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Proofs for [[Imamate]] have always been an important topic of books for [[Twelver Shi'a]] and Shi'a scholars have many works with different approaches about that. ''[[Kitab Sulaym b. Qays al-Hilali's]]'' written in late 1st/7th century is among the oldest works in which the Twelve Imams (a) are mentioned.<ref>Sulaym b. Qays al-Hilali. ''Kitab Sulaym b. Qays al-Hilali'', p. 227; Al-Najashi, ''Rijal'', p. 440</ref> | Proofs for [[Imamate]] have always been an important topic of books for [[Twelver Shi'a]] and Shi'a scholars have many works with different approaches about that. ''[[Kitab Sulaym b. Qays al-Hilali's]]'' written in late 1st/7th century is among the oldest works in which the Twelve Imams (a) are mentioned.<ref>Sulaym b. Qays al-Hilali. ''Kitab Sulaym b. Qays al-Hilali'', p. 227; Al-Najashi, ''Rijal'', p. 440</ref> | ||
About the explicit mentioning of the Twelve Imams (a), there are works such as [[Ibn 'Ayyash al-Jawhari]]'s ''[[Muqtadab al-athar]]'' (d. [[401]]/1010) and [[al-Khazzaz al-Qummi]]'s ''[[Kifayat al-athar]]'' (late 4th/10th century) in which their authors have made efforts to collect narrations about the explicit mentioning of the Twelve Imams (a) from different [[Shi'a]] and [[Sunni]] sources. | About the explicit mentioning of the Twelve Imams (a), there are works such as [[Ibn 'Ayyash al-Jawhari]]'s ''[[Muqtadab al-athar]]'' (d. [[401]]/1010-1) and [[al-Khazzaz al-Qummi]]'s ''[[Kifayat al-athar]]'' (late 4th/10th century) in which their authors have made efforts to collect narrations about the explicit mentioning of the Twelve Imams (a) from different [[Shi'a]] and [[Sunni]] sources. | ||
In addition to the books of [[nusus]] (explicit references), other works under the general title of "Dala'il al-Imama" (proofs for [[imamate]]) about the Imams' (a) acts of wonder and [[miracle]]s can be mentioned such as ''Dala'il al-imama'' attributed to [[Ibn Rustam al-Tabari]] (printed 1383/1963, [[Najaf]]), or works under the general title of "al-Wasiyya" which explain the transmission of deputyship in the chain of the Twelve Imams (a) such as [[al-Mas'udi]]'s ''[[Ithbat al-wasiyya li l-Imam 'Ali b. Abi Talib (by al-Mas'udi)|Ithbat al-wasiyya]]'' (printed Najaf, [[Haydariyyah library]]). {{citation needed}} | In addition to the books of [[nusus]] (explicit references), other works under the general title of "Dala'il al-Imama" (proofs for [[imamate]]) about the Imams' (a) acts of wonder and [[miracle]]s can be mentioned such as ''Dala'il al-imama'' attributed to [[Ibn Rustam al-Tabari]] (printed 1383/1963, [[Najaf]]), or works under the general title of "al-Wasiyya" which explain the transmission of deputyship in the chain of the Twelve Imams (a) such as [[al-Mas'udi]]'s ''[[Ithbat al-wasiyya li l-Imam 'Ali b. Abi Talib (by al-Mas'udi)|Ithbat al-wasiyya]]'' (printed Najaf, [[Haydariyyah library]]). {{citation needed}} | ||
Proving the imamate of the Twelve Imams (a) based on hadith has also been a focus of Twelver Shi'a theologians and many important theological works have been dedicated to this topic.<ref>Al-Sharif al-Murtada. ''al-Dhakhira fi 'ilm al-kalam'', p. 502-503; Al-Hilli, ''Kashf al-murad fi tajrid al-i'tiqad'', p. 314</ref> Among the most famous of these [[hadith]]s are [[Hadith al-Thaqalayn]], [[Hadith al-Manzila]], [[Hadith al-Safina]], [[Hadith Yawm al-Dar]], [[Hadith Madinat al-'Ilm]], [[Hadith al-Tayr al-Mashwiy]], [[Hadith al-Rayat]], [[Hadith al-Kisa']], [[Hadith of Jabir]], and [[Hadith of the Twleve Caliphs]]. | Proving the imamate of the Twelve Imams (a) based on hadith has also been a focus of Twelver Shi'a theologians and many important theological works have been dedicated to this topic.<ref>Al-Sharif al-Murtada. ''al-Dhakhira fi 'ilm al-kalam'', p. 502-503; Al-Hilli, ''Kashf al-murad fi tajrid al-i'tiqad'', p. 314</ref> Among the most famous of these [[hadith]]s are [[Hadith al-Thaqalayn]], [[Hadith al-Manzila]], [[Hadith al-Safina]], [[Hadith Yawm al-Dar]], [[Hadith Madinat al-'Ilm]], [[Hadith al-Tayr al-Mashwiy]], [[Hadith al-Rayat]], [[Hadith al-Kisa']], [[Hadith of Jabir]], and [[Hadith of the Twleve Caliphs]]. | ||
==The Hadith of Jabir== | ==The Hadith of Jabir== | ||