Moved this app to. Biography of Hafiz Ibn Kathir. Author of Tafsir Ibn Kathir. By the Honored Shaykh `Abdul-Qadir Al-Arna'ut, may Allah protect him. He is the respected Imam, Abu Al-Fida', `Imad Ad-Din Isma'il bin 'Umar bin Kathir Al-Qurashi Al-Busrawi - Busraian in origin; Dimashqi in training, learning and residence. Ibn Kathir was born in the city of Busra in 701 H.