Ketab-E-Qayyem

Ketab-E-Qayyem

Identifying Kaysānite Narrators in the Ḥadīth Heritage of Shia Islam: A Case Study of Alī ibn Ḥazawwar

Document Type : Research Paper

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Assistant professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
10.30512/kq.2025.21747.3904
Abstract
The Kaysāniyya (Kaysanites) were among the earliest Shia sects to emerge following the uprising of al-Mukhtār al-Thaqafī. Advocating for the imamate and leadership of Muammad ibn al-anafiyya, they parted into various groups after his death. The diversity of Kaysānites, ranging from extremists (ghulāt) to political Shia, maintained a significant presence in the Shia community until the mid-2nd/8th century, gradually being absorbed by subsequent movements and fading away.This research aims to identify and analyze Kaysānite-leaning narrators and their hadiths within the Shia and Sunni adīth heritage.The article employs a descriptive-analytical method. It is found that ayyān al-Sarrāj, Abū Khālid al-Kābulī, Muraqqiʿ al-Asadī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Jadalī, and Abū ufayl are among the Kaysānite narrators as mentioned in Imāmī reports. Alī ibn azawwar is accused of Kaysānite beliefs, studied under Kaysānite-inclined teachers such as Muammad ibn Bishr, and narrations related to Kaysānite doctrines are attributed to him in Imāmī sources. As a conclusion, several Kaysānite-leaning narrators are present within the Imāmī narrative heritage. The hadiths of these transmitters are sometimes influenced by their sectarian beliefs, necessitating a more cautious approach when dealing with such reports.
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  • Receive Date 08 June 2024
  • Revise Date 09 September 2024
  • Accept Date 20 December 2024