Biography of Motawakkel bin Umayr: the narrator of the Sahifa Sajjadiya

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Associate Professor of Quranic Sciences and Hadith, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.

2 PhD Student of Quranic Sciences and Hadith, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.

3 PhD Student of Comparative Hadith Studies, Faculty of Quran and Hadith, Al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran.

10.30512/kq.2024.21255.3836

Abstract

Mutawakkel bin Umayr is a narrator whose character is still in dark because there is not much information about him in hadith sources. His identity, biography and scholastic status are not well known. So far, none of the early scholars have provided clear information about his character. This uncertainty is below the dignity of this narrator. All the references of the Sahifa Sajjadiya's manuscripts, in any case, lead to this narrator. Therefore, in this study, an attempt is made to describe and analyze the news received about Motawakkel bin Umayr by using historical, biographical and hadith data. The study also seeks to clarify as much as possible the different aspects of his life based on historical reports and arguments. Thus, the ambiguities of this issue can be resolved as far as possible. The findings indicate that, first of all, Motawakkel bin Umayr is the same as Motawakkel bin Haroun, and the name of Motawakkel's father is Umayr. The attribution to Haroun is suggested because of his ancestor was Haroun. Also, Umayr bin Motawakkel is the son of Motawakkel bin Umayr. So, Motawakkel had both a son named Umair and a father named Umair. In addition, Umair's name is sometimes written without the letter y.

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Ketab-E-Qayyem
Volume 15, Issue 32
March 2025
Pages 235-256

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  • Receive Date: 14 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 29 August 2024
  • Accept Date: 30 August 2024

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