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Books of Rijal
The books of Rijāl that are currently in our possession can be divided into three groups: 1) The main foundational books of Rijāl: These are the books that have been authored up until the time of Shaykh Tusi. These are known as the Kutub al-Qudamā’. 2) The books that were authored after the time of … Continue reading
Reparation of Weakness in the Chain of Narrators
One of the principles that has been debated among the scholars is known as the Principle of Reparation (Qa’idat al-Injibar) which states that if the majority of scholars (al-Mashhur) act upon a tradition, it makes up for and ‘repairs’ the weakness in the chain of narrators of that tradition. Certain scholars, like Ayt. al-Burujardi (r), … Continue reading
False Attributions
It has been narrated from Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (‘a) that: كان المغيرة بن سعيد يتعمد الكذب على أبي، و يأخذ كتب أصحابه و كان اصحابه المستترون بأصحاب ابي يأخذون الكتب من أصحاب أبي فيدفعونها الى المغيرة، فكان يدس فيها الكفر و الزندقة، و يسندها الى ابي ثم يدفعها الى اصحابه و يأمرهم ان يبثوها في … Continue reading
Understanding Ahadith
Bismillah It has been more than 1400 years since our beloved Prophet (S) passed away from this temporary world and because of this and numerous other factors, it is quite difficult to ascertain the authenticity of any hadith firstly, and then understand its context and purport secondly. Historically, scholars have applied various methods to establish … Continue reading
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Welcome to al-Hadith Journal. Since the posts in this blog have not been arranged in any specific order, it is recommended that you click on the category of your interest on the sidebar to read all the posts related to that particular category. To download our books, click on the top menu ‘Books‘. To download … Continue reading