Ibn Kathir al-Makki
Yemeni transmitter of the seven canonical Qira'at (665–737) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the canonical Qur'an transmitter. For the historian and exegete, see Ibn Kathir.
Abū Maʿbad (or Abū Bakr) ʿAbd Allāh ibn Kathīr al-Dārānī al-Makkī, better known as Ibn Kathir al-Makki (665–737 CE [45–120 AH]),[1] was one of the transmitters of the seven canonical Qira'at, or methods of reciting the Qur'an.[2] His recitations were generally popular among the people of Mecca.[3]
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Ibn Kathir (ابن كثير المكي) al-Makki | |
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Abdullah bin Kathir al-Makki | |
Born | 665CE 45AH Mecca |
Died | 737CE 120AH |
Other names | Abu Ma‘bad Abdullah al-‘Attar al-Dari |
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