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Muhammad Amin al-Astarabadi, the founder of Akhbarism among Imamiyya Shiites, is said to have been the first one to have criticized the method of Usul al-fiqh and ijtihad, classifying Imamiyya into Akhbaris and Mujtahids (that is, Usulis). He was a mujtahid himself, receiving his permission (al-ijaza) for ijtihad from prominent scholars, but he later refused to remain committed to their methodology. It seems that he has been much influenced by the thoughts of his teacher, [[Mirza Muhammad al-Astarabadi]]. Muhammad Amin wrote his doctrines and opinions in a book entitled al-Fawa'id al-madaniyya, which is a major source of reference for Akhbaris.

[[Abdullah b. Salih b. Jumu'a al-Samahiji al-Bahrani]] was a radical, zealous proponent of Akhbarism in the 11th century A.H. (17th century), who wrote the book, Munya al-mumarisin. According to [[Shaykh Yusuf al-Bahrani]], Abdulla used to insult proponents of ijtihad, even though his father, Mulla Salih, was a mujtahid.

Abu Ahmad Jamal al-Din Muhammad b. Abd al-Nabi al-Nishaburi al-Astarabadi (d. 1232 A.H./ 1817), known as [[Mirza Muhammad al-Akhbari]], insulted and disrespected prominent Usuli scholars, such as [[Mirza Abu al-Qasim al-Qumi]], [[Shaykh Ja'far al-Najafi Kashif al-Ghita']], [[Mir Sayyid 'Ali al-Tabataba'i]], [[Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Hujjat al-Islam al-Isfahani]] and [[Muhammad Ibrahim al-Kalbasi]]. This is why, the verdict on his execution was signed by scholars of that time, such as [[Sayyid Muhammad al-Mujahid]], son of Mir Sayyid 'Ali al-Tabataba'i, Shaykh Musa, son of Shaykh Ja'far Kashif al-Ghita', [[Sayyid 'Abdullah al-Shubbar]] and [[Shaykh Asadullah al-Kazimayni]].