Zurarah ibn A'yan

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Zurarah ibn A'yan (about 70 -150 HG ) (Arabic: زُرارة بن أعیُن‎‎) was one of the famous and close companion of Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq.[1] He was Muhaddith and Islamic scholar which had great knowledge in religion.[2] and he is also one of the Consensus companions which Shia scholars accept every hadith which has been narrated by them unquestioningly.[3] Muhaddith Qumi in his book Tuhfah Al ahbab said about him:'his excellence and status are to great to mention here'.[4]

The origin of his family

His real name was abde rabbi in Arabic (عبدربه) and titled abi zurarah or abul hassan.he was son of very famous noble family.his father was a Roman slave released in Islam and his grandfather was a monk in the land of Rome.[5]

Authencity of Zurarah

Zararah ibn Ayan Sheibani,who more than 2000 hadiths narrated, was one of the chief companions of Imam Baqir and Imam Al-Sadiq. He was so respected and trustworthy that said: 'If it were not for zurarah,I would have said that the saying of my father will vanish soon'.[6]

Death

The exact year of the death of zurarah is not clear .but he must have died between 148-150 HQ in the Kufa.[1]

References

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  2. Sachedina (1998), p.157
  3. Walbridge (2001), p.190
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  6. اختيار معرفة الرجال، ج1، ص345.، تاریخ بازیابی: 2 دی ماه 1391.