the traditionists of Qom and the Imamiyyahs having tendency to the school of the theologians of Baghdad. This article rejects this reading and through another theory it finally shows that the application of the term of "the jurisprudence-oriented Shiism" in the theological discourse of 'Abd al-Jalil Qazvini Razi enjoys a completely strategic nature. Although apparently 'Abd al-Jalil refers to some Imamiyyah trends such as the jurisprudence-oriented Shiites and traditionists, the discordance of the existing information of the book with the known characters of these trends reveals that the reference to a trend as "Jurisprudence-oriented Shiism" and then writing about its contrast with the traditionsm is a mere strategy in order to rediscover the social status of the Imamiyyah at the age of 'Abd al-Jalil.
Keywords: jurisprudence-oriented Shiism, tradition-oriented Shiism, Naqd, 'Abd al-Jalil Qazvini, sixth century, strategy, theological discourse.