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Ibn Kathir's compilations: al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya and his other works, about 738/1338

تأليف ابن كثير «البداية والنهاية» وتصانيفه، نحو ٧٣٨هـ

c. 1338 CE · c. 738 AH

Damascus

Ibn Kathir gave himself to hadith, reading its texts and men: he compiled the Tafsir, began a large book of ahkam left unfinished, compiled the history al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya on the model of Ibn al-Athir's al-Kamil — closing it with the events of 738 — wrote the Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya, critiqued the hadiths of Adillat al-Tanbih and of Ibn al-Hajib's Mukhtasar, began a commentary on al-Bukhari, and abridged Ibn al-Salah's 'ulum al-hadith with additions of his own; among his books are the Jami' al-Masanid in eight volumes, al-Ijtihad fi talab al-jihad and al-Takmil on rijal in five volumes; his works travelled the lands in his lifetime 1 2.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq
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133013401350 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Damascus

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Summary

Ibn Kathir compiled the Tafsir, the history and the Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya; he began a large book of ahkam left unfinished and a commentary on al-Bukhari; he critiqued the hadiths of Adillat al-Tanbih and of Ibn al-Hajib's Mukhtasar; and he abridged Ibn al-Salah's 'ulum al-hadith with additions of his own 1.

Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya and the rest

Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya is a history on the model of Ibn al-Athir's al-Kamil which he concluded with the events of 738; his books include the eight-volume Jami' al-Masanid, al-Ijtihad fi talab al-jihad and the five-volume Takmil on rijal — his works travelled the lands in his lifetime 2 1.

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Ibn Kathir
Occurred at
Damascus

People and things also explored

The hafiz Jamal al-Din al-Mizzi dies at Damascus, 12 Safar 742/1341· Ibn Kathir loses his sight in his last years, about 772/1371· Ibn Kathir moves to Damascus and grows up there, about 709/1309· Ibn Kathir dies at Damascus, Sha'ban 774/February 1373· Ibn Kathir attaches himself to Ibn Taymiyya and is tried on his account, about 726-728/1326-1328· Ibn Kathir keeps close to the hafiz al-Mizzi and marries his daughter, about 735/1335· Ibn Taymiyya· Jamal al-Din al-Mizzi

Sources

  1. Al-Durar al-Kamina fi A'yan al-Mi'a al-Thamina — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (Dar al-Jil, Beirut) , 1/374
  2. al-Alam — al-Zirikli , 1/112-113
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islam.museum contributors. “Ibn Kathir's compilations: al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya and his other works, about 738/1338”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ibn-kathir-bidaya-738/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-02.

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The hafiz Jamal al-Din al-Mizzi dies at Damascus, 12 Safar 742/1341

Al-Mizzi died on Saturday 12 Safar 742 and was buried the next day in the Sufi cemetery; his son-in-law Ibn Kathir relates that he was ill for a few days and died between the zuhr and asr prayers while reciting the Throne Verse; the people prayed over him in the congregational mosque then outside Bab al-Nasr, and he was buried in the Sufi cemetery near Ibn Taymiyya, the funeral gathering being very large.