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- Hisham ibn al-Hakam (Arabic: هشام بن الحكم) or Abul Hakam Hisham ibn Hakam Kendi was an 8th century AD (2nd century AH) Shiite scholar and a companion of Jafar al-Sadiq and Musa al-Kadhim. It was Hisham who defended the doctrine of Imamate. His debates on different religious matters are alive till present days.
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Hisham is one of the best scholars and authorities of Islam. He was famous for his knowledge and virtue among the learned men of his time. He was a genius and a gifted improviser and due to his good sense of taste and capability he used to be victorious over all of his rivals in debate and speech; the champion who was never defeated, the man ...
- Introduction
The Debate of Hisham with the chief of the Kharajites...
- Foreword
The present book which is in the hands of our esteemed...
- Characteristics of Hisham
Hisham is the first man who discussed and deliberated the...
- Introduction
Hisham is the first man who discussed and deliberated the fundamentals of beliefs and topic of leadership in the Islamic world on the basis of the scientific point of view. He wrote books on those topics and opened the way for research and debate for the coming generations.
Hisham ibn al-Hakam (Arabic: هشام بن الحكم) or Abul Hakam Hisham ibn Hakam Kendi was an 8th century AD (2nd century AH) Shiite scholar and a companion of Jafar al-Sadiq and Musa al-Kadhim. It was Hisham who defended the doctrine of Imamate .
Hisham ibn al-Hakam was a theologian, strong in theology, proficient in argument and debate, quick-witted, with a strong memory, a deep knowledge, extensive education, multi-faceted, highly active and a competitor in debate.
- Birth and Genealogy
- Religious and Intellectual Inclinations
- Depiction of Hisham in Hadiths
- Scholarly Place
- Teachers and Students
- Virtues
- Theological Viewpoints
- Works
- Demise
Hisham's teknonyms were Abu Muhammad and Abu l-Hakam. His birth date is not exactly known, except that he was born in early second/eighth century. Most biographers have mentioned that he was a mawla, but some have regarded him as an Arab from the tribe of Khuza'a. Al-Kashshi has reported on the authority of Fadl b. Shadhan that Hisham was originall...
There are different viewpoints as to the religious and intellectual inclinations of Hisham: 1. Some regard Hisham a disciple of Abu Shakir al-Daysani, who was an atheist.However, this viewpoint is not reliable. 1. Ibn al-Nadim regards Hisham as a disciple of Jahm b. Safwan, who later joined Imamiyya. The similarity between some of the viewpoints at...
The hadiths on Hisham are of two types: 1. Those which praise him: According to these hadiths, Hisham is the standard-bearer and defender of truth and the wilaya of Ahl al-Bayt (a). He is the righteous servant of God who is envied by his friends. He is the supporter of the Imams (a)by his "heart and tongue and hand." 1. Those which vilify him: A nu...
Hisham was one of the most prominent intellectual figures and most well-known Shi'a scholars of the second/eighth century. He was praised by both Shi'a and Sunni scholars. His presence in the scholarly sessions of Yahya b. Khalid al-Barmaki as the host or the judge of debates and his receiving several prizes from Harun al-Rashidattests to his high ...
We don't have much information about Hisham's teachers. Some believe that he was a disciple of Jahm b. Safwan. But, to be sure, Hisham was a student of Imam al-Sadiq (a) and Imam al-Kazim (a) for a long time. His beliefs and viewpoints are to a great extent in lines with the hadiths of the two Imams (a). Among the students of Hisham are the followi...
Hisham has been praised for his virtues, especially his tolerance, an instance of which was his business partnership with 'Abd Allah b. Yazid al-Ibadi, with whom he had deep differences in belief. Participating in different debates attests to his courage. Moreover, being respectfulness, just, and honest is counted among his virtues.
Hisham's theological viewpoints can be divided into five categories: theology, anthropology, cosmology, prophetology, and Imamology.
In rijal and fihrist sources, thirty-five books and treatises have been attributed to Hisham, but none of them are extant today. Some of his works are the following: His works concerning jurisprudence and principles of jurisprudence: His theological and philosophical works:
There are different reports as to the time and place of Hisham's death, but the viewpoint of al-Kashshi, according to which he passed away in 179/795-6 in Kufa, seems more likely.
Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah (السيرة النبوية, 'The Life of the Prophet') also known as Siraat-e Ibn Hisham and Sirat Al Nabi is a prophetic biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, written by Ibn Hisham.
The biography of Ibn Hisham as narrated by Imam Al-Dhahabi in his book The History of Islam: He died in the year 11H, and his name is Abdul-Malik bn Hisham bn Ayyub. Abu Muhammad Al-Dhuhaly also reffered to as Al-Himyari (a native of Himyar, Yemen), Al-Ma’afiri, Al-Basri, the grammarian.
