3 Sahih chains on the Attack on al-Zahra’a (a)?
3 Sahih chains on the attack on al-Zahra’a? Introduction: A popular contention towards the attack on al-Zahra’a (upon her be peace) is that the Shi’a do not have a single authentic report by chain that mentions this event, thus casting doubt on it. I’d like to tackle this in four parts. Part A Subjective Authenticity: As we know, ‘Ilm al-Rijal and Chain-based authentication can very much be subjective, since different Rijal scholars differ with each other in their understanding of narrators and their narrations. Ayatollah Wahid Behbehani (d.1791) points this reality out : [al-Fawa’ed al-Rijaliya page 38] ( ومنها ) قولهم : كان من اهل الطيارة ومن اهل الارتفاع وأمثالهما والمراد انه كان غاليا ( اعلم ) ان الظاهر أن كثيرا من القدماء سيما القيمين منهم ( والغضائري ) كانوا يعتقدون للائمة عليهم السلام ...