Journal of Razavi Culture

Abstract According to the unanimous hadith of SAQALAIN, Muslims pay special attention to ETRAT In the meantime, Sistani who are famous for possessing some human qualities such as belief in God, chivalry and partiality to ETRAT(a.s.) have had significant interest and connections with Imam Reza(a.s.). Investigation and analysis of the reports related to that Imam(a.s.) show that at least three people from Sistani or Sistani descent - Abu Khaled Sejestani, Muhammad bin Faraj Rokhaji and Mokhawwal Sejestani - were among the companions of Imam Reza(a.s.). Interest in Imam Reza(a.s.) in later periods has also been manifested in the behavior and speech of some Sistani elites such as Ibn Abi Dawud Sejestani, Ibn Hebban Bosti and Sana’i Ghaznavi. Ibn Abi Dawud and Ibn Hebban Bosti, who thought and acted in the religious context of Sunnah, had a narrative relationship with Imam Reza(a.s.). In the meantime, if Ibn Hebban has made any notable statements about that Imam(a.s.); In other places, he has compensated for his insolence by mentioning his frequent experience of visiting Imam Reza(a.s.) and his narrative need after visiting. The famous mystic and poet, Sana’i Ghaznavi, has also mentioned the religious position of ETRAT, especially Imam Reza(a.s.), in a long ode while using verses and HADITHS.

Abstract Narrations proving the luminous creation of the Prophet (P.B.U.H) and his household (A.S) are quoted frequently, in various ways and with similar themes, by the Prophet and innocent Imams in Hadith sources of Shias. Although such narrations are abundant, just two are narrated by Imam Reza (A.S). In the current study, the document of the two narrations are first analyzed in order for validating the authenticity of their narrator. Then the author has attempted to find the original written sources in which the date of the narrations is cited in order to identify the oldest time they belong to. Moreover, the contents of these two narrations are evaluated based on and compared to that of other presumably-correct narrations in order to determine how much they correspond to one another. Finally, the study comes to the conclusion that, despite the weakness of the document of these two narrations, they are acceptable based on all historical and thematic evidences examined.

Abstract the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) is described in the Quran by various characteristics, including an ‘ascendant father and forefather’, ‘father of many descendants and nations’ and ‘having crucial invocations and invitations’. He is the prophet of several arguments and an intellectual leader, revered by many nations and religions. The Quran quotes the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) as invoking to God to bestow him with a believing seed and a truthful tongue in his generation. Surely his request is accepted.
According to the Quran and hadiths, the Prophet Ibrahim’s generation continued into the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) and his Ahlul-Bayt (AS), including Imam Reza (AS) and the following four Imams. However, the situation of Imam Reza (AS) is unique among other Imams and his Imamate is very critical in terms of time, place and status. Same as the Prophet Ibrahim (AS), Imam Reza (AS) carries a high status in religious debates and reasoning based on innate knowledge. Both figures are born in two cradles of civilizations and thus, their invitations gained political and civilizational aspects.
Thus article is going to have a comparative analysis of the lifestyle (seerah) of these two figures and talk about the logic and wisdom seen in their work in the history of prophethood and Imamate.