Tafsir al-Tabari
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Jāmiʿ al-bayān ʿan taʾwīl āy al-Qurʾān, popularly Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī, is a Sunni tafsir by the Persian scholar Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. It immediately won high regard and has retained its importanc
Opening lines of the Quran from a Persian translation of Tafsir al-Tabari
Mansur I
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Abu Salih Mansur, better known as Mansur I was amir of the Samanids from 961 to 976. The son of Nuh I, his reign was characterized by weak rule and perpetual financial troubles. Mansur was notably the
Tafsir al-Tabari
…multiple, often conflicting sources. The book was translated into Persian by a group of scholars from Transoxania on commission of the Samanid king, Mansur I (961–976). Tabari finished his work in 883, often dictating sections to his students. It is his second great work after "History of the Prophets and…
14th-century illustration of the coronation of Mansur I
Silver medallion of Mansur I with bilingual Middle Persian and Arabic minted in Bukhara. Obverse in Middle Persian: khvarrah apzut shahanshah "the King of Kings has increased the royal splendor" Reverse in Arabic: la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharik lahu Muhammad rasul Allah al-muti' lillah al-malik al-muzaffar mansur bin nuh "There is no god but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, al-Muti' lillah, the victorious king, Mansur son of
Coinage of Ahmad bin Mansur, as governor in Ferghana. Dated AH 359 (AD 969-70), reign of Mansur I ibn Nuh