Document Type : Research
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1 Ph.D. Student of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Literature, Kashan University, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Literature, Kashan University. Iran.
3 Assistant Professor of Quran and Hadith Department, Faculty of Theology, Faryabi College, University of Tehran, Qom. Iran.
4 Seminary Professor, History Researcher, Qom. Iran.
Abstract
The history of Shi’i traditionalist sources precedent to the early traditionalist ‘Asl’ books is not clear in some aspects except for some brief reviews, based upon supposition, of their contents. In order to reconstruct the traditionalist sources and historiography of Shi’i traditionalists, it seems necessary to relocate the works of Jibril bn. Ahmad Fariabi as one of the frequently-narrated scholars of Khorasan by Kashshi, the author of one of the early traditionalist Asls. This research, with descriptive-analytical approach, and using methods such as analysing the documents, locating the common segments, and elaborating semantic relationships of the narrations tries to relocate Jibril as a traditionalist and narrator as well as his works, and discover his pattern and basis in narrating traditions as an early textualist traditionalist. Thus, by evaluating his narrations from each chief scholar, it was proved that he had used Al-Rijal of Mohammd bn. Isa in form of hearing, and Almazmumeen and Almamduheen of Mohammad bn. Abdullah bn. Mehran was indicated. Also, his tendency to polemical thoughts of Mohmd bn. Isa and disagreement with polemical and narrative views of Zurara, using the ‘Ghali’ (exaggerators) sources, and denying him as the author of Mafakhir A-Kufa wa Al-Basra was clarified. His approch as a positive textualist traditionalist was also specified. Having into consideration Jibril’s thought and manner of narrating, Kashshi has benefitted from his narrations to explain other narrations and has criticised them in fewer occasions.
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