Sulaym ibn Qays
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Sulaym Ibn Qays was one of the purported Companions of Ali
but he "is widely considered an anti-Umayyad polemical invention" by Sunni scholarship. He has a well-known book known as The book of Sulaym ibn Qays
. As Ibn al-Nadim
says and later investigation shows his book is "the oldest surviving Shi`ite book" which is written in the first Islamic century.
was built later. He came to Medinah when Umar
was caliph
and couldn't see Muhammad
. He became a partisan of Ali
, together with Abu Dharr and Salman al-Farisi. Sulaym have written down what he learned and experienced with Ali, and his writing eventually became The book of Sulaym ibn Qays
.
After Ali died, during Muawiyah era, Sulaym remained in Kufa. He gathered some information such as Muawiyah sermon in the mosque of Kufa.
When Hajjaj ibn Yusuf became the governor of Kufa, he fled to Persia with his writings in 694. He stayed in Nobandegan. There he found a fifteen years old boy, Aban ibn abi-Ayyash
. He became rather fond of him and started to educate him and Aban eventually also became a Shi'a. Eventually, Sulaym entrusted all of his writings to Aban, after Aban had made a solemn oath not to talk of any of the writings during Sulaym’s lifetime and that after his death he would give the book only to trustworthy Shi'a of Ali.
He died in 70 AH(689).
or 76 AH(695)
Ali
' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...
but he "is widely considered an anti-Umayyad polemical invention" by Sunni scholarship. He has a well-known book known as The book of Sulaym ibn Qays
The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays
The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays is a Hadith collection, collected by Sulaym ibn Qays who entrusted it to Aban ibn abi-Ayyash.According to the Shi'a, the book "has received endorsement from five Infallible Imams." The author researched and verified events before he penned them so that their...
. As Ibn al-Nadim
Ibn al-Nadim
Abu'l-Faraj Muhammad bin Is'hāq al-Nadim , whose father was known as al-Warrāq was a Shia Muslim scholar and bibliographer. Some scholars regard him as a Persian, but this is not certain. He is famous as the author of the Kitāb al-Fihrist...
says and later investigation shows his book is "the oldest surviving Shi`ite book" which is written in the first Islamic century.
Biography
Sulaym is said to have been born near the place where KufaKufa
Kufa is a city in Iraq, about south of Baghdad, and northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000....
was built later. He came to Medinah when Umar
Umar
`Umar ibn al-Khattāb c. 2 November , was a leading companion and adviser to the Islamic prophet Muhammad who later became the second Muslim Caliph after Muhammad's death....
was caliph
Caliph
The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transcribed version of the Arabic word which means "successor" or "representative"...
and couldn't see Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
. He became a partisan of Ali
Ali
' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...
, together with Abu Dharr and Salman al-Farisi. Sulaym have written down what he learned and experienced with Ali, and his writing eventually became The book of Sulaym ibn Qays
The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays
The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays is a Hadith collection, collected by Sulaym ibn Qays who entrusted it to Aban ibn abi-Ayyash.According to the Shi'a, the book "has received endorsement from five Infallible Imams." The author researched and verified events before he penned them so that their...
.
After Ali died, during Muawiyah era, Sulaym remained in Kufa. He gathered some information such as Muawiyah sermon in the mosque of Kufa.
When Hajjaj ibn Yusuf became the governor of Kufa, he fled to Persia with his writings in 694. He stayed in Nobandegan. There he found a fifteen years old boy, Aban ibn abi-Ayyash
Aban ibn abi-Ayyash
Aban ibn Abi-Ayyash was a Persian companion of Sulaym ibn Qays and several Shi'a Imams. He also treasured the book of Sulaym ibn Qays.-Biography:...
. He became rather fond of him and started to educate him and Aban eventually also became a Shi'a. Eventually, Sulaym entrusted all of his writings to Aban, after Aban had made a solemn oath not to talk of any of the writings during Sulaym’s lifetime and that after his death he would give the book only to trustworthy Shi'a of Ali.
He died in 70 AH(689).
or 76 AH(695)