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Part 1 zurarah ibn a yan
Zurarah ibn A'yan (about 690-768 AD) (Arabic: زُرارة بن أعیُن) was one of the famous and close companions of Imam Baqir. He was Muhaddith and Islamic scholar with had great knowledge in religion, and was also one of the Consensus companions of whom Shia scholars accept every hadith which has been narrated by them unquestioningly. Muhaddith Qumi in his book Tuhfah Al ahbab said about him that "his excellence and status are too great to mention here".
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The origin of his family
His real name was Abde Rabbi (Arabic: عبدربه), and he was titled Abi Zurarah or Abul Hassan. He was the son of noble family; his father was a Roman slave released in Islam and his grandfather was a monk.
Authencity of Zurarah
Zararah ibn Ayan Sheibani,who more than 2000 hadiths narrated, was one of the chief companions of Imam Baqir and Imam Al-Sadiq. He was so respected and trustworthy that said: 'If it were not for zurarah,I would have said that the saying of my father will vanish soon'.
Death
The exact year of the death of zurarah is not clear .but he must have died between 148-150 HQ in the Kufa.