Sa d b.  Abdullah and the scientific scope of Qum hadith zone

Concentration on the hadith transmitters of each zone is considered necessary in studying the hadith zones and in recognizing the inclination of intellectual sects in past courses. With a library method and a descriptive-analytical approach to the Rijal-based findings, the present article has studied the personality and theological status of one of the traditionist of Qum. Sa‘d b. ‘Abdullah Ash‘ari Qummi is a well-known and respectable personality among the scholars in Qum, or rather in the whole Shi‘a world. In addition to his conversance with the Shi‘a haidth science, he had gained enough knowledge of the Sunni Hadiths, a factor that presented him as a remarkable personality in the circumstance of Qum. Other than listening to the hadiths and transmitting them he put great emphasis on writing and recording the hadiths. His writings denote that not only in fiqh (jurisprudence) but also in Rijal science, sects and dominations, theology, and in the field of answering the doctrinal needs of the Shi‘a he has been a diligent influential scholar. The advantages taken by later scholars from his remaining treasury of knowledge are evidences for this claim.After giving a brief introduction to Sa‘d b. ‘Abdullah, this article has addressed his scholarly qualities, chain of media (ṭarīq) to reach his book for quotation and citation from him, his Shi‘a and Sunni masters and disciples, and his way of thinking. A rather detailed explanation has also been given about his works, and the grounds of dispute in them have been studied.Concentrating on the scientific personality of Sa‘d, it has been attempted in this process to present a more comprehensive approach towards the hadith school of Qum. Taking into account the scope of Sa‘d’s part in the Four Books, the article - as long as its limits permit to revolve around Sa‘d b. ‘Abdullah - endeavors to display the vastness of exchanging knowledge and broadness of awareness of the traditionists of this hadith zone.