The Criticism and Investigation of Report by S`ebt e- Ben related to Imam Hassan Askari (PBUH) with the Emphasis on Meraat al- Zaman and Tazkerat al- Khavas

Abstract

S`ebt e- Ben is one of the sunnit historians who has considered the biography of Imams (PBUT). His report on the life of Imam Hassan Askari (PBUH), unlike that of other Imams, is limited due to different reasons including the lack of historical propositions. Obviously, the dynastical position as well as the religious thoughts have been the elements effective on the presentation of his records. Having a critical look at the reports, this research is to investigate the documents and their content in order to answer this question on what reports he paid the most attention and how he included them in his works.The result of study clarifies that he has taken advantage of description along with the abbreviation method and selection without any analysis in the reflection of facts on the life of Imam Hassan Askari (PBUH); so that, he has firstly considered the name and kinship of Imam and then, the date and birth place, the date and place of departure of that holiness, the length of life, his mother’s name and finally he has briefly indicated the virtue of that holiness. The narration of hadith is the other issue which has been less considered by Sebt and he has narrated a sample of Imam’s traditions.

Keywords

• imam hassan askari (pbuh)
• s`ebt e- ben
• meraat al- zaman
• tazkerat al- khavas
• shiah in the sunniit works