the written works of ibn bābawayh (shaykh ṣadūq), head of the traditionists and the distinguished figure of shī‘ī ḥadīth in fourth/tenth century, had amounted to 300 books and treatises. a proficient scholar, he has standards and criteria in the field of ḥadīth in general and in criticizing ḥadīth in particular that incorporate approaches and patterns as a guide map and a role model. in order t...

al-ghallābī is rated as among the shī‘ī authors of the third/eighth century, through whom many historical traditions have been related in shī‘ī and sunnī sources. examining the status of al-ghallābī’s traditions in the two major sects (of shī‘a and sunnī), this writing is intended to find the reason for the permeation of his traditions into the sources belonging to the sunnīs – who are very cau...

six causes of revelation have been related concerning āya 115 of sūrat al-baqara; i.e. the noble āya, ﴾to allah belong the east and the west: so whichever way you turn, there is the face of allah! allah is indeed all-bounteous, all-knowing.﴿ because of their relation through the shī‘a, two of these causes of revelation have attracted more attention of the imāmī jurisprudents. these two traditio...

In his recent commentary, Gorik Ooms argues that “denying that researchers, like all humans, have personal opinions … drives researchers’ personal opinion underground, turning global health science into unconscious dogmatism or stealth advocacy, avoiding the crucial debate about the politics and underlying normative premises of global health.” These ‘unconscious’ dimensions of global health are...

One phenomenon arising in epistemic life is allegiance to, and break from, a tradition. This has three central features. First, individuals who adhere to tradition seem respond dogmatically evidence against their Second, from different traditions appear see the same differently. And third, conversion one another appears be kind ordinary belief shift. paper uses recent work on nature rationality...