(12) Hisham bin Muhammad bin as-Saeb bin Bashar bin Zaid He...

(12) Hisham bin Muhammad bin as-Saeb bin Bashar bin Zaid He is a well-known scholar famous for his knowledge and grace especially about our faith. He has written Maqtal al-Husayn . Rijal Najjashi: 434-435, Sh 1166. (13) Abul Mufaddal Nasr bin Muzahim Munaqari Attar He is from Kufa and was a Shia. He expired in 212 A.H. He has written Maqtal al-Husayn (a.s.). Rijal Najjashi: 427-428, Sh 1148, Al-Fehrist: 171- 172, Sh 751, Al- Ma'alim: 126, Sh 851; Az-Zariah 22/29, Sh 5874; Fehrist Ibn Nadeem:106.

(14) Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Umar Waqidi Madani Baghdadi He is the author of Al-Adab. He expired in 207 A.H. Maqtal Abi Abdillah Al-Husayn (r.a.) is written by him. Az-Zariah: 22/28 Sh 5869, Fehrist Ibn Nadeem: 111, Al-Wafi Bil Wafiyy- at 4/238. (15) Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Ali bin Husayn bin Musa bin Babawayh Qummi He is the author of Maqtal al-Husayn (a.s.). Al-Fehrist: 156-157 Sh 695, Al-Ma'alim: 111-112, Sh 764, Az-Zariah 22/28, Sh 5867.

(16) Muhammad bin Ali bin Fazl bin Tamam bin Sakeen He is the teacher of Ibn Ghazairi, and is in the level of Sadooq (a.r.). He is reliable, noble, having true beliefs and author of very good books. He wrote the book Maqtal Abi Abdillah Al-Husayn (a.s.). Rijal Najjashi: 385 Sh 1046, Az-Zariah 22/28, Sh 5868. (17) Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Zakariya bin Danyar al-Ghalabi He was the Maula of Bani Ghalla. He is a known person who knew our companions in Basra. He expired in 298 A.H.

and has written Maqtal al-Husayn (a.s.). Rijal Najjashi: 346-347, Sh 963, Fehrist Ibn Nadeem: 121. (18) Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Yahya at-Tayyar Qummi He was a chief of our companions of his time. A reliable man who wrote many hadiths. Maqtal al-Husayn (a.s.) is also his work. Rijal Najjashi: 353, Sh 946. (19) Ibn Wazeh al-Yaqubi Ahmad bin Ishaq He was a renowned narrator, author of Tarikh Yaqubi. He expired after 292 or in the year 284. He came after Abi Makhnaf. He wrote Maqtal al-Husayn (a.s.).

Az-Zariah 22/ 23, Sh 5833. (20) Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin Ishaq Ahmari Nahavandi He was a man of deep research and his books are quite balanced. Qasim bin Muhammad bin Hamadani had heard hadiths from him. He expired in 269 A.H. He has also written Maqtal al-Husayn (a.s.). Al-Fehrist: 7, Sh 9, Al-Ma'alim: 7, Sh 27; Rijal Najjashi: 19, Sh 21, Az-Zariah 22/23, Sh 5835. (21) Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Saeed bin Hilal bin Masood Thaqafi He was born in Kufa and brought up in Isfahan.

He belonged to the Zaidi sect.