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Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi, the exegete

أبو إسحق الثعلبي المفسر

c. 1036 CE · 427 AH

Abu Ishaq Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Tha'labi of Nishapur — the Qur'an exegete, 'unique in his age in the science of tafsir' per Ibn Khallikan, author of the great commentary al-Kashf wa-l-Bayan and Ara'is al-Majalis on the tales of the prophets; died in 427 1.

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Abu Ishaq Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Nisaburi al-Tha'labi, the exegete, of the companions of al-Siraj; a hafiz and preacher, a head in tafsir and Arabic, solid in religion. 1

His works

Ibn Khallikan said he was unique in his age in the science of tafsir; he composed the great commentary that surpassed other tafsirs, and his Kitab al-'Ara'is on the stories of the prophets, among others. 1

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 230
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