Basa'ir ad-Darajat

Baṣāʾir ad-Darajāt Fī ʿUlūm ʾĀl Muḥammad wa-Mā Khaṣṣahum ʾAllāh Bihī (Arabic: بَصَائِر ٱلدَّرَجَات فِي عُلُوم آل مُحَمَّد وَمَا خَصَّهُم ٱلله بِهِ‎), alternatively known as Baṣaʾir ad-Darajāt al-Kubrā Fī Faḍāʾil ʾĀl Muḥammad (Arabic: بَصَائِر ٱلدَّرَجَات ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ فِي فَضَائِل آل مُحَمَّد‎), is a Hadith compilation considered to be one of the oldest books in Hadith among Shias. The book's author is Abū Jaʿfar (or Abūl-Hasan) Muḥammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Farrūkh al-ʾAʿraj (Arabic: ‌أبو جعفر [أو أبو الحسن] محمد بن الحسن بن فروخ الأعرج‎), popularly known as Sheikh aṣ-Ṣaffār al-Qummī (Arabic: ‌الشيخ الصفار القمي‎) (d. 290 AH / 902-903 CE)

Basaʾir ad-Darajat
AuthorSheikh aṣ-Ṣaffār al-Qummī
LanguageArabic
GenreHadith
Publication date
10th century
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Author

Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Farrukh al-Araj, popularly known as Sheikh as-Saffar al-Qummi (d. 290 AH / 902-903 CE), was a contemporary of the tenth and eleventh Imams. He was probably the disciple of the eleventh, and an acquaintance of his son, Imam Mahdi. He was one of the earliest systematic compilers of Hadiths about Imamat Theology, constituting the basis of early Twelver metaphysics and mystical theology. His greatest work, which is also the only one that has survived, is Baṣāʾir ad-Darajāt Fī ʿUlūm ʾĀl Muḥammad wa-Mā Khaṣṣahum ʾAllāh Bihī. It was edited in Iran under the title Baṣaʾir ad-Darajāt al-Kubrā Fī Faḍāʾil ʾĀl Muḥammad.[1] In addition to being a Hadith compiler, Sheikh as-Saffar al-Qummi is himself also known as a prominent narrator of Hadith.[2]

Characteristics

The book includes 1881 Hadiths. The book is divided into ten original parts, with such each part having 10 or 24 subdivisions. Sheikh as-Saffar al-Qummi presents the narrations methodically by grouping details in independent chapters.[3] Some scholars have stated that Basa'ir ad-Darajat is the oldest large-scale compilation of Shia Hadiths.[4]

Contents

Basa'ir ad-Darajat deals with the different facets of Twelver Shia Islam. Sheikh as-Saffar al-Qummi begins his book with the famous Hadith "The search for science is a religious duty for every Muslim. Allah loves those who ardently search for knowledge".[5]

Authenticity

The attribution of the book that we have in our hands to the author has not been established conclusively as the book did not reach us through a reliable path.[6] The narrations reported throughout the book are not deemed mursal by Rijalists.[7] However, some of the book's narrations have also been reported in authentic books, such as Al-Kafi.[8]

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References
  1. .(Muhammad Ali Amir Moezzi, the Divine Guide in early Shiite,p.20. 69State University of New York Press. 1994)
  2. (Ansari Qommi, p.65. month book of religion magazine, 1388 solar, Shahrivar, number 143)
  3. ( Muhammad Ali Amir Moezzi, the Divine Guide in early Shiite,p.90.State University of New York Press. 1994)
  4. (Muhammad Ali Amir Moezzi, the Divine Guide in early Shiite,p.16. 69 State University of New York Press. 1994)
  5. (Muhammad Ali Amir Moezzi, the Divine Guide in early Shiite,p.69State University of New York Press. 1994)
  6. al-Mohseni, Muhammad Asif. Buhuth Fi ‘Ilm al-Rijal. p. 426.
  7. Mahdiyyah Dehqani, A Glance on the book of Basair, Hadith of Thought Magazine, 1382 solar, number 56) Sheykh Horr Ameli knows two transcriptions for Basair (Isbat Al Hodat, vol:1.p:49.
  8. (Al-Kafi, Muhammad Al-Kulayni, Vol. 1, Pg. 177, 229)



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