Critical Analysis of Seyyed Mohammad Javad Shubeiry's Method in Source Identification of Narrative Works

Source Identification of compilatory works in the sense of identification the sources of existing narrative work, has been considered by hadith scholars in Iran recently since two decades ago. Seyyed Muhammad Javad Shubeiry Zanjani, tooks the first steps of methodical study by presenting articles in this issue. He presented a method by applying Isnad-text components in source identifying of compilatory works and used it in Al-Ghibah of Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Numani. In this research, Shubeiri Zanjani's articles have been studied, analyzed and criticized in order to determine the quiddity, the manner of applying, and the effectiveness of his method. The result of this research is that his method includes various Isnad-text components; Most of its components are not alone effective in all cases; the manner of applying some components is unclear; in some cases, it needs to be revised and corrected, and in some cases it has not been used properly.