The Role of Ali ibn Mahziar in the Scientific and Cultural Advancement of Shiites

Shia narrators of the first centuries of Hijrah have played a significant role in the scientific and cultural development of Shia by transmitting the hadiths of Imams (PBUT (to the next generations. Therefore, knowing them helps us to better understand the roots of the development of Shiite sciences and knowledge. Ali ibn Mahziar, the Companions of the later Imams (PBUT), was definitely of a great role in this advancement. This article aims to answer the question of what role Ali Ibn Mehziar had in the scientific and cultural Advancement of Shiites by using the historical approach and based on descriptive-analytical method of research. The results of research demonstrates that the knowledge, reliability and position of Ali ibn Mahziar before Imams (PBUT) led the preservation more than (700) of his narrations in authentic Shiite texts. By extracting these narrations, it became clear that Ali ibn Mahziar played a significant role in explaining the jurisprudence and jurisprudential issues of the society of that day with the report of (482) jurisprudential narrations. Also, Ibn Mahziyar has tried to propagate Shiite supplications in order to heal the sufferings of Shiites. On the other hand, the relations of this Shiite scholar with other hadith areas and the training of students led to the spread of the hadiths of Imams (PBUT( in the Islamic world.