The Literary Movement of Imamiyya in the Hadith School of Baghdad: from the Beginning to the Fourth Century

Baghdad has been one of the main centers of Shiites where the Shiʿi culture has developed in several fields such as Hadith, Exegesis of the Quran, jurisprudence, and theology during previous centuries. Contrary to the well-known Imami movements in Baghdad which have received special attention of researchers, the Literary movement has attracted less attention in spite of its significant status in the history of Shiism. This study, therefore, introduces this little-known Imami movement in Baghdad for the first time. This article indicates that the Literary movement, coinciding with the foundation of Baghdad in the second century, was born out of Iranian governmental bureaucracy. Introducing prominent figures of this Imami movement in Baghdad, this study shows that they produced valuable works in linguistic, ethical and religious Literary in addition to paying attention to governmental bureaucracy.