compiled by Shia scholars are less and in later time than Sunni’s. In response, the author comes up with five factors: refinement of Shia traditions, lack of inter-religious conflicts, not including the weak traditions on fabricated hadith, the cultural self-censorship and little population of the Shia.
Key Words: Monograph on Fabricated Hadiths, Shia, Fabricated Hadiths.
Ahl al-Bayt and the Gospels
Mohammad Kazem Rahmansetayesh
Zahra Sadat Qahari
The Gospels are the main parts of the Christian Bible which were referred to at the time of revelation of the Holy Quran and presence of the Holy Imams by Christians. Ahl al-Bayt, as a comprehensive treasury of Prophets’ knowledge, have mentioned some parts of the Bible in their hadiths and used them in their arguments against Christians. In this paper, the authors use these hadiths to clarify Ahl al-Bayt’s approach to the Gospels. Making a comparison between the Shia traditions and the current Gospels, they identify the genuine portions of the Gospels.
Key Words: The Bible, Ahl al-Bayt, The Four Gospels, The Traditions.
A Critical Analysis of Etan Kohlberg’s View on Shia Dissimulation Based on Shia Theology and Hadith
Majid Maaref
Sayyed Sajjad Tabatabaeenezhad
Yahya Mirhosseini
Etan Kohlberg is one of the most outstanding contemporary Orientalists studying Shiism. In his article entitled "Some Imami Shia Views on the Issue of Dissimulation”, he has described Imami approach to the concept of dissimulation using historical and hadith approach. His topics include a variety of theological historical and hadith issues in this field. The effects of dissimulation teachings on the Shia Hadith and delineation the border between Usuli and Akhbari scholars are two of these topics. In a self-made analysis, he has considered the forbiddance of using dissimulation in some ritual prayers as a result of the Imams’ sense of distinction. The authors of the present paper first analyze the opponents’ criticism of the Imami Shia tenets, then Kohlberg’s views and claims are judged through a theological and hadith approach, in a way that is proven, Unlike the author's view, there
