Ibn Kathir al-Makki
Ibn Kathir (ابن كثير المكي) al-Makki | |
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Abdullah bin Kathir al-Makki | |
| Born | 665CE 45AH Mecca |
| Died | 737CE 120AH |
| Other names | Abu Ma‘bad Abdullah al-‘Attar al-Dari |
Abū Maʿbad (or Abū Bakr) ʿAbd Allāh ibn Kathīr al-Dārānī al-Makkī, better known as Ibn Kathir al-Makki (665–737 CE [45–120 AH]), was one of the transmitters of the seven canonical Qira'at, or methods of reciting the Qur'an. His recitations were generally popular among the people of Mecca.