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

Author
Assistant professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
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 Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥanafiyya, 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 Ḥadīth heritage.The article employs a descriptive-analytical method. It is found that Ḥayyān al-Sarrāj, Abū Khālid al-Kābulī, Muraqqiʿ al-Asadī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Jadalī, and Abū Ṭufayl are among the Kaysānite narrators as mentioned in Imāmī reports. Alī ibn Ḥazawwar is accused of Kaysānite beliefs, studied under Kaysānite-inclined teachers such as Muḥammad 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