Sama' al-maqal fi tahqiq 'ilm al-rijal (book)
 Bibliographical Information | |
| Author | Abu l-Huda Kalbasi |
|---|---|
| Original title | سَماءُ المَقال فی تَحقیق علم الرّجال |
| Language | Arabic |
| Series | 2 vols. |
| Subject | Rijal |
| Published | 1372/1952-3 |
| Publisher | Maktabat al-Burqa'i |
Samāʾ al-maqāl fī taḥqīq ʿilm al-rijāl (Arabic: سَماءُ المَقال فی تَحقیق علم الرّجال) is a book concerning rijal in Arabic written by Abu l-Huda Kalbasi Isfahani (d. 1356/1937). The book is structured into four main parts regarding important issues and principles of rijal. The book is known as Abu l-Huda Kalbasi's Rijal as well.
The Author
Kamal al-Din Mirza Abu l-Huda b. Abu l-Ma'ali Kalbasi (d. 1356/1937) was a Shiite scholar and jurist as well as a man of spiritual journey and mysticism in the 14th/20th century. He spent most of his life in Isfahan, but he also went to Najaf attending the lectures of scholars such as Akhund Khurasani and Sahib al-'urwa.
Contents
The book concerns rijal (biography of the transmitters of hadiths) and is organized into four main parts:
- First part: The masters of rijal
- Second part: Distinguishing the commonalities and criticizing the confusions
- Third part:The terminologies of rijal
- Fourth part: The main principles of rijal.[1]
Significance
According to the journal, Majmu'a hikmat, this book introduces readers and students of religious sciences to the science of rijal and what a mujtahid needs to know. Sama' al-maqal is a unique book in this field, containing top-notch research that is less often found in rijal.[2]
Aqa Buzug's Comment
Aqa Buzurg Tihrani introduces the book, Sama' al-maqal, in his al-Dhari'a, commenting that the book was printed in 1372/1952-3 in two volumes, and then another book was extracted as al-Sirat al-mustaqim fi l-tamyiz bayn al-sahih wa l-saqim.[3]
Notes
References
- Āqā Buzurg al-Tehranī. Al-Dharīʿa ilā taṣānīf al-Shīʿa. Beirut: Dār al-Aḍwāʾ, [n.d].
- Group of Authors. 1331 Sh. "Muʿarrifī-yi kitāb-i samāʾ al-maqāl fī ʿilm al-rijāl." Majmūʿa-yi Ḥikmat 14:20.