Muhammad b. Ja'far al-Mashhadi

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Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar b. ʿAlī al-Mashhadī al-Ḥāʾirī (Arabic: اَبو عَبدالله مُحَمَّد بن جَعفَر بن عَلى المَشهَدى الحائِرى) also known as Muhammad b. al-Mashhadi or Ibn al-Mashhadi was a Shi'a scholar in the 6th/12th century. Muhammad b. al-Mashhadi is counted among the grand hadith masters that his name has been mentioned in narration certificates (ijazat al-hadith). Not much has been reported about his character except that his book al-Mazar al-kabir is very well-received by Shi'a scholars.

Characteristics

Muhammad b. al-Mashhadi was a great Shi'a scholar who lived in the 6/12th century. There is no other report about him and his character. Even Sayyid Abu l-Qasim al-Khoei said that Muhammad b. al-Mashhadi's life and characteristics are unknown to us.[1]

Masters

Some of his masters are:

Pupils

Some of his pupils who narrate from him are:

In Other's Words

Al-Hurr al-'Amili said about him: "al-Shaykh Muhammad b. Ja'far b. al-Mashhadi, the great, knowledgeable, truthful narrator, has written some books and narrates from Shadhan b. Jabrai'l al-Qummi."

Al-Shahid al-Awwal, who narrates of all Ibn al-Mashhadi's books and narrations, writes about him: "He was one of the famous scholars in his time."[4]

Works

Al-Mazar al-kabir

Notes

  1. Ibn al-Mashhadī, al-Mazār al-kabīr, 1412 AH, p. 7.
  2. Ibn al-Mashhadī, al-Mazār al-kabīr, 1412 AH, p. 12-14.
  3. Ibn al-Mashhadī, al-Mazār al-kabīr, 1412 AH, p. 16.
  4. Ibn al-Mashhadī, al-Mazār al-kabīr, 1412 AH, p. 5-6.
  5. Ibn al-Mashhadī, al-Mazār al-kabīr, 1412 AH, p. 18-20.

References

  • Ibn al-Mashhadī, Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar. Al-Mazār al-kabīr. Ed. Jawād Qayyūmī. Qom, Nashr-i Qayyūm, 1412 AH.