“Evaluation of Abu Noaim Esfahani’s views on shiism and Shiite Imams (PBUT)”
- Author:
- Najmeh sadat Musavian
- Level:
- Master
- Subject(s):
- Shia studies
- Language:
- Farsi
- Faculty:
- Faculty of Shi’i Studies
- Year:
- 2015
- Publisher:
- URD Press
- Supervisor(s):
- Mohammad Ghafouri Nejad
- Advisor(s):
- Mohammad Hasan Mohammadi Mozaffar
Abu Noaim Isfahani is one of Hadith conveyor in 4th and 5th AH and fewer people have as much as his works. The prominent Hadith conveyor was born and grown up in Isfahan when this city was the boom place of Hadith. He studied in Khorasan and Iraq and participated in class of other countries Ulama and Hadith conveyors. He passed away in Isfahan. Contents of his works – which are more than thirty ones – often are about virtues of Prophet Mohammad`s companions and Tabeins (companions of companions). In this research with the assumption that most Hadith Conveyors gathers the Hadithes based upon their beliefs, we referred to Abu Noaim`s Hadithes. We discussed his views about Shia and Shia Imams in one chapter which were scattered in several of his works. ortunately we find many Hadithes about these subjects. The higher content of such Hadithes in comparison with other Companions` Hadithes, make us believe although he was not Shia, he loved Prophet`s family (Ahl Al Bait) PBUH. Last chapter of the research, we bring some of his criticism towards Shia School. This criticism is more Hadith criticism rather than fundamental criticism. It means that he rejected the Hadithes by which Shiites prove Imam Ali`s Velayah. But this deed is in contrast to the Hadithes he conveyed in his other works.