The date of his death which we already stated (i.

The date of his death which we already stated (i.e. 423 A.H.) is more precise. Section Two: Some of the Books on Rhetoric Written by the Shi’ah Kitab Tajrid al–Balaghah was written by Maytham ibn Ali ibn Maytham al–Bahraini a scholar who was contemporary with al–Sakkaki, the author of Al–Miftah , whom we already mentioned in the section on Shi'ah theologians. The commentary on Tajrid al–Balaghah by al–Fadil al–Miqdad ibn Abdullah al–Sayyuri, one of the most distinguished Shi'ah scholars.

He gave it the title Tajdid al–Bara’ah fi Sharh Tajrid al–Balaghah . The commentary on Al–Miftah by Sheikh Husamuddin al–Ma’azini. He completed this work in the year 742 A.H. at Jarjaniyah in Khwarizm. The author of Kashf al–Zunun has mentioned him without indicating to the era in which he lived because no sign of his biography is found in the books other than those of our companions. The commentary on Al–Miftah by Sheikh Imaduddin Yahya ibn Ahmad al–Kashi.

The author of Riyad al–Ulama states that he was among the Sheikhs of our companions who was master of all fields of knowledge. A student of Sheikh Ali al–Karaki mentioned him in a book Al–Ma’mulah fi Dhikr Sami Mashayikh al–Shi’ah . I do not know when he was born or died.” The author of Tadhkirah al–Mujtahidin min al–Imamiyyah has also ascribed to al–Kashshi the said commentary but did not mention any date. The author of Kashf al–Zunun did the same.

The commentary on Al–Miftah by the king of researchers and the pivot of the community and religion, al–Allamah Muhammad ibn Muhammad al–Razi al–Buwaihi al–Qummi, as reported in Riyad al–Ulama . The author of Amal al–Amil has stated that he has a commentary on Al–Miftah . There is a full discussion on his biography in the original version of this book. Al–Razi died in 766 A.H.

Section Three: Writers on Good Style (al–badi’) The person who initiated this branch of knowledge is Ibn Haram Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Salmah ibn Harmah, a poet of the Ahl al–Bayt, whose biography we presented in the unabridged version. Two scholars who were contemporaries, Qudamah ibn Jafar al–Katib and Abdullah ibn al–Mu’tazz were the first to write on al–badi ’. It is not known which of them preceded the other.

In the beginning of his commentary on his Badi’iyyah , Safiyyuddin al–Hilli had this to say: “Ibn al–Mutaz presented seventeen styles of al–badi’ while his contemporary Qudamah ibn Ja’far identified twenty, seven of which were identical to seven of Ibn al–Mutaz’s styles.