What is Ibn Kathir's methodology in exegesis, and what are the references that discuss it?
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Ibn Kathir elucidated his methodology in the introduction to his . There is also a doctoral dissertation on Imam Ibn Kathir and his methodology in Tafsir by Dr. Sulaiman Al-Lahim from Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. Furthermore, there are brief references to his methodology in the book "Al-Tafsir wal-Mufassirun" by Al-Dhahabi.
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