14 Facts About Ibn Babawayh

The patronymic, Ibn Babawayh indicates a Persian origin, as Babawayh is an Arabic form of the Persian name Babuyah.

The exact date of Ibn Babawayh's birth is not known.

Ibn Babawayh was taught by local scholars of Shia Islam.

Ibn Babawayh travelled widely, learning about the tradition of Islam.

Ibn Babawayh later emphasized the importance of tradition over speculative theology.

Ibn Babawayh's works reflect this interest in traditions and nearly all of them take the form of compilations of traditions.

However, Ibn Babawayh did write a creed of Shia Islam al-I'tiqadat.

Many of Ibn Babawayh's works are considered lost but some do survive.

Ibn Babawayh had been invited there by Rukn al-Dawla of the Buyid family.

Ibn Babawayh was probably more than 70 years of age.

Ibn Babawayh is buried at Ebn-e Babooyeh in Persia.

Ibn Babawayh was delighted with Sharif al-Din Abu 'Abd Allah's discourses with him and his gentleness, kindness, dignity and interest in religion.

Sharif al-Din Abu 'Abd Allah, then asked Ibn Babawayh to compile a similar work of reference on Fiqh, al-halal wa al-haram, and al-shara-i' wa-'l-ahkam.

Man la yahduruh al-faqih represents a synopsis of all the traditions that Ibn Babawayh had collected, while his prior works, for example, Kitab al-nikah and Kitab al-hajj are each a treatise on different aspect of furu'.