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The Book of Al-Ihtijaj - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Book of Al-Ihtijaj 2023-01-07 1026 Views Haditth Collection , al-Ihtijaj , Shia Sources , al-Tabrisi , our suggestion Al-Iḥtijāj ʿalā ahl al-lijāj (Arabic:الإحتجاج على أهل اللجاج), best known as al-Ihtijaj is a book in Arabic written by Abu Mansur, Ahmad b. Ali b. Abi Talib al-Tabrisi, the scholar of 6th/12th century.

Contents Name History Ascription Reason for Writing Reliability of Its Hadiths Scholar’s Perspective Content Translations and Commentaries Manuscripts Publication References The book contains the arguments presented by the Prophet (s) and the infallible Imams (a) and some of their followers against their opponents form various sects and religions. Some Shi’a scholars mistakenly ascribed the book to Fadl b. Hasan al-Tabrisi, the author of Majma’ al-bayan .

Name According to the beginning of the book, its name is “al-Ihtijaj”, and there is no mention of “al-Ihtijaj ‘ala ahl al-lijaj.” However, other scholars introduced the book by two names. The book is well known as “Ihtijaj al-Tabrisi.” History During the history of Islam, great religious figures by the motivation of proving the right and refuting the wrong, wrote books under the title of “al-Ihtijaj” or dedicated some chapters of their books to this topic.

There are about 20 books by the title of “al-Ihtijaj” among Shi’a early sources, the earliest of which is “al-Ihtijaj” written by Muhammad b. Abi ‘Umayr, the close companion of Imam al-Kazim (a). Ascription Shaykh Yusuf al-Bahrani, the author of Lu’lu’at al-bahrayn writes: “Some of the recent Shi’a scholars have made a mistake in ascription of the book to Abu Ali al-Tabrisi, the author of Majma’ al-bayan .

Some of those who made this mistake are Amin al-Istarabadi and before him, the author of Mashayikh al-Shi’a and before him, Muhammad b.