This article is an attempt to have an analytical study of the book of Ahmad Ibn Ali Ibn Abbas Najashi, one of the Shiite experts in the science of the transmission of hadith. Considering certain proofs and evidence it shows that The List of Names of the Shiite Authors was presented to the world of knowledge at that time not at the time of the life of its author, but rather many years after his ...

Ancient Persian sources are among the most important sources for understanding the past architecture of Iran. Among these texts is the book Nuzhat Nama-yi Alachr('39')i by Shah Mardan Ibn Abi al-Khayr, which was written in the last years of the fifth century AH. This book is an encyclopedia of common sciences of that time and includes various subjects such as animals, plants, jewelry, arithmeti...

Abu Al-Hasan Ali ibn Ebrāhim Qomi (born in 307AH) is one of the most eminent hadith narrators. The Shiite experts have verified his trusteeship. The exegesis attributed to him which is now accessible for all, includes points that is not in accordance with his scientific status. According to the authors of the present article, in this exegesis there are some forged narrations which stand on exag...

in his last years of life americans had almost forgotton steinbeck, and those who had not, occasionally criticized him for supporting and praising the u. s. military intervention in the vietnam war. althought ateinbeck incorporates different themes into his works, each one bears many signs of his concern and sympathy for america and the american common people in particular. steinbecks to a god ...

Ahmad ibn Ali al-Najashi is one of the eminent experts in the science of hadith transmitters and bibliography, and his book on the transmitters of hadith is considered the most important among the four major books on the Shii science of transmission of hadith. He was the disciple of many Masters, some of whom were the most eminent scholars in the science of the transmitters of hadith and biblio...

The first book among early mystical fexts to discuss mystical sects is Hojviri's kashf Al-Mahjub. This work was created in the fifth century (A.H). Hojviri (b. Circa 470) classifies sufis into twelve sects in one part of his work and explains their basic belliefs. The question raised by some readers of this text is whether these sect existed at all at that time. The present paper attempts to ex...