At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
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Summary
al-Kulayni transmitted from several scholars of Rayy, among them his maternal uncle Muhammad ibn Ali al-Kulayni, known as 'Alan, and al-Najashi describes him as the shaykh of the Imamiyya in Rayy in his time 1.
Hearing al-Naysaburi
He heard Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Naysaburi, transmitter of the traditions and views of al-Fadl ibn Shadhan, whom he evidently held in high esteem — whether at Nishapur or elsewhere is unknown 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni· Muhammad ibn Ali al-Kulayni 'Alan'· Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Naysaburi
- Occurred at
- Rayy
- Related to
- al-Fadl ibn Shadhan
People and things also explored
Fritware (stonepaste)· the great ʿAjam earthquake — Iraq to beyond Rayy· Battle of Ray (1059)· Conquest of Rayy (22 AH)· The Conquest of Rayy and Qumis· Death of al-Kulayni at Baghdad, Sha'ban 329/May 941· death of al-Bahlawan — the Isfahan mazhab wars, the Rayy fitna, Tughril breaks free· Founding of al-Muhammadiyya at Rayy
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 5 p. 400-401
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Kulayni, shaykh of the Imamiyya at Rayy, about the second decade of the fourth century”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/kulayni-shaykh-rayy/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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