OverviewA scholar remembered for explaining the Qur’an and writing a broad history.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 1300 – 1373 CE
His workHis Qur’an commentary brings verses together with hadith and earlier explanations. It remains widely read as a guide to Qur’anic meaning.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Kathir
A lasting changeHis history al-Bidaya wa’l-Nihaya covers many generations. Its title means “The Beginning and the End”.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Kathir
SourcesOriginal summaries of the cited sources. Qur’anic accounts, later traditions and historical estimates are distinguished; brief profiles do not settle scholarly disagreements.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Kathir
