (1050), and Cambyses II (-550). After him are Bodhidharma (483), Malik-Shah I (1055), Tughril (990), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Tahmasp I (1514), and Khosrow I (501).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Iran

Among philosophers born in Iran, Al-Tabari ranks 2. Before him are Al-Ghazali (1058). After him are Bodhidharma (483), Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149), Bayazid Bastami (804), Miskawayh (932), Mazdak (450), Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi (1155), Haji Bektash Veli (1209), Mulla Sadra (1571), Al-Baydawi (1201), and Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi (1145).

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