students, and finally comes up with a different conclusion. He argues that Fadl was born about 180 A.H. and those narrations can be narrated by him. Key Words: Imam Rida, peace be upon him, Fadl bn Shadhan, Behboodi, Tusi’s Rijal.

Hikmat Jarih Sabr al-Rahmah

A Survey of Hadith Safina in Sunni Sources

Hadith Safina is one of the hadiths narrated from the Holy Prophet which is found in Shi`I and Sunni sources. This hadith says that every one who follows the Household of the Holy Prophet will achieve his salvation and those who do not follow them will perish. Investigating the different versions of this hadith as well as its chain of documents, the author of this paper tries to answer questions raised by Ibn Taimiyya, Albani, and other scholars in this regard. Key Words: Hadith Safinah, Ahl al-Bayt, Ibn Taimiyya, Albani, Sunni’s Rijal, Criticism of Document.

Ali Akbar Forati

Pathology of Ibn abi al-Hadid’s Narrations about Imam Husain in Commentary on Nahj al-Balagha

Every one who is a little familiar with Ibn abi al-Hadid’s Commentary on Nahj al-Balagha is also aware of historical status among historians. Thus the author tries to investigate some parts of this commentary which are supposed to deal with Imam Husain, peace be upon him. There are some hadiths in this commentary about Imam Husain and their reliability should be verified. Surely the present paper is a beginning to better works on the historical hadiths of this commentary. Key Words: Commentary on Nahj al-Balaghah, Ibn abi al-Hadid, Historical Narrations, Imam Hussayn, peace be upon him, Pathology

Jamaloddin Heidari Fetrat

Allama Helli’s Approach to Chains of Documents in His Editions: A Rijali Inquiry

Allama Helli’s Approach to Chains of Documents in His Editions is of those issues which have been introduced by some modern scholars as a general authenticity. Allama Helli, in the final section of Khulasat al-Aqwal, mentions some ways of hadiths while regarding some of them as authentic. This approach has many rijal advantages through which a group of unknown is introduced into the circle of reliable hadith reporter. This led to different reactions by Shi`i rijal scholars, some accepted it and regarded it as useful. On the other hand some rejected it and regarded it as unreliable due to some deficiencies in it. After viewing of pros and cons of this general rule and documents of this authentication, the author of the present paper tries to prove unreliability of this general authentication.