Ahmad b. al-Husayn al-Ghada'iri
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Ahmad b. al-Husayn al-Ghada'iri al-Wasiti al-Baghdadi |
| Teknonym | Abu l-Hasan, Abu l-Husayn |
| Well-Known As | Ibn al-Ghada'iri |
| Religious Affiliation | Twelver Shia |
| Death | 450/1058-9 |
| Scholarly Information | |
| Professors | Husayn b. 'Ubayd Allah al-Ghada'iri, al-Hasan b. Muhammad b. Bindar al-Qummi, Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Wahid |
| Students | Al-Najashi, al-Shaykh al-Tusi |
| Works | Rijal Ibn al-Ghada'iri |
| Scholarly Activities | Scholar of hadith |
Abū l-Ḥusayn Aḥmad b. al-Ḥusayn al-Ghadāʾirī al-Wāsițī al-Baghdādī (Arabic: أبوحسین أحمد بن الحسین الغضائري الواسطي البغدادي), known as Ibn al-Ghadāʾirī (Arabic: ابن الغضائري), was a Shi'a Muhaddith (narrator) and scholar of 'ilm al-rijal in 4th/10th and 5th/11th centuries. He was a contemporary of al-Najashi and al-Shaykh al-Tusi. He authored the book al-Du'afa' (the weak ones) in rijal which is also known as Rijal Ibn al-Ghada'iri.
Biography
His birthdate is unknown. His father, Husayn b. 'Ubayd Allah al-Ghada'iri, was a Shi'a faqih and scholar in rijal in his time and authored many works. According to rijal and biography books, Ahmad was teacher of al-Najashi and al-Shaykh al-Tusi and they were his companions.
There are two different reports about his teknonym: Abu l-Hasan and Abu l-Husayn.
Words of Other Scholars about Him
Mudarris Tabrizi writes about him, "Ibn al-Ghada'iri was one of the most eminent and reliable scholars in Shi'a, whose reliability does need to be proved."
Al-Shaykh al-Hurr al-'Amili mentions Ibn al-Ghada'iri among the scholars contemporary of al-Shaykh al-Tusi and adds that al-'Allama al-Hilli has relied on him.
Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Khwansari eulogized his characteristics extensively.
Muhammad Taqi Shushtari says, "Ibn al-Ghada'iri was a critic of narrators and a researcher in hadith. He had vast information in 'ilm al-rijal."
Yaqut al-Hamawi -a Sunni scholar- refers to him as scholar and virtuous, and writes, "He had such a beautiful handwriting that rivaled that of Ibn Mulqa."
Teachers and Students
His teachers are:
- Al-Husayn b. 'Ubayd Allah b. al-Ghada'iri (his father)
- Al-Hasan b. Muhammad b. Bindar al-Qummi
- Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Wahid
- Abu Muhammad Talha b. 'Ali b. 'Abd Allah b. 'Alala
- Abu l-Husayn al-Nusaybi
Al-Najashi and al-Shaykh al-Tusi were his most famous students.
Works
His most famous work is his book in 'ilm al-rijal; although Shi'a scholars have different viewpoints about the attribution of this book to him or his father. The book is known as al-Du'afa', Kitab fi l-jarh, or Rijal Ibn al-Ghada'iri.
Al-Shaykh al-Tusi attributed two books to him.
Al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin ascribed five books to him. Likewise, al-Sayyid Hasan al-Sadr counts five books and ascribed them to him.
Demise
Al-Najashi's words imply that Ahmad b. al-Husayn passed away before him. Al-Najashi passed away in 450/1058-9.
In al-Fihrist, al-Shaykh al-Tusi said that Ahmad b. al-Husayn passed away in his youth before he reaches 40.
References
- The material for this article is mainly taken from احمد بن حسین غضائری in Farsi Wikishia.