Qur'anScience
In the circle of Ibn ‘Abbas, a young man from Kufa kept asking — surah by surah — until he became one of the greatest masters of tafsir among the Tabi‘un. The first book of Tracing the Scholars of Islam tells the story of Sa‘id ibn Jubayr from the Qur’an, authentic Hadith and the recognised books of biography, with unproven stories clearly marked. “Only those fear Allah … who have knowledge.”
“Only those fear Allah, from among His servants, who have knowledge.”
Anyone who wants to know the early scholars
Parents & heads of families
Students of tafsir
Preachers, teachers & counsellors
The story of Sa‘id ibn Jubayr — 20 chapters with Qur’anic verses, 16 authentic Hadith with linked chains, a timeline, a diagram of the chain of knowledge, a map of the cities of learning, a chart of the era of al-Hajjaj, history notes marked separately, a table of popular stories and their status, a glossary and reflection questions.