Typology of Mahdism Narrations after the Reappearance in the Hadith School of Qom before the Era of Shaykh Saduq

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Assistant Professor, Department of Current Studies, Research Center for Mahdism and Futures Studies, Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy, Qom, Iran

Abstract

The Hadith School of Qom, as one of the most influential intellectual centers of the Imamiyya, has always been a focal point of attention for scholars and researchers. However, studies related to Mahdism in this school still suffer from certain shortcomings, such as the lack of a school-based perspective and the absence of detailed typological analysis of Mahdism narrations. A precise typology of narrations can provide a clear picture of the different categories of Mahdism narrations within this school and pave the way for deeper content analyses in future studies.
Accordingly, this study, using a descriptive-analytical method and based on 358 narrations from the Hadith School of Qom, classifies the Mahdism narrations. The findings show that the largest portion of narrations concerns the era of Imam Mahdi’s (AS) governance, while narrations about the period after him are relatively few. By focusing on both the structural and thematic analysis of narrations, this research takes a step toward completing Mahdist studies within the Hadith School of Qom.
 

Keywords

References

  1. Al-Barqi, A. (1992). Al-Mahasin (S. J. al-Husayni [al-Muhaddith], Ed., Vol. 1, 2nd ed.). Qom: Dar al-Kutub al-Islamiyyah. [In Arabic]
  2. Al-Himyari, A. b. J. (1992). Qurb al-isnad (Al al-Bayt Institute, Ed.). Qom: Al al-Bayt Institute. [In Arabic]
  3. Al-Kulayni, M. b. Y. (1987). Al-Kafi (A. A. al-Ghaffari & M. Akhundi, Eds., Vols. 1–6, 8). Tehran: Islamiyyah. [In Arabic]
  4. Al-Mufid, M. b. M. (1992). Al-Amali (H. Ustad Wali & A. A. al-Ghaffari, Eds.). Qom: Publications of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom. [In Arabic]
  5. Al-Mufid, M. b. M. (1992). Al-Irshad fi ma‘rifat hujjaj Allah ‘ala al-‘ibad (Al al-Bayt Institute, Ed., Vol. 2). Beirut: Dar al-Mufid. [In Arabic]
  6. Al-Qummi, A. b. I. (1984). Tafsir al-Qummi (S. T. al-Musawi al-Jaza’iri, Ed., Vol. 2). Qom: Dar al-Kutub. [In Arabic]
  7. Al-Saduq, M. b. A. (1965). ‘Ilal al-shara’i‘. Qom: Dawari Bookshop. [In Arabic]
  8. Al-Saduq, M. b. A. (1975). Kamal al-din wa tamam al-ni‘mah (A. A. al-Ghaffari, Ed., Vols. 1–2, 2nd ed.). Tehran: Islamic Publications. [In Arabic]
  9. Al-Saduq, M. b. A. (1983). Al-Khisal (A. A. al-Ghaffari, Ed., Vol. 2). Qom: Islamic Publications affiliated with the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom. [In Arabic]
  10. Al-Saduq, M. b. A. (1985). Thawab al-a‘mal wa ‘iqab al-a‘mal (2nd ed.). Qom: Dar al-Sharif al-Radi. [In Arabic]
  11. Al-Saduq, M. b. A. (1992). Man la yahduruhu al-faqih (A. A. al-Ghaffari, Ed., Vol. 1, 2nd ed.). Qom: Islamic Publications affiliated with the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom. [In Arabic]
  12. Al-Saduq, M. b. A. (1996). Al-Amali. Qom: Al-Ba‘thah Foundation for Printing and Publishing. [In Arabic]
  13. Al-Saffar, M. b. H. (1984). Basair al-darajat (M. b. A. Koujehbaghi, Ed., Vol. 1, 2nd ed.). Qom: Ayatollah Mar‘ashi Library. [In Arabic]
  14. Al-Tusi, M. (1990). Al-Ghaybah (A. Tehrani & A. A. Nasih, Eds.). Qom: Dar al-Ma‘arif al-Islamiyyah. [In Arabic]
  15. Ibn Qulawayh, J. b. M. (1977). Kamil al-ziyarat (A. H. Amini, Ed.). Najaf al-Ashraf: Dar al-Murtadawiyyah. [In Arabic]
  16. Jabbari, M. R. (2005). The Hadith school of Qom: Understanding and analysis of the Qom Hadith school from its beginning to the fifth century AH. Qom: Zaer Publications. [In Persian]
  17. Kamyab, M. (2021). Treatise on Mahdist hadiths of the Qom Hadith school before the era of al-Saduq: Doctrines, characteristics, style, and content analysis. Qom: Center for Seminary Management. [In Persian]
  18. Kamyab, M. (2022). A study and analysis of Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid al-Barqi’s approach to Mahdist narrations with emphasis on al-Barqi’s al-Mahasin. Mahdavi Society, (6), pp. 140–161. [In Persian]
  19. Kamyab, M. (2023). A study of the methodology of Ali b. Ibrahim al-Qummi regarding Mahdist narrations in Tafsir al-Qummi. Wa‘d al-Umam fi al-Qur’an wa al-Hadith, (1), pp. 113–138. [In Arabic]
  20. Kamyab, M. (2023). An Analysis of the characteristics of the Qom Hadith school in narrating Mahdist traditions. Mahdavi Society, (8), pp. 81–109. [In Persian]
  21. Kamyab, M. (2024). An Analysis and content study of Mahdist hadiths in Qurb al-Isnad by al-Hamiri. Intizar-e Mow‘ud, (84), pp. 75–100. [In Persian]
  22. Kamyab, M., & Tabatabaei, S. M. K. (2022). Content analysis of narrators of the hadiths of the Qom Hadith school up to the era of al-Saduq. Mashriq-e Mow‘ud, (63), pp. 59–88. [In Persian]
  23. Sobhani, M. T., & Group of Authors. (2016). Essays on the theological school of Qom. Qom: Dar al-Hadith Scientific and Cultural Institute. [In Persian]
  24. Tabatabaei, M. K. (2010). The history of Shi‘i hadith (2nd ed.). Tehran: SAMT. [In Persian]

 

Files

History

  • Receive Date: 28 January 2024
  • Revise Date: 12 March 2024
  • Accept Date: 30 April 2024

Share

How to cite

Statistics