Biographical and Narrative Studies

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What are Biographical and Narrative Studies?
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The Need for Biographical Studies
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Ways of Ascertaining the Trustworthiness of a Narrator
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The Consensus Companions
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Biographical Study of Important Narrators
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Terminology Employed in Biographical Studies
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Classification of Traditions and the Level of their Authenticity
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Terminology Employed in Narrative Studies
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Modes of Receiving and Transmitting a Tradition
The teacher for this topic is Sheikh Subhani and the text book for it is: Durus Mujazah fi ‘Ilma al-Rijal wa al-Dirayah.Al-Subhani, J. (2010). Qum: Al-Mustafa International Translation and Publication Centre.