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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Muhammad Ibn 'ali Al-baqir (a.s) CHAPTER X: HIS COMPANIONS AND THE REPORTERS OF HIS TRADITIONS (01) Imam Abu Ja‘far (al-Baqir) took great care of spreading knowledge among the people. He spared no effort to educate his companions. He taught them jurisprudence and sciences. So, they became prominent jurisprudents in the Islamic world.

Imam al-Baqir asked his son, Imam Ja‘far al-Sadiq, to spend money on them to devote themselves to record the traditions they heard from him. Imam Ja‘far al-Sadiq, peace be on him, lauded his father’s companions. Addressing his companions, he said: “By Allah, my father’s companions were better than you. They were leaves without thorns while you are thorns without leaves.”[^1] We will mention al-Baqir’s and give a brief study about each of them.

They are as follows: Aban bin Taghlub Aban bin Taghlub al-Rib’ï al-Kufi was among the most brilliant Moslem scholars. He was among the most prominent Moslem jurisprudents. We will talk about some of his affairs: His Birth and his early Life He was born in Kufa, but our books have not mentioned the year of his birth. He grew up in Kufa, the capital of the Shi‘ites. He was obedient to the members of the house (ahl al-Bayt), peace be on them, and loved them very much.

His Scientific Position He was among the most prominent and brilliant scholars of his time. He reported traditions on the authority of Imam ‘Ali b. al-Husayn, Abu Ja‘far, and Abu ‘Abd Allah, peace be on them. He had priority and importance with them. Imam Abu Ja‘far said to him: “Sit down in the Mosque of Medina. Give religious opinions to the people.

I like to see persons similar to you among my Shi‘ites.”[^2] Aban was the foremost in all techniques of sciences of the Koran, jurisprudence, tradition, literature, language, and grammar.[^3] His Obedience to the ahl al-Bayt Aban was very obedient to the members of the House (ahl al-Bayt), peace be on them. He learned their sciences and morals and proclaimed them among the people. That was at the time when the love for them was among the most intense disasters.

For the Umayyads spared no effort to punish those who loved the members of the House (ahl al-Bayt), peace be on them, and proclaimed their outstanding merits. However, Aban habituated himself to that. So, he suffered persecutions for them. His love for ahl al-Bayt was based on reason and proof, not on sentiments.