The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (154 page)
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al-Sirhind
:
:
al-Tabar
, ab
Ja‘far Mu
ammad ibn Jar
r
, abJa‘far Muammad ibn Jarr(
c.
839–923 (AH 224–310)).
Prominent Muslim scholar, best known for his history of the world,
Ta’r
kh al-Rusul wa’l-Mul
k
(Chronicle of Apostles and Kings). He also composed a vast commentary (
tafs
r
) on the
Qur’
n
, in which he gathered together earlier exegesis on an equally large scale. It became a standard work of reference for later exegetes, and is used to the present day. He also founded a school of
shar
‘a
, known as Jariyya, but it was so close to the
Sh
fi‘ites
that it did not persist.
c.
839–923 (AH 224–310)).
Prominent Muslim scholar, best known for his history of the world,
Ta’r
kh al-Rusul wa’l-Mulk(Chronicle of Apostles and Kings). He also composed a vast commentary (
tafs
r) on the
Qur’
n, in which he gathered together earlier exegesis on an equally large scale. It became a standard work of reference for later exegetes, and is used to the present day. He also founded a school of
shar
‘a, known as Jariyya, but it was so close to the
Sh
fi‘itesthat it did not persist.
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