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| Death= 6th/12th century | | Death= 6th/12th century | ||
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| Professors = [[Abu 'Ali al-Hasan b. Muhammad al-Tusi]], Abu Muhammad al-Hasan b. al- | | Professors = [[Abu 'Ali al-Hasan b. Muhammad al-Tusi]], Abu Muhammad al-Hasan b. al-Husayn b. Babwayh, ... | ||
| Students = [[Shadhan b. Jibra'il al-Qummi]], [[Ibn Bitriq al-Hilli]], [[Qutb al-Din Abu l-Husayn al-Rawandi]], [[Muhammad b. Ja'far al-Mashhadi]] | | Students = [[Shadhan b. Jibra'il al-Qummi]], [[Ibn Bitriq al-Hilli]], [[Qutb al-Din Abu l-Husayn al-Rawandi]], [[Muhammad b. Ja'far al-Mashhadi]] | ||
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'''Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṭabarī''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|محمد بن | '''Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṭabarī''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|محمد بن علي الطبري}}, well known as '''ʿImād al-Dīn al-Ṭabarī''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|عمادالدین الطبري}}) was an [[imami]] scholar and [[muhaddith]] in 5th and 6th centuries. His pupils and narrators were [[Shadhan b. Jibra'il al-Qummi]], [[Ibn Bitriq al-Hilli]], [[Qutb al-Din Abu l-Husayn al-Rawandi]], [[Muhammad b. Ja'far al-Mashhadi]], and [[Arabi b. Musafir al-'Ibadi]]. The prominent book of his is ''[[Bisharat al-Mustafa li Shi'at al-Murtada]]''. | ||
== Name and Lineage == | == Name and Lineage == | ||
[[Muntajab al-Din Razi]] mentions his name 'Imad al-Din Muhammad b. Abi l-Qasim b. Muhammad b. 'Ali. He himself points out that his father's name was Abu l-Qasim 'Ali b. Muhammad b. 'Ali. In printed text of ''[[Ma'alim al-'Ulama']]'', written by [[Ibn Shahrashub]], his father's name has been brought wrongly. | [[Muntajab al-Din Razi]] mentions his name 'Imad al-Din Muhammad b. Abi l-Qasim b. Muhammad b. 'Ali. He himself points out that his father's name was Abu l-Qasim 'Ali b. Muhammad b. 'Ali. In printed text of ''[[Ma'alim al-'Ulama']]'', written by [[Ibn Shahrashub]], his father's name has been brought wrongly. | ||
Even though the majority of sources have recorded his title "'Imad al-Din", his title is "Jamal al-Din" in a copy of ''[[Al-Fihrist (Muntajab al-Din)]]'' written by Muntajab al-Din, which had been kept by [[al-Shaykh al-Hurr al-'Amili]]. | Even though the majority of sources have recorded his title "'Imad al-Din", his title is "Jamal al-Din" in a copy of ''[[Al-Fihrist (Muntajab al-Din)|Al-Fihrist]]'' written by Muntajab al-Din, which had been kept by [[al-Shaykh al-Hurr al-'Amili]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
There is no information about his exact birth, but regarding the city he was related to under the titles of Kajji Tabari and Tabari | There is no information about his exact birth, but regarding the city he was related to under the titles of Kajji Tabari and Tabari Amuli Kajji, it is said that he was born in Kajjah, a city between [[Amol]] and Chalus and a region from Ruyan which is well-known today as Kajur. | ||
=== Scientific Journeys === | === Scientific Journeys === | ||
Due to the documents and dates which al-Tabari has referred to in ''[[Bisharat al-Mustafa]]'', his masters are known and it is possible to depict his travels. Based on these documents, al-Tabari travelled to [[Ray]] in 510, after obtaining knowledge in Amol until the year 509. A year later he travelled to [[Najaf]] and then returned to Amol. Since it is known that he was taught [[hadith]] by [[Abu Ishaq Isma'il b. Abi l-Qasim al-Daylami]] in 520. | Due to the documents and dates which al-Tabari has referred to in ''[[Bisharat al-Mustafa]]'', his masters are known and it is possible to depict his travels. Based on these documents, al-Tabari travelled to [[Ray]] in 510/1116-17, after obtaining knowledge in Amol until the year 509/1115-16. A year later he travelled to [[Najaf]] and then returned to Amol. Since it is known that he was taught [[hadith]] by [[Abu Ishaq Isma'il b. Abi l-Qasim al-Daylami]] in 520/1108-9. | ||
=== Living in Hillah === | === Living in Hillah === | ||
According to what Ibn Isfandiyar has written, Amir b. [[Warram b. Abi Firas al-Hilli]] (death: 605) kept al-Tabari for two years in [[Hillah]], and allocated a yearly pension to him. Meanwhile, [[Shi'a]] Arabs from [[Baghdad]] and [[Kufa]] joined his circle-shaped teaching classes. Israndiyari also writes that Warram got married with al-Tabari's daughter. | According to what Ibn Isfandiyar has written, Amir b. [[Warram b. Abi Firas al-Hilli]] (death: 605/1208-9) kept al-Tabari for two years in [[Hillah]], and allocated a yearly pension to him. Meanwhile, [[Shi'a]] Arabs from [[Baghdad]] and [[Kufa]] joined his circle-shaped teaching classes. Israndiyari also writes that Warram got married with al-Tabari's daughter. | ||
=== Death === | === Death === | ||
His death date is not known. On the basis of [[Ibn al-Mashhadi]]'s report, al-Tabari had been living in 'Alawi Mashhad (Najaf) up to the year 553. Therefore, he was alive until that time. | His death date is not known. On the basis of [[Ibn al-Mashhadi]]'s report, al-Tabari had been living in 'Alawi Mashhad (Najaf) up to the year 553/1158-59. Therefore, he was alive until that time. | ||
== Scientific Rank == | == Scientific Rank == | ||
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== Masters == | == Masters == | ||
His masters, the time and the place of qira'at, sima', and riwayat by them, in order are: | His masters, the time and the place of qira'at, sima', and riwayat by them, in order are: | ||
* Sayyid Abu Talib Yahya b. Muhammad al-Jawwani al-Husayni al-Hasani al- | * Sayyid Abu Talib Yahya b. Muhammad al-Jawwani al-Husayni al-Hasani al-Amuli, in [[Amol]] in 509/1115-16 | ||
* Abu Muhammad al-Hasan b. al-Husayn b. | * Abu Muhammad al-Hasan b. al-Husayn b. Babwayh al-Razi, in [[Ray]] in 510/1116-17 | ||
* Abu l-Najm Muhammad b. Abd al-Wahhab b. 'Isa al-Razi, in Ray in 510 | * Abu l-Najm Muhammad b. Abd al-Wahhab b. 'Isa al-Razi, in Ray in 510/1116-17 | ||
* [[Abu 'Ali al-Hasan b. Muhammad al-Tusi]], in [[Najaf]] in 510 and 511 | * [[Abu 'Ali al-Hasan b. Muhammad al-Tusi]], in [[Najaf]] in 510 and 511/1117-18 and 1118-19 | ||
* Abu Abd Allah Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Shahriyar al-Khazin, in Najaf in 512, 514, and 516 | * Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Shahriyar al-Khazin, in Najaf in 512/1118-19, 514/1120-21, and 516/1122-23 | ||
* Abu l-Baqa' Ibrahim b. al-Husayn al-Basri, in Najaf in 516 | * Abu l-Baqa' Ibrahim b. al-Husayn al-Basri, in Najaf in 516/1122-23 | ||
* Sharif Abu l-Barakat 'Umar b. Ibrahim b. Muhammad b. Hamza al-Husayni al-Kufi, a ziydiyyah scholar, in Kufa in 512 and 516 | * Sharif Abu l-Barakat 'Umar b. Ibrahim b. Muhammad b. Hamza al-Husayni al-Kufi, a ziydiyyah scholar, in Kufa in 512/1118-19 and 516/1122-23 | ||
* Abu Ghalib Sa'id b. Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Thaqafi al-Kufi, in Kufa in 516 | * Abu Ghalib Sa'id b. Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Thaqafi al-Kufi, in Kufa in 516/1122-23 | ||
* Abu 'Ali Muhammad b. 'Ali b. Qarwash al-Tamimi, in Najaf in 516 | * Abu 'Ali Muhammad b. 'Ali b. Qarwash al-Tamimi, in Najaf in 516/1122-23 | ||
* Abu Muhammad Jabbar b. 'Ali b. Ja'far al-Razi, in Najaf in 516 | * Abu Muhammad Jabbar b. 'Ali b. Ja'far al-Razi, in Najaf in 516/1122-23 | ||
* Abu Ishaq Isma'il b. Abi l-Qasim b. Ahmad al-Daylami, in Amol in 520 | * Abu Ishaq Isma'il b. Abi l-Qasim b. Ahmad al-Daylami, in Amol in 520/1126-27 | ||
* Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Abi l-Hasan 'Ali b. Abd al-Samad al-Tamimi, in [[Neyshabur]] in 524 | * Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Abi l-Hasan 'Ali b. 'Abd al-Samad al-Tamimi, in [[Neyshabur]] in 524/1129 | ||
* Abu | * Abu l-Qasim 'Ali b. Muhammad b. 'Ali, al-Tabari also has brought some [[hadiths]] through his father, without mentioning the date, or through Wajadah's narration from his hand-written book, in ''[[Bisharat al-Mustafa]]'' | ||
* Abu Muhammad al-Hasan b. al- | * Abu Muhammad al-Hasan b. al-Husayn b. Babwayh in 510/1116-17, in his khanqah, in Ray, and Abu 'Ali al-Tusi in 511/1117-18, in [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]'s Mashhad in Najaf, have written a permission for narration for al-Tabari. | ||
* Tabari also has written some hadiths from Abu Muhammad al-Hasan b. al-Husayn b. | * Al-Tabari also has written some hadiths from Abu Muhammad al-Hasan b. al-Husayn b. Babwayh, from the original book of his, then has read to his offspring. | ||
Among his masters, seemingly his major education had been by Abu 'Ali al-Tusi. As he has brought many hadiths by al-Tusi narration in his book and has praised him. | Among his masters, seemingly his major education had been by Abu 'Ali al-Tusi. As he has brought many hadiths by al-Tusi narration in his book and has praised him. | ||
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== Pupils == | == Pupils == | ||
Of his pupils and narrators are: [[Shadhan b. Jibra'il al-Qummi]], [[Ibn Bitriq al-Hilli]], [[Qutb al-Din Abu l-Husayn al-Rawandi]], [[Muhammad b. al-Mashhadi]], and [[Arabi b. Musafir al-'Ibadi]]. In addition to these, according to [[Muhammad Taqi al-Majlisi]], [[Ibn Shahrashub]] and [[Ibn Idris al-Hilli]] have narrated ''[[al-Sahifa al-Sjjadiyya]]'' through al-Tabari. | Of his pupils and narrators are: [[Shadhan b. Jibra'il al-Qummi]], [[Ibn Bitriq al-Hilli]], [[Qutb al-Din Abu l-Husayn al-Rawandi]], [[Muhammad b. al-Mashhadi]], and [['Arabi b. Musafir al-'Ibadi]]. In addition to these, according to [[Muhammad Taqi al-Majlisi]], [[Ibn Shahrashub]] and [[Ibn Idris al-Hilli]] have narrated ''[[al-Sahifa al-Sjjadiyya]]'' through al-Tabari. | ||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
{{main|Bisharat | {{main|Bisharat al-Mustafa li Shi'at al-Murtada}} | ||
'''Bisharat | '''Bisharat al-Mustafa''' | ||
''Bisharat al-Mustafa'' is his most prominent book in which very precious discourses of [[the Prophet]]'s [[hadith]] are discussed, and the superiority and rightfulness of shi'a are proven in it through prophet's speech. Along with these hadiths, very good poems are applied due to various occasions in order to mention the goodness and superiority of [[Imams (a)]] and to scold their enemies. | ''Bisharat al-Mustafa'' is his most prominent book in which very precious discourses of [[the Prophet]]'s [[hadith]] are discussed, and the superiority and rightfulness of shi'a are proven in it through prophet's speech. Along with these hadiths, very good poems are applied due to various occasions in order to mention the goodness and superiority of [[Imams (a)]] and to scold their enemies. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/محمد بن علی طبری محمد_بن_علی_طبری] in Farsi Wikishia. | * The material for this article is mainly taken from {{fa|[http://fa.wikishia.net/view/محمد بن علی طبری محمد_بن_علی_طبری]}} in Farsi Wikishia. | ||
{{Hadith Scholars}} | {{Hadith Scholars}} | ||