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Proofs for [[Imamate]] have always been an important topic of books for [[Twelver Shi'a]] and [[:Category: | Proofs for [[Imamate]] have always been an important topic of books for [[Twelver Shi'a]] and [[:Category:Shia scholars|Shi'a scholars]] have many works with different approaches about that. [[Sulaym b. Qeys Hilali's book]] written in late 1st century AH is among the oldest works in which the Twelve Imams (a) are mentioned.<ref>Sulaym b. Qeys Hilali. ''Sulaym b. Qeys Hilali's book''. p. 227 ;Najashi, Ahmad b. 'Ali. ''Rijal''. p. 440</ref> | ||
About the explicit mentioning of the Twelve Imams (a), there are works such as [[Ibn 'Ayyash al-Jawhari]]'s [[Muqtadib al-Athar]] (d. 401/1010) and [[Khazzaz Qomi]]'s [[Kifayat al-Athar]] (late 4th century AH) 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 [[Muqtadib al-Athar]] (d. 401/1010) and [[Khazzaz Qomi]]'s [[Kifayat al-Athar]] (late 4th century AH) 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. | ||
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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 Tabari]] (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 [[Mas'udi]]'s ''Ithbat al-wasiyya'' (Najaf, [[Haydariyyah library]]). | 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 Tabari]] (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 [[Mas'udi]]'s ''Ithbat al-wasiyya'' (Najaf, [[Haydariyyah library]]). | ||
Traditional proving for the imamate of the Twelve Imams (a) has also been a focus of Twelver [[:Category: | Traditional proving for the imamate of the Twelve Imams (a) has also been a focus of Twelver [[:Category:Shia theologians|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, Hasan b. Yusuf. ''Kashf al-murad fi tajrid al-i'tiqad''. p. 314</ref> Among the most famous such [[hadith]]s are [[Hadith al-Thaqalayn]], [[Hadith of Manzila]], [[Hadith of Safina]], [[Hadith of Yawm al-Dar]], [[Hadith of Madinat al-'Ilm]], [[Hadith of al-Tayr al-Mashwiyy]], [[Hadith al-Rayat]], [[Hadith al-Kisa']], [[Hadith of Jabir]] and [[Hadith of the Twleve Caliphs]]. | ||
===The Hadith of Twelve Caliphs=== | ===The Hadith of Twelve Caliphs=== | ||