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ABŪ GHĀLIB ZURĀRĪ
Birth And Family
Background:
Abū Ghālib was born on 27 Rabi''-ul-Thānī 285 Hegira
in Kūfah. His full name is: Ahmad son of Muhammad son of Muhammad son of
Suleimān son of Hasan son of Jahm son of Bukair son of
A''yun
Shaybānī
Kūfī Baghdadi.
He was a highly esteemed Shiite figure in the 4th
century Hegira, and was considered as a great narrator of Hadīths (Traditions of
the holy Prophet of Islam and his succeeding infallible Imams A.S.) as well as a
teacher of distinguished Islamic Jurisprudents such as Sheikh Mufīd. He was also
a disciple of the Saint Imam during the period of Minor Occultation of Imam
Mahdī (Aj.F.).
Abū Ghālib lost his father at the age of
five and was brought up by his erudite grandfather, Muhammad son of Suleimān. At
the age of twelve he learnt much narrations through the great narrator of
Traditions: Humeirī.
His grandfather died when he was fifteen years old.
He was twenty-eight years old when he was deprived of all his material assets in
an unfortunate event. He preformed Hajj at the age of sixty-five and lived near
Kaaba for one year.
His
Family:
With regard to his family,
Sayyid Bahr-ul-Ulūm says: "The family of A''yun has been one of the most
prominent families in Kūfah. They have all been followers of the Ahl-ul-Bayt
(A.S.), and enjoyed a high social status. Some outstanding personages belong to
that family. They were close disciples of the infallible Imams (A.S.) during a
long period, starting from the era of Imam Sajjād (A.S.), Imam Bāqir (A.S.) and
Imam Sādiq (A.S.) up to the era of Minor Occultation (of the Twelfth Imam, May
Allah hasten his reappearance!).
The family of
A''yun
had produced a large
number of sages, Islamic Jurisprudents, men of letters, reciters of the Holy
Qur''an, narrators of Hadīths, etc."
His
Sons:
Abū Ghālib had a
son named Ubaidullah who was born in the year 313H. Despite his father''s wishes,
he did not show any interest towards Islamic science; but later, his son,
Muhammad, followed the path of his grandfather, Abū Ghālib.
Abū Ghālib has dedicated his "Risālah" (Treatise)
to his grandson, Muhammad.
His
Correspondence With Imām Asr (Aj.F.)
Among other merits of Abū
Ghālib Zurārī is his correspondence with Imam Asr (May Allah hasten his
reappearance) through the Special Representatives of His Holiness, which is
really accounted as a grand honor for Abū Ghālib.
Sayings of Great Ulamā About Him
Sheikh Tūsī praises
Abū Ghālib by saying: "He was a praiseworthy savant with a large collection of
Hadīths and Narrations. Also he was a Sheikh (elder/ mentor) of Shiites of his
time and a trustworthy figure for the Shiite Jurisprudents."
Allāmah Majlisī and Sayyid Bahr-ul-Ulūm, too, have
similarly praised Abū Ghālib.
His
Teachers:
He was taught by famous Shiite luminaries of his
time like his own grandfather, Muhammad son of Suleimān, and other teachers like
Ali son of Hussein Sa''d-Ābādī, Abdullah son of Ja''far Humayrī, Muhammad son of
Hasan son of Ali son of Mahzyār Ahwāzī, Muhammad son of Humām Iskāfī, and
Muhammad son of Ya''qūb Kulaynī.
His
Students:
His students included outstanding personalities
like Sheikh Mufīd, Hārūn son of Mūsā Tal-Akbarī, Hussein son of Ubaidullah
Ghazāyerī, Ahmad son of Abdul-Wāhid (known as Ibn-e Abdūn), and Abul-Abbās
Ahmad son of Ali son of Abbās Seirāfī.
His
Writings:
He authored many valuable books on various topics,
including the following
1)
"Risālah (Treatise) of Abū
Ghālib Zurārī"
2)
"Kitāb-ul-Ad''iyah" (Book of
Supplications)
3)
"Al-Ifdhāl"
4)
"Al-Tārīkh" (History)
5)
"Du''a Al-Safar" (Prayer for
Going On A Trip)
6)
"Du''a Al-Sirr"
7)
"Manāsik-ul-Hajj" (Hajj
Rituals)
8)
"Juz'' fī Khutbah Al-Ghadīr"
9)
"Akhbār Tahāmah"
10)
"Akhbār Majmū''ah"
His
Death:
Abū Ghālib Zurārī, the great Islamic scholar,
passed away in the year 368 H. at the age of eighty-three in Baghdad and was
buried in Kāzimayn.
