Al-Hasan b. al-Fadl al-Tabrisi
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Teknonym | Abu Nasr |
| Epithet | Radi al-Din |
| Well-Known Relatives | Al-Fadl b. al-Hasan al-Tabrisi (his father), 'Ali b. al-Hasan al-Tabrisi (his son) |
| Scholarly Information | |
Abū Naṣr al-Ḥasan b. al-Faḍl al-Ṭabrisī (Arabic: ابو نصر الحسن بن الفضل الطبرسي) titled as Radi al-Din was among Imamiya hadith scholars of 6th/12th century. He was the son of al-Fadl b. al-Hasan al-Tabrisi the author of Majma' al-bayan. He was among the scholars of al-Tabrisi family and some works are attributed to him, the most famous among which is Makarim al-akhlaq.
Family
Al-Hasan b. al-Fadl was from al-Tabrisi family.[1] His father was al-Fadl b. al-Hasan al-Tabrisi (d. 548/1153-4), the author of Majma' al-bayan. 'Ali b. al-Hasan al-Tabrisi, the author of Mishkat al-anwar was his son.[2]
There is a disagreement about attributing "al-Tabrisi" title to this family. Some attributed "al-Tabrisi" to Tabris (Arabized name of Tafresh)[3] and some others attributed it to Tabarestan[4] and some others to Tabas. There is also disagreements about the pronunciation of their family name, as it has been pronounced al-Tabrisi,[5] al-Tabrasi[6] and al-Tabarsi.
Life
The title of al-Hasan b. al-Fadl was "Radi al-Din" and his teknonym was "Abu Nasr". There is no mention of the details of his life, history of birth and death in sources.[7] However, some associated the information about the journey of his father to Sabzevar, his death there and transferring his body to Mashhad with al-Hasan.[8] He is considered among the students of his father[9] and about whom it is said that his father wrote the commentary of Jawami' al-jami' on the Qur'an as an answer to al-Hasan's request.[10]
Works
The most famous work of al-Hasan b. al-Fadl is Makarim al-akhlaq.[11] Also, Jami' al-akhbar is attributed to him;[12] even though, some rejected the attribution of this book to him.[13] In the introduction of Jawami' al-jami', Abu l-Qasim Gorji has spoken about the attribution of Asrar al-imama to him.[14] According to his son, 'Ali, al-Hasan b. al-Fadl began writing the book Jami' li-sa'ir al-aqwal wa li-mahasin al-af'al after people welcomed Makarim al-akhlaq, but he could not finish it and passed away.[15]
Al-Hasan b. al-Fadl transmitted hadiths from his father and Muhadhab al-Din al-Husayn b. Abu l-Faraj Rada Nili transmitted hadith from him.[16]
Notes
- ↑ Ṭabrisī, Jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ, vol. 1, p. 2.
- ↑ Subḥānī, Mawsūʿat ṭabaqāt al-fuqahāʾ, vol. 6, p. 77.
- ↑ Ṭabrisī, Jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ, vol. 1, p. 2; Amīn, Aʿyān al-Shīʿa, vol. 3, p. 29.
- ↑ Mudarris Tabrīzī, Rayḥānat al-adab, vol. 4, p. 32-33.
- ↑ Karīmān, Ṭabrisī wa majmaʿ al-bayān, p. 166-205.
- ↑ Zubaydī, Tāj al-ʿarūs, vol. 8, p. 337.
- ↑ Ṭabrisī, Jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ, vol. 1, p. 9.
- ↑ Amīn, Aʿyān al-Shīʿa, vol. 5, p. 223.
- ↑ Ṭabrisī, Jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ, vol. 1, p. 2.
- ↑ Ṭabrisī, Jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ, vol. 1, p. 2.
- ↑ Amīn, Aʿyān al-Shīʿa, vol. 1, p. 158.
- ↑ Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī, Amal al-āmil, vol. 2, p. 75.
- ↑ Subḥānī, Mawsūʿat ṭabaqāt al-fuqahāʾ, vol. 6, p. 77.
- ↑ Ṭabrisī, Jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ, vol. 1, p. 9.
- ↑ Ṭabrisī, Mishkāt al-anwār, p. 1.
- ↑ Subḥānī, Mawsūʿat ṭabaqāt al-fuqahāʾ, vol. 6, p. 76; Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī, Amal al-āmil, vol. 2, p. 93.
References
- Amīn, al-Sayyid Muḥsin al-. Aʿyān al-Shīʿa. Beirut: Dār al-Taʿāruf li-l-Maṭbūʿāt, 1406 AH.
- Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī, Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-. Amal al-āmil. Najaf: Maktabat al-Āndulus, 1385 AH.
- Karīmān, Ḥusayn. Ṭabrisī wa majmaʿ al-bayān. Tehran: [n.p], 1962.
- Mudarris Tabrīzī, Muḥammad ʿAlī. Rayḥānat al-adab. Terhan: Kitābfurūshī-yi Khayyām, 1369 Sh.
- Subḥānī, Jaʿfar. Mawsūʿat ṭabaqāt al-fuqahāʾ. Qom: Muʾassisat Imām al-Ṣādiq, 1418 AH.
- Ṭabrisī, Faḍl b. al-Ḥasan al-. Jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ. Edited by Abū l-Qāsim Gurjī. Qom-Tehran: Markaz-i Mudīrrīyat-i Ḥawza – Dānishgāh-i Tehran, 1377 Sh.
- Ṭabrisī, ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-. Mishkāt al-anwār fī ghurar al-akhbār. Najaf: al-Maktabat al-Ḥiydarīyya, 1385 AH.
- Zubaydī, Muḥib al-Dīn. Tāj al-ʿarūs min jawāhir al-qāmūs. Edited by ʿAlī Shīrī. Beirut: Dār al-Fikr, 1414 AH.