Nawadir al-mu'jizat fi manaqib al-a'imat al-hudat (book)

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Nawadir al-mu'jizat fi manaqib al-a'ima al-hudat
AuthorMuhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari al-Saghir
LanguageArabic
SubjectMiracles and vertues of Imams (a)
GenreHadith
PublishedQom
PublisherDalil-i ma
Pages464


Nawādir al-muʿjizāt fī manāqib al-aʿimma al-hudāt (Arabic: نَوادِر المُعجِزات فی مَناقِب الائِمَّة الهُداة), written by Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari al-Saghir a Twelver Shi'a scholar, is an Arabic book reporting the miracles and virtues of Infallible Imams (a) and the proofs they have provided of the authority and validity of their sayings and deeds. The author has devoted the second, out of thirteen chapters of the book, to Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a).

About the Author

In current edits of Nawadir al-mu'jizat, this book is attributed to Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari al-Saqir (5/11th century), the author of Dala'il al-imama. The attribution of this book to al-Tabari traces back to Mirza Husayn Nuri and Aqa Buzurg Tihrani.

However, some scholars, by referring to evidence from the text of the book, claim that this book is written after Dala'il al-imama and these two books are written by different authors. For example, the author of Nawadir al-mu'jizat quotes from Ibn Najjar al-Baghdadi (d. 643/1245-6), the author of Dhayl tarikh al-Baghdad, and definitely this quote does not match with the period of the life of al-Tabari al-Saqir (5/11 century)

Motivation

The author has stated: 'since I observed that after the holy Prophet (s), people have picked some leaders through whom they could gain their worldly purposes, and wanted to replace them with the Infallible Imams (a) and to deny their miracles, and desired to put out the light of Allah with their mouths, I resolved then to cover all I had heard or read of the divine miracles and proofs and arguments they had provided, in a book titled as the arguments and miracles of the Infallible Imams (a), so that those wonderful hadiths would be better preserved and delivered to people.'[1]

Hadith Based

The author has narrated nothing as rational arguments and so on but hadiths. He has also tried to completely mention the chain of narrators for each hadith if possible.

Structure

The author has first discussed the spiritual state of the Imams (a) and their virtues in a short introduction, and then has covered their miracles which were reported by Shi'a in thirteen chapters, each devoted to an Imam and one for the Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a).

The chapters of the book are as:

  • The first chapter; is about the Imam 'Ali (a) and is divided into two parts: His miracles reported by various people, His miracles reported by the holy Prophet (s).

At the end of the book, there are 11 lists as; the verses, the hadiths, works, index, tribes and sects, cities and places, dates and events, poems, books, references, and finally the list of contents.

Print and Publication

Nawadir al-mu'jizat is issued by various publishers. Dar al-Mahajja al-Bayda' has published the book in 1426/2005-6, in Lebanon.[2] Dalil-i Ma has also published the book in 1427/2006-7, annotated by Basim Muhammad al-Asadi.

In the copy issued by Dalil-i Ma Press, the annotator has stated a comprehensive introduction covering various issues such as; the definition and terms of miracle, and the difference between a miracle and conjuring tricks or magic. Moreover, having drawn a distinction between miracle and miraculous deeds of the saints, he mentioning that manifestation is a sign of miracle, as well as concealment, is of other miraculous deeds, and also that there is no assertion in miraculous deeds of the saints while a miracle always accompanies a claim for prophethood.

A part of the introduction describes a complete biography of the author, and goes on parting him from those named same as him, and mentioning his masters and works.

Furthermore, some pictures of different manuscripts of the book, kept in al-'Allama al-Majlisi Library, are added to this copy.

Notes

  1. Al-Tabari al-'Imami, Nawadir al-mu'jizat, p.23
  2. www.imamalislib.org

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