'''{{transl|ar|Abū Jaʿfar MuḥammadMuhammad ibn JarīrJarir ibn Yazīd al-Ṭabarī|italic=no}}Yazid''' ({{lang-ar|أبو جعفر محمد بن جرير بن يزيد|translit=Muḥammad الطبريibn Jarīr ibn Yazīd}}), more commonly known asby his {{Transliteration|ar|[[Nisba (onomastics)|nisba]]}} '''al-ṬabarīTabari''' ({{lang|-ar|الطبري|translit=al-Ṭabarī}}), was a Muslim historian and scholar from [[Amol]], [[Tabaristan]]. Among the most prominent figures of the [[Islamic Golden Age]], al-Tabari is known for his historical works and expertise in [[Qur'anic exegesis]] ({{transliteration|ar|tafsir}}), but he has also been described as "an impressively prolific [[polymath]]".<ref name=Lindsay>Lindsay Jones (ed.), ''Encyclopedia of religion'', volume 13, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, p. 8943</ref> He wrote works on a diverse range of subjects, including [[World history (field)|world history]], [[poetry]], [[lexicography]], [[grammar]], [[ethics]], [[mathematics]], and [[medicine]].<ref name=Lindsay/><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Cambridge History Of Iran, vol 4|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=1975|isbn=978-0-521-20093-6|location=London|pages=599}}</ref>
His most influential and best known works are his Quranic commentary, known in Arabic as {{transliteration|ar|[[Tafsir al-Tabari|Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī]]}}, and his historical chronicle called ''[[History of the Prophets and Kings]]'' ({{transliteration|ar|Tarīkh al-rusul wa-l-mulūk}}), often referred to as {{transliteration|ar|Tarīkh al-Ṭabarī}} ("al-Tabari's History").