Zurarah ibn A'yan

Zurarah ibn A'yan (about 70 -150 HG ) (Arabic: زُرارة بن أعیُن‎) was one of the famous and close companion of Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq.[1] He was Muhaddith and Islamic scholar which had great knowledge in religion.[2] and he is also one of the Consensus companions which Shia scholars accept every hadith which has been narrated by them unquestioningly.[3] Muhaddith Qumi in his book Tuhfah Al ahbab said about him:'his excellence and status are to great to mention here'.[4]

The origin of his family

His real name was abde rabbi in arabic (عبدربه) and titled abi zurarah or abul hassan.he was son of very famous noble family.his father was a roman slave released in islam and his grandfather was a monk in the land of Rome.[5]

Authencity of Zurarah

Zararah ibn Ayan Sheibani,who more than 2000 hadiths narrated, was one of the chief companions of Imam Baqir and Imam Al-Sadiq. He was so respected and trustworthy that said: 'If it were not for zurarah,I would have said that the saying of my father will vanish soon'.[6]

Death

The exact year of the death of zurarah is not clear .but he must have died between 148-150 HQ in the Kufa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Sabzvārī, Muḥammad ʻAlī. Tuḥfah Yi-ʻAbbāsī: The Golden Chain of Sufism in Shīʻite (2008 ed.). University Press of America. p. 68.
  2. ↑ Sachedina (1998), p.157
  3. ↑ Walbridge (2001), p.190
  4. ↑ muhadith qumi. "tuhfat al ahbab". http://lib.ahlolbait.com. موسسه اهل بیت علیهم السلام. External link in |website= (help)
  5. ↑ al- Nadim, muhammad ibn ishagh (1346). translation of The Fihrist of al- Nadim. tehran: چاپخانه بانک بازرگاني ايران. pp. 403–404.
  6. ↑ اختيار معرفة الرجال، ج1، ص345.، تاریخ بازیابی: 2 دی ماه 1391.
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