Ibn Kathir al-Makki

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.

This article is about the canonical Qur'an transmitter. For the historian and exegete, see Ibn Kathir.
Ibn Kathir (ابن كثير المكي)

al-Makki
Abdullah bin Kathir al-Makki
Born665CE
45AH
Mecca
Died737CE
120AH
Other namesAbu Ma‘bad Abdullah al-‘Attar al-Dari
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