terms of history and linguistic rules, its roots, dates back to the Pahlavi language. Although the term was used in the Shia and Sunni hadith sources in various senses; the present paper deals with application of this word in the Holy Prophet's words and Imam Ali's. Using a survey method, the author of the paper has successfully proved his claim in Imam Ali's words.
Key Words: Qahramana, Terminology, Imam Ali, Woman.
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Traditions concerning Virtues of City of Qom

Bibi Zainab Husseini

Mahdi Jalali

Virtues of cities are of those issues that act as the origin of many of the fictional traditions. In this paper we try to evaluate the document and texts of traditions concerning the virtues of the holy city of Qom. These traditions first narrated by Hasan bin Ali bin Hussayn bin Musa bin Babawayh Qommi (Sheikh Saduq's middle brother), an ascetic hermit servant of Allah – who had no knowledge of fiqh (jurisprudence) - to Hassan bin Mohammad bin Hasan Sa'ib Ash'ari Qomi. After centuries, these traditions were introduced in hadith collections by later authors, such as Allama Majlisi, Sheikh Hurr Amily, Mirza Husayn Nuri and became known as hadith literature. Most of these accounts have poor documentation and unreliable texts.
Key Words: Fabricated Traditions, Traditions concerning Virtues of Cities, Qom, Document Analysis, and Text Analysis.
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A Reflection on Hadith and Exegetical Content of the Verse
"Ya Laytani Kuntu Turaba"

Nasser Rafiee Mohammadi

There are numerous traditions interpreting the final part of the verse "Ya Laytani Kuntu Turaba". A disbeliever will not be able to endure the vehemence of Hell and will say, "Ya laytani kuntu turaba," which means, "I wish I were dust" (An-Naba' 40). This verse expresses the wish of the unbeliever on the Day of Judgment: I wish we were dust. In total, there are five hadith statements on the interpretation of the verse which have been studied in this paper. Some of these traditions lack the chain of transmission and some others have weak chain of transmission. There is only one correct chain of transmission among them. Given the context, it can be regarded as