Famous mufassirs

author of tafsir (explanations or interpretations of religious texts, usually the Qur'an)

46 people

All Alive Deceased
Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib

Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib

0599 – 0661 · Age 61
Deceased
Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Ahmad ibn Hanbal

0780 – 0855 · Age 74
Deceased
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Abd Allah ibn Abbas

0619 – 0688 · Age 69
Deceased
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Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr

0624 – 0692 · Age 68
Deceased
Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari

Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari

0873 – 0935 · Age 62
Deceased
Ibn Kathir

Ibn Kathir

1301 – 1373 · Age 72
Deceased
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Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab

0610 – 0693 · Age 83
Deceased
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani

1372 – 1449 · Age 76
Deceased
Said Nursî

Said Nursî

1877 – 1960 · Age 83
Deceased
J

Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti

1445 – 1505 · Age 60
Deceased
I

Ibn Qutaybah

0828 – 0889 · Age 61
Deceased
Rida Muhammad Rashid

Rida Muhammad Rashid

1865 – 1935 · Age 69
Deceased
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi

Abu Mansur al-Maturidi

0893 – 0944 · Age 51
Deceased
Al-Zamakhshari

Al-Zamakhshari

1075 – 1144 · Age 69
Deceased
S

Sidi Boushaki

1394 – 1453 · Age 59
Deceased
Z

Zayd ibn Ali

0695 – 0740 · Age 45
Deceased
Sufyan al-Thawri

Sufyan al-Thawri

0716 – 0784 · Age 68
Deceased
Zayd ibn Thabit

Zayd ibn Thabit

0615 – 0665 · Age 50
Deceased
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn

Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn

1929 – 2001 · Age 71
Deceased
I

Ibn Sirin

0653 – 0729 · Age 76
Deceased
Al-Mawardi

Al-Mawardi

0974 – 1058 · Age 84
Deceased
Al-Tabarani

Al-Tabarani

0873 – 0971 · Age 98
Deceased
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Al-Qurtubi

1214 – 1273 · Age 59
Deceased
Al-Baydawi

Al-Baydawi

1201 – 1286
Deceased
Sa'id ibn Jubayr

Sa'id ibn Jubayr

0665 – 0714 · Age 49
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q12912932