Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa al-Ashari like other narrators needs to be attested.

Key Words: Ahmad ibn Mohammed ibn Issa, al-Ash'ari, Teachers, Teachers of Reliable Hadith Transmitters, General Tawthiq (Attestation of Reliability).

Evaluation and Documentation of Kulayni’s Historical Reports on the Birthplace of Prophet Muhammad

Mansoor Dadashnezhad

Fatemeh Karami

Prophet Muhammad’s lifestyle is found in Shia hadith books here and there sometimes under a specific topic. Al-Kafi written by Kulayni (d 329 AH) is one of the oldest Shia sources of narration, which deals with the life of the Prophet (s.a) in a separate chapter. Kulayni has an overview of the life of the Prophet in a page without documentation, before mentioning musnad hadiths. He has reported some information that is sometimes in accordance with Sunni resources.

Examining structure and content similarity in Kulayni’s historical reports, the authors of the present paper seeks to display Kulayni’s documentation and sources and depict his criteria and logic in the selection of historical records. Findings of this study show that Kulayni has been satisfied with the famous historical hadiths and traditions that their attribution to the Infallible Imams is in doubt.

Key Words: Prophet (s.a), Kulayni’s Methodology, al-Kafi, Documentation of al-Kafi, Birthplace of Prophet Muhammad.

Thematic Analysis of Scientific-Research Journals on Hadith Sciences Published between the Years 2007 and 2011

Azam Hosseininasab

Mahdi Mohammadi

Abdolhossein Talei

The purpose of this study is to determine the distribution rate and thematic orientation of papers in scientific-research journals on hadith sciences between 2007 and 2011. Using a content analysis method, the authors of the present paper analyze articles in terms of their themes. The themes are categorized according to the Glossary of Ulum-i Hadith [Hadith Sciences].