Lect. Al-Boroujerdi’s efforts in identifying the classes of narrators

Abstract

Researching the classes of narrators is one of the important researches in the science of men, as knowing the classes of narrators contributes to clarifying the image of a group of narrations that suffer from chain of transmission problems, especially in distinguishing the narrators who share the chains of transmission, hidden transmission in narrations, and identifying the fraud in the chains of transmission of some narrators and others. This study shows the concept of the science of classes, and explains its origin and development, in addition to explaining the efforts of Sayyid Hussein al-Boroujerdi (may God sanctify his secret) in explaining and defining the classes of narrators, as he is considered one of the prominent figures in the field of the science of men and hadith in the third century AH, and has extensive experience in classes and chains of transmission. The research revealed Sayyid al-Boroujerdi’s opinions regarding the classes of narrators, their control and organization, and the presentation of his men’s opinions, in addition to the chain of transmission treatments and men’s weaknesses.