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Documentary and Evidential Analysis of Traditions Indicating the Shared Father's Name of Imam Mahdi (AS) and the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
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| The well-known belief of the Imamiyyah is that the name of Imam Mahdi (AJ) is "Muhammad" and his father's name is "Hasan." However, in some Shia and Sunni hadith sources, there are traditions that, in addition to the namesake of that Imam with the Holy Prophet (PBUH), also indicate a shared father's name (Abdullah). This research, employing a descriptive-analytical method and utilizing documentary (isnād) and evidential (dalālah) analyses, examines this group of traditions. The findings indicate that the traditions suggesting a shared father's name are weak in terms of chain of transmission and lack authoritative validity; their key narrators have been deemed unreliable, and reputable traditionists have narrated this hadith only with the phrase "his name is my name," without including the addition "and his father's name is my father's name" in their transmitted versions. From an evidential perspective, this addition can be interpreted in various ways, such as the application of "name" to a kunyah (agnomen) or attribute, the use of "father" to mean grandfather, scribal corruption (taṣḥīf) of "ibnī" (my son) to "abīh" (his father), or correspondence in kunyahs. Furthermore, there are other indications that these traditions are fabricated, driven by motives such as undermining Shia beliefs or reinforcing the position of other groups. Consequently, the aforementioned traditions cannot serve as evidence against the definitive Imami belief regarding the father's name of Imam Mahdi (AJ). |
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| Keywords: : Imam Mahdi (AJ), traditions of shared father's name, documentary analysis (isnād analysis), evidential analysis (dalālah analysis). |
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Received: 2024/04/30 | Accepted: 2026/05/31 | Published: 2026/05/31
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