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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Uyun Akhbar Al-reza the Source of Traditions On Imam Reza (a.s.) Chapter Twelve: a Session of Al-reza (s)’s Debate With the Prominent Theologians From Among the Rhetoricians and the Various Religions 12-1 Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ahmad al-Ilaqi - the jurisprudent from Qum - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Sadaqa al-Qumi quoted on the authority of Abu Amro ibn Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Ansari al-Kajji, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad al-Nowafali al-Hashemi, When Ali ibn Musa Al-Reza (s) went to see Al-Ma’mun, Al-Ma’mun ordered Al-Fadhl ibn Sahl to summon the prominent theologians from among the rhetoricians and the religions such as al-Jaseliq (the Catholic Archbishop), the High Rabbi, the Hindu High Priest, followers of Zoroaster, [197] Nestus the Roman medical scientist, and the rest of the 12 بابُ ذكر مَجْلِسَ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ مَعَ أَهْل الأَديان وَأَصْحاب المَقالات فِي التَّوحِيد عِنْدَ الْمَأمُون 1 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو مُحَمَّد جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أحْمَد الفَقِيه القُمِّيّ ثُمَّ الإيلاقى رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: أَخْبَرنا مُحَمَّد الحَسَن بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ صدقه القُمِّيّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبُو عمرو مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عمر بْنِ عَبْد العَزِيز الأَنْصارِي الكَجِّيُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني مَن سَمِعَ الحَسَن بْنِ مُحَمَّد النُّوفَلِيِّ ثُمَّ الهاشِمي يَقُولُ لَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَلَى الْمَأْمُونِ أَمَرَ الْفَضْلَ بْنَ سَهْلٍ أَنْ يَجْمَعَ لَهُ أَصْحَابَ الْمَقَالاتِ مِثْلَ الْجَاثَلِيقِ وَرَأْسِ الْجَالُوتِ وَرُؤَسَاءِ الصَّابِئِينَ وَالْهِرْبِذِ الأَكْبَرِ وَأَصْحَابِ زَرْدَهُشْتَ وَنِسْطَاسَ الرُّومِيِّ وَالْمُتَكَلِّمِينَ لِيَسْمَعَ كَلامَـهُ theologians in order to hear their words, and those of Al-Reza (s).
Al-Fadhl ibn Sahl gathered them together (in Al-Ma’mun's palace), and then he informed Al-Ma’mun about the meeting. Al-Ma’mun granted them permission to enter and received them with hospitality and honor. Then he presented before them what he intended to do by saying, “I have gathered you for (something) good and want you to have a debate with my cousin from Medina, who will come to me. Come to me tomorrow morning. None of you should be absent.” They said, “O Commander of the Faithful!
We listen and obey you.
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