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The Shiite Poets Mentioned in the Book of "Naqd"

Hosein Poursharif ^۱

The historical situation of 'Abd al-Jalil (as an outstanding Shiite scholar and theologian of his time) and the importance and use of his work (which is a book with a mode of argumentation and debate, and therefore not relying on doubtful, weak, ambiguous and disputable materials) have turned his words and book into a creditable historical source for the identification of denominations of a lot of scholars, writers, politicians, judges, … and also poets.
Through a careful study of the works authored by recent Shiite writers of Tarajoms (such as: Majalis al-Mu'minin, 'Amal al-'Amal and its annotations, Riyaz al-'Ulama, Rawdat al-Jannat and Qisas al-'Ulama), it can be noticed that because of a historical gap, the reports and leniency of the authors in identification of the individuals' denominations (and in other words, considering them as Shiites) based on weak, brief and limited

1.M.A. holder in Persian Language and Literature, and research assistant of the Research Center of Hadith Sciences and Knowledge.

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The Scientific and Religious Schools and Centers and the Shiite Rijals (Characters) in the Book of Naqd

Morteza Vafaie

One of the Shiite theological works written in the sixth century After Hijrah in rejection and criticism of a book against Shiites is the well-known book of Naqd. The book, besides its theological and religious content, is a treasury of historical, religious, cultural, social and literary information about the people of Iran.
Because of the vastness and variety of the data presented in this book, this article limits itself to the study of the reports and information provided by the author about the schools, scientific-cultural centers and some of the Shiite scholars living at that age in the Shiite cities of especially central Iran.
Keywords: Shiite cities, sixth century After Hijrah, Scientific schools, Shiite scholars, Naqd.