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He was well versed in categorizing the narrators of hadith and the texts of hadith. He is the author of
a book in the science of hadith and an expert in scrutinizing the narrators. He was a great scholar of
theology and he has written a book refuting al-Qaramitah (one of the several names applied to the
sect of Isma‘ilies who were once very active in politics).
His two books (1) Letters of Imams Allah’SupremeCovenantBody,
(2) And poems in praises of the Imams (DivineSupremeCovenantBody) show his interest in linguistics.
His book on the interpretation of dreams is of the best books on the subject.
Words of Appreciation for his Efforts
Al-Najashi has said, "In our people al-Kulayni was the chief scholar in Ray, Iran. He was the most
reliable in the matters of hadith.
Al-‘Allama al-Hilli has confirmed this and ibn Dawud also has expressed similar words about him.
Al-Tusi, the great scholar has called him the most dependable expert in hadith, the man of highest
esteem and a scholar in hadith.
Al-Sayyid Radi al-Din ibn Tawus has said, "Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni is universally
accepted for his leadership and reliability."
He has also said, "Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub, al-Kulayni is the most eloquent and the most truthful in
the knowledge of hadith."
Ibn al-Athir has called him to be of the outstanding leaders of the Shi‘a and their great scholar."
He has also described him as "A reformer of the Shi‘a at the end of the third century, as their leader
and as a renown scholar among them."
Al-Tayyibi has called him the reviver of the ’Ummah, the whole Muslim community at the end of that
century . . . He was among the most learned in Islamic jurisprudence.39
Ibn Hajar has said, "He was one among the Shi‘a scholars of law and an author of their school." 40
He has also said, "Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni was among the chief scholars of the
Shi ‘a world in the days of al-Muqtadir." 41