نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسنده
گروه ادبیات عرب، حوزه امیرالمومنین(ع)، ایرانشهر، ایران
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
This study challenges the prevailing assumption that Ibn ʿAsākir (d. 571 AH) relied on an organized physical library by computationally analyzing 77,231 isnāds in Taʾrīkh Madīnat Dimashq. Quantitative findings reveal that only 0.2% of isnāds explicitly cite book titles, whereas references to functional and non-canonical texts like tasmiya (1,694 instances) and personal manuscripts via qaraʾtu bi-khaṭṭ (1,342 instances) are remarkably frequent. Detailed analysis of hadith transmission terminology further demonstrates that the overwhelming dominance of plural pronouns and strategic use of terms such as anbaʾanā indicate a collective, mediated, and network-based process of knowledge acquisition. This article argues that isnāds in TMD functioned not merely as bibliographic references but as discursive tools for reproducing collective memory, affirming cultural capital, and mapping the social network of hadith scholars in the post-canonical period. Results demonstrate that for Ibn ʿAsākir, people and their connections—rather than formally compiled books (kutub mudawwana)—constituted the primary infrastructure of knowledge preservation and transmission. His work reflects a dynamic textual ecosystem based on ijāza and tasmiya, wherein scattered notes, thematic lists, and oral licenses played roles equal to or even more significant than formal written works. This novel analytical approach fundamentally transforms our understanding of the complex mechanisms of production, rijālī authentication, and transmission of historical and hadith knowledge in medieval Islamic civilization, underscoring the necessity of revising book-centric assumptions.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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