Ali bn Muhammad Noufili was a Shii historian and companion of Imam Hadi, peace be upon him. In this paper, after giving a brief biography of Noufili and his family, the author gives a description of Noufili’s book al-Akhbar and relates hadiths related by Noufili in a variety of Shii hadith books.

Key Words: Ali bn Muhammad Noufili, al-Akhbar, History of Shiite.

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A Revaluation of an Old Hadith Exegesis

Fatemeh Hajizadeh

Mahdi Jalali

Sayyed Ali Akbar Rabinataj

Abu Layth Samarqandi, of the great scholars of the fourth century A.H., has written Bahr al-Ulum, exegesis of the holy Quran. The most part of his book is dedicated to literature, words, and especially utilizing hadith reports and sayings in interpreting the verses. There is a trace of rational interpretation especially in the positions in which the interpreter express his religious, fiqhi (jurisprudential) and theological inspirations. The author of Bahr al-Ulum also deals with the Quranic sciences not in a separate chapter but along with the interpretations of the verses.

Key Words: Samarqandi, Bahr al-Ulum’s Exegesis, Exegesis by means of Hadith Narration and Comprehension, Quranic Sciences, Exegetical Method.

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A Survey of Writing al-Muduat among the Sunnis

Based on “Musuat al-Ahadith wa’l Athar al-Da`ifa wa’l Mudu`a”

Mahdi Mehrizi

Evaluating weak and forged hadiths is one of the issues vastly discussed by hadith scholars. The present paper introduces one of the works written by the Sunni scholars in this regard and compares it with some other books while analyzing them.

Key Words: Hadiths narrated by Sunnis, Forged Hadith, Weak Hadith, al-Mawduat Books.

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