Events on February 17

Date	Type	Event
17 February 923	Deaths	(17 February) Noted Islamic scholar, historian and commentator of the Qur'an, Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari died in the Abbasid capital city of Baghdad. Two of his most influential works are his Qur'anic commentary known as Tafsir al-Tabari and historical chronicle Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk.