Ibn Babawayh
Prominent ninth-century Twelver Shia scholar and compiler of the canonical hadith collection Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih.
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A ninth-century Twelver Shia scholar and hadith compiler of Persian descent, Ibn Babawayh is also called al-Shaykh al-Saduq.[1] During the formative period of Twelver Shia Islam, he is counted among the most significant scholars.[1] Because Babawayh is the Arabic version of the Persian name Babuyah, his patronymic points to Persian ancestry.[2]
Life and work
The exact date of Ibn Babawayh's birth is not known, but Shia scholars consider it to be after the year 305 A.H., probably 306 A.H.[3] Ali ibn Babawayh Qummi, who died in 939 CE, was Ibn Babawayh's father and a prominent scholar in Qom.[4] Qom, where he was born and raised, lies about 125 km southwest of Tehran in what is now Iran.[3] His father Ali ibn Babawayh educated him, and he also received instruction from local Shia scholars in Qom.[4]
His later works, which are mostly compilations of traditions, show his preference for tradition over speculative theology.[5] Invited by Rukn al-Dawla of the Buyid family, Ibn Babawayh spent his final years in Ray.[2]
What the cited sources add
The Cambridge History of Iran, published by Cambridge University Press in 1975, states that Ibn Babawayh was a prominent ninth-century Twelver Shia scholar.[6][1]
References
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Babawayh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Cambridge history of Iran.", Cambridge U.P., 1975, p. 468 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Babawayh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fyzee A. "A Shi'ite Creed." Calcutta, 1942 p8 footnote 2. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Babawayh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi, "Your Questions Answered volume V", Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania, p. 37– (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Babawayh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Man la yahduruhu al-faqih. al-Musawi al-Khurasan H. Teheran, 1390. pages h-w. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Babawayh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Madelung W. Imamism and Mu'tazilite Theology, Le Shi'isme Imamite, Paris 1970 vol 21. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780521200936 ("The Cambridge History of Iran"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
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