the grave. She was the best of Allah’s creatures to me after Abu Talib". Legacy As ʿAbd-Allah's knowledge grew, he grew in stature. Masruq ibn al Ajda said of him: Ibn Abbas is highly respected by both Shia and Sunnis. The 1924 Cairo edition Quran adopted the chronological order of chapters promulgated by Ibn Abbās, which subsequently became widely accepted following 1924. His descendants Views Ibn Abbas viewed that Tafsir can be divided in four categories: The category the Arabs knew because of its language Those of ignorance, of which no one will be excused Those the scholars know Those no one knows except Allah ( ) Sunni view Sunni view him as the most knowledgeable of the Companions in tafsir. A book entitled Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn Abbas is tafsir, all explanations of which may go back to Ibn Abbas. Of all narrations transmitted by Ibn Abbas, 1660 were considered authentic () by the authors of the two Sahihs. Regarding Ibn Abbas giving verdicts () in favor of Nikah Mut'ah, most Sunnis view that Ali corrected him on the matter, while other view that "Ibn Abbas position on the permissibility of Mut'ah until his last day is proven" per the Hadith of Ibn al-Zubayr and Mut'ah. Sunnis describe thus: See also List of Islamic scholars Sunni view of the Sahaba List of Sahabah Banu Hashim References External links Narrations from Ibn Abbas in Tasfir ibn Kathir Hadith by Abdullah Ibn Abbas Collected By Bukhari Sahabah hadith narrators Family of Muhammad Quranic exegesis scholars Islam articles needing attention 7th-century Muslim scholars of Islam 619 births 687 deaths Banu Abbas Rashidun governors of Basra