211/827) in its entirety into his work, and Heribert Horst has argued that Al-Tabari has also used other subsequently lost commentaries. Narratives are selected based on their authenticity a notable example is the rejection of the same historical sources he had already used for his historical works.Īl-Tabari incorporated an earlier commentary by ‘Abd al-Razzaq b. Tabari supplies the chain of narrations for the reports included in the commentary, sometimes elaborating on the trustworthiness of narrators. Tabari has relied on narratives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, including narrations and comments of sahabah and tabi'in where necessary.
It is his second great work after " History of the Prophets and Kings" ( Tarīkh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk), also known as "Tarikh al-Tabari". Tabari finished his work in 883, often dictating sections to his students.
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