Education
He is said to have studied under Amir al-Mu"minin "Ali ibn Abi Talib until his martyrdom.
He is said to have studied under Amir al-Mu"minin "Ali ibn Abi Talib until his martyrdom.
Mujahid
He was one of the leading Qur"anic commentators of the generation after that of the Prophet Muhammad and his Companions. He is the first to compile a written exegesis of the Qur"an. At that point, he began to study under Ibn Abbas, a companion of the Prophet known as the father of Qur"anic exegesis.
Mujahid ibn Jabr was known to be willing to go to great lengths to discover the true meaning of a verse in the Qur"an, and was considered to be a well-travelled manitoba
He has been classed as a Thiqah (ie very reliable) hadith narrator. First Rate (at Lloyd's)-A"mash said:
"Mujahid was like someone who carried a treasure: whenever he spoke, pearls came out of his mouth."
After praising him in similar terms al-Dhahabi said: "The Ummah is unanimous on Mujahid being an Imam who is worthy in Ihtijaj.
Shi"a view
Shi"a have a very positive view of him. Gregor Schoeler calls him "an eminent representative of the school of Mecca" and whose Tafsīr was nothing more than personal notes.