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Maytham wrote a commentary of the [[Qur'an]] from what he had learned from [[Imam 'Ali (a) ]].<ref> Agha Buzueg. ''al-Dhari'a''. vol. 4. p. 317.</ref> According to one account, Maytham told [[Ibn 'Abbas]] that Imam Ali had taught him the knowledge of [[Ta'wil]] (hidden meaning of the Qur'an). He asked Ibn 'Abbas to ask him any question about the interpretation of the Qur'an, and Ibn 'Abbas questioned him and wrote down his answers. When Maytham foretold the story of his own martyrdom, Ibn 'Abbas became suspicious about him and decided to destroy the writings. Maytham asked him not to do that and said, "Keep yourself from doing that until my prophecy is fulfilled; if it does not happen, destroy my interpretations".<ref>al-Kashshi. ''Rijal''. p. 81.</ref>
Maytham wrote a commentary of the [[Qur'an]] from what he had learned from [[Imam 'Ali (a) ]].<ref> Agha Buzueg. ''al-Dhari'a''. vol. 4. p. 317.</ref> According to one account, Maytham told [[Ibn 'Abbas]] that Imam Ali had taught him the knowledge of [[Ta'wil]] (hidden meaning of the Qur'an). He asked Ibn 'Abbas to ask him any question about the interpretation of the Qur'an, and Ibn 'Abbas questioned him and wrote down his answers. When Maytham foretold the story of his own martyrdom, Ibn 'Abbas became suspicious about him and decided to destroy the writings. Maytham asked him not to do that and said, "Keep yourself from doing that until my prophecy is fulfilled; if it does not happen, destroy my interpretations".<ref>al-Kashshi. ''Rijal''. p. 81.</ref>


Maytham is also said to have compiled a hadith collection from which his descendants narrated. Some of these narrations are available in references.<ref>see: al-Tusi. ''Amali''. p. 148. Ghaffar. ''al-Kulaini wa al-kafi''. p. 28.</ref> These narrations are about love and hatred towards [[Ahl al-Bayt (a) ]], the precedence of [[Kufa Mosque]] over [[Bayt al-Maqdis]], the hatred of hypocrites towards Imam 'Ali (a), the four-time confession of fornication and its penalty and other stories about the judgments of Imam 'Ali (a).<ref>Barqi. ''Kitab al-mahasin''. p. 309-310. Shazan qumi. ''al-Fada'il''. p. 3-5.</ref>
Maytham is also said to have compiled a hadith collection from which his descendants narrated. Some of these narrations are available in references.<ref>see: al-Tusi. ''Amali''. p. 148. Ghaffar. ''al-Kulaini wa al-kafi''. p. 28.</ref> These narrations are about love and hatred towards [[Ahl al-Bayt (a) ]], the precedence of [[Kufa Mosque]] over [[Bayt al-Maqdis]], the hatred of hypocrites towards Imam 'Ali (a), the four-time confession of fornication and its penalty and other stories about the judgments of Imam 'Ali (a).<ref>Barqi. ''Kitab al-mahasin''. p. 309-310. Shadhan qumi. ''al-Fada'il''. p. 3-5.</ref>


Maytham was an outspoken and eloquent speaker who astonished even [[Ibn Ziyad]] with his words.<ref> Kashshi. ''rijal''. p. 86.</ref> His speeches against the [[Ummayad]] caliphate made him famous for his hatred of injustice.
Maytham was an outspoken and eloquent speaker who astonished even [[Ibn Ziyad]] with his words.<ref> Kashshi. ''rijal''. p. 86.</ref> His speeches against the [[Ummayad]] caliphate made him famous for his hatred of injustice.
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