The justice of Sahaba is one of the issues which Shia and Sunni disagree upon. In this paper, the author first gives a definition of Sahaba and introduces them. Then make an investigation of Shii and Sunni views in this regard. He views love for Imam Ali, peace be upon him as a criterion for recognizing Sahaba.

Key words: Justice, Companions, Love, Enmity, Imam Ali, peace be upon him.

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Extremists and Misinterpreting the Holy Quran

Mohammad Hasan Ahmadi

In this paper, hadiths which are called tahrif hadiths are viewed from extremist school of thought perspective. First the author gives a definition of ghuluw (extremism) and ghalian (extremists) and then mentions some instances of these hadiths. He analyzes the presence of this harmful group in the chain of authorities of tahrif hadiths and mentions the names of ١٤ reporters who are accused of extremism and gives a rejali account of them.

Key words: Extremists, Misinterpreting the Holy Quran, Decisive Speech.

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Purposes of Hadith Journeys: An Investigation

Atena Bahaduri

Dr. Mohammad Ali Mahdavi Raad

Journeys made by hadith scholars are of the most important means for preserving and disseminating the culture of hadith. they hamade these journeys to: ١- learn hadith; ٢- make sure of its reliability; ٣- promote in chain of authorities; ٤- disseminate hadith; ٥- know more about hadith reporters; ٦- talk about it with other scholars; ٧- improve cultural conditions of those cities; ٨- learning all of hadith sciences; ٩- obtain hadith books; ١٠- publish these books; ١١- compile them.

Key words: Journey, Hadith, Traditionist, Learning and Teaching, Chain of Authorities.

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Imagery in Hadith

Dr. Hamid Mohammad Qasemi

Figurative language is one of the effective methods utilized by the infallible Imams in order to publicize the divine message and present a sharp and vivid image of religious facts.

The author of the present paper tries to demonstrate some of these wonderful images in the Infallible Imams sayings.

Key words: Image, Figurative Language, Recognition, Imagination.