Nasr Ibn-e Mozāhim

Birth

 Abul Fadhl Nasr the son of Mozāhim the son of Sayyar Monqari, one of great Shiite historians was born in Kūfa, but his date of birth is unspecified in the history.

Some people believe that Nasr and Abū Mokhannaf were contemporaries. Whereas, Nasr lived long life, and Abū Mokhannaf died before 170 (hegira) perhaps Nasr had been born around the year 120 H.

Place of living

Nasr Ibn-e Mozāhim elapsed most of his life in Baghdād. At that time Baghdād was a newly established city, but because it was a capital, and government center, many outstanding scientific figures lived therein.

Khatīb Baghdādī had called him, one of the great scientists in the book of “ The history of Baghdād.”

Trustworthy

This book is the only book of Nasr Ibn-e Mozāhim that we have received, and his fame is mostly based on this book. He has made a good coordination and discipline in indication of the historical events. Historians have different ideas about his trustworthy, which obviously is based on the fact that he was a Shi’a.

Ibn-e Habbān had called him as one of trustworthy narrators. Ibn-e Abil-Hadīd cited about him: “ Nasr Ibn-e Mozāhim is a trustworthy narrator and upright man, and he is honest in his narrations. He has not said anything by carnal desire and lie. He is one of Hadith narrators.”

But Aqīlī has cited about him: “ Nasr Ibn-e Muzāhim is Shi’a and in his speech and words, we feel anxiety, because his words contradict each other.”

Abū Hātam cites about him: “ The Hadith (narrations) of Nasr Ibn-e Mozāhim are not reliable and are not invoked.”

Instructors

He attended at classes of Sofyan Thawri and Sho’ba-Tibn-e Hajjāj and Habib Ibn-e Hassān and Abd-ul- Aziz Ibn-e Siah and Yazid Ibn-e Ibrāhim Shūshtari and Abul Jārūd and Ziād Ibn-e Mondhar.

Students

Great scholars such as Hussein Ibn-e Nasr (his son), Nūh Ibn-e Habib Qūmasi, Abā Salt-e Herawi, Abū Sa’eed Ashja’, Ali Ibn-e Mondhar Tariqi ans some other Kūfi scholars attended his class.

Compilations

He has many compilations; some of which mentioned as follows:

 1.     Wāqi’ah Seffīn (Battle of Seffīn)

2.     Al- Jamal (Battle of Jamal)

3.     Al- Ghārāt

4.     Maqtal-e Hojr Ibn-e ،Adi (The tragedy of assassination of Hojr son of Adi)

5.     Maqtal of Husein Ibn-e Ali (A.S.) (The tragedy of assassination of Imam Husein A.S.)

6.     Ain ul waradah

7.     Akhbār ul Mokhtār

8.     Al- Manāqib

Death

Nasr Ibn-e Mozāhim passed away in 212 H, and hastened towards his lord.