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'''Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan b. Mūsā al-Nawbakhtī''' (Arabic: {{ia|أبو محمد الحسن بن موسى النوبختي}}) is a Shi'a [[theology|theologian]] and [[philosopher]] of the 3rd/[[ | '''Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan b. Mūsā al-Nawbakhtī''' (Arabic: {{ia|أبو محمد الحسن بن موسى النوبختي}}) is a Shi'a [[theology|theologian]] and [[philosopher]] of the 3rd/[[ninth Century|ninth]] and fourth/[[10th Century|tenth]] centuries. He is the first [[Muslim]] scholar who has written about sects and creeds. During the [[Occultation]], al-Nawbakhti with his philosophical tendencies and knowledge of theological principles and bases of various sects, provided rational demonstration to consolidate [[Shi'a]] theological bases. He had debates with famous [[Imami]] and [[Mu'tazili]] theologians, like: [[Abu Ali al-Jaba'i]], [[Abu l-Qasim al-Balkhi]], [[Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah b. Mamalk al-Isfahani]] and [[Ibn Qiba al-Razi]]. | ||
Al-Nawbakhti wrote several works, some of which was available until the | Al-Nawbakhti wrote several works, some of which was available until the seventh/[[13th|thirteenth]] century; however, ''[[Firaq al-Shi'a (book)|Firaq al-Shi'a]]'' is his only work that has survived into the present time. | ||
==Lineage and Life== | ==Lineage and Life== | ||
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His mother was a member of the clan of Nawbakhti and [[Abu Sahl al-Nawbakhti]], the famous Shi'a theologian, is his maternal uncle. However, there is no information whether his father was from Nawbakhti. | His mother was a member of the clan of Nawbakhti and [[Abu Sahl al-Nawbakhti]], the famous Shi'a theologian, is his maternal uncle. However, there is no information whether his father was from Nawbakhti. | ||
His birth date and demise date are unknown. Ibn al-Nadim has mentioned his demise date in his book, ''[[al-Fihrist (by Ibn al-Nadim)|al-Fihrist]]''; but it is omitted in available manuscripts of the book. Since [[al-Najashi]] has mentioned that al-Nawbakhti lived before and after 300/912-13, one can guess that he was alive during the first decade of the | His birth date and demise date are unknown. Ibn al-Nadim has mentioned his demise date in his book, ''[[al-Fihrist (by Ibn al-Nadim)|al-Fihrist]]''; but it is omitted in available manuscripts of the book. Since [[al-Najashi]] has mentioned that al-Nawbakhti lived before and after 300/912-13, one can guess that he was alive during the first decade of the fourth/[[tenth century]]. | ||
==Teachers and Students== | ==Teachers and Students== | ||
His most important teacher was his maternal uncle, Abu Sahl al-Nawbakhti, who was a famous Shi'a scholar and theologian. | His most important teacher was his maternal uncle, Abu Sahl al-Nawbakhti, who was a famous Shi'a scholar and theologian. | ||
Al-Hasan b. Musa al-Nawbakhti had an important scholarly circle of [[ | Al-Hasan b. Musa al-Nawbakhti had an important scholarly circle of [[theology]] and philosophy. Some narrators of philosophical books like: Abu 'Uthman al-Dimashqi, Ishaq b. Hunayn and Thabit b. Qarra were among his students. | ||
==Debates== | ==Debates== | ||
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[[Aqa Buzurg Tihrani]], the famous Shi'a bibliographer, says that he is the first Muslim scholar to write about sects and creeds. | [[Aqa Buzurg Tihrani]], the famous Shi'a bibliographer, says that he is the first Muslim scholar to write about sects and creeds. | ||
More than | More than forty works have been mentioned for him. However, only one of them, ''[[Firaq al-Shi'a]]'', has survived. Ibn al-Nadim asserts that al-Nawbakhti wrote many works and almost all of them were about theology and philosophy. His only available book, ''Firaq al-Shi'a'', which studies Shi'a sects, is a famous, important, first hand reference in such studies. | ||
Although none of his works, except for ''Firaq al-Shi'a'', has survived to the present time, some of them were available until the 7th/13th century and early scholars have quoted from them. | Although none of his works, except for ''Firaq al-Shi'a'', has survived to the present time, some of them were available until the 7th/13th century and early scholars have quoted from them. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[fa:حسن بن موسی نوبختی | * The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:حسن بن موسی نوبختی|حسن بن موسی نوبختی]]}} in Farsi WikiShi'a. | ||
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