# Ibn Kathir

> His Quranic commentary set a standard for textual rigor that still shapes how millions of Sunni Muslims read scripture. Ibn Kathir's approach — skeptical of outside folklore, anchored in hadith — became a template, especially among conservative interpreters who prize his refusal to blend tradition with speculation.

*Syrian Islamic historian, exegete and scholar (c.1300–1373)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ibn-kathir

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1301
- **Died:** 1373
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born around 1300 in Bostra in what is now Syria, Ibn Kathir studied under Ibn Taymiyya and al-Dhahabi, absorbing a strict textualist theology that rejected speculative reasoning. He became an expert in Quranic exegesis, history, and Islamic law, writing a fourteen-volume universal history titled al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya. His tafsir stood apart for its critical stance toward Israʼiliyyat — narratives borrowed from Jewish, Christian, or Zoroastrian sources that had crept into earlier commentaries. Where exegetes like al-Tabari had woven in varied traditions, Ibn Kathir insisted on hadith and scripture alone, following the Athari school's demand for strict textualism. He died in 1373, leaving a methodology that would define conservative Sunni scholarship for centuries.

## Fame
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## Topics
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## Sources
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