Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Ibrāhim al-Qummi (Persian: علی بن ابراهیم قمی؛ Arabic: علي بن إبراهيم القمي) was a 10th century

Shi'a Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor ( caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community ( imam). However, his right is understoo ...

commentator and jurist of Persian origin. He lived during the time of the eleventh Shi'a Imam Hasan al-Askari. Many traditions in the famous book Al-Kafi were transmitted by him. Ibrāhim’s patronymic was “Abu al-Hasan” but he was also known as “al-Shaykh al-Aqdam”. He spread the “Kufan” traditions (Hadiths) in Qom and collected Hadith from many scholars. He wrote more than 15 books, famously his commentary '' Tafsir al-Qummi''. He is said to have been one of the most important Twelver Imami

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commentators. His other works include ''Akhbār Al-Qurʾan'', ''Nawadir al-Qurʾan'', ''al-Nasikh wa al-Mansukh'' (Abrogator and Abrogated books), ''al-Sharā'i' '' (Laws or Revealed religions), and ''al-Tawhid wa al-Shirk'' (Monotheism and Polytheism). He died in 919 A.D.

Birth, Demise and Family

His birthday is unknown; but it is certain that he lived during the second half of the third/ninth and beginning of fourth/tenth centuries. His father, Ibrahim b. Hashim, was one of the famous Shi'a hadith transmitters, who moved from Kufa to Qom. It is said that he was the first person who disseminated the hadiths of the Kufans in Qom. He also met with Imam al-Rida. 'Ali b. Ibrahim's brother, Ishaq, and sons Ahmed, Ibrahim and Muhammad, were all religious scholars of their time.

Works

Ali b. Ibrahim wrote many books. ''Al-Tafsir'', commonly known as ''al-Tafsir al-Qummi'', is his most famous book. He compiled it based on traditions of

imam Imam (; , '; : , ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a prayer leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Salah, Islamic prayers, serve as community leaders, ...

s without any explanation. He narrated most of the

hadith Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...

s from his father, Ibrahim b. Hashim. This book is one of the earliest and most important available

exegetical sources. * ''Al-Nasikh wa al-mansukh'' * ''Qurb al-isnad'' * ''Al-Shara'i * ''Al-Hayd'' * ''Al-Tawhid wa l-shirk'' * ''Fada'il Amir al-Mu'minin'' * ''Al-Maghazi'' * ''Al-Anbiya * ''Al-Mashdhar'' * ''Al-Manaqib'' * ''Ikhtiyar al-Qur'an''

References

Tahoor Encyclopedia: Ali Ibn Ibrähim Qomi commentary
* 10th-century Persian-language writers 10th-century Muslim scholars of Islam Iranian Shia scholars of Islam 9th-century births 919 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Islamic-scholar-stub