The Era of the Islamic Scholar al-Tabarani

Timeline

1. 1061–1064Damascus · SyriaWorks such as the al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat were widely transcribed in Damascus and surrounding cities in the early 1060s, becoming foundational texts for hadith scholars' teaching and verification.
2. 1065–1067Basra · IraqAl-Tabarani's organizational scheme of classifying by narrator (al-Mu'jam) and by subject was imitated in the scholarly centers of Iraq, promoting the systematization of hadith bibliography and isnad critical methods in the mid-11th century.
3. 1068–1070Mashriq region · MashriqBy the late 1060s, commentary, abridgement, and teaching transmission of al-Tabarani's works had become established in the cities of the Mashriq, and his scholarly influence continued to later hadith scholars such as Ibn Kathir.