1. Preface
2. Introductory Chapter
3. 2. A historical overview and appraisal of the biographical works authored by the Shia
4. 3.0 The lack of sciences by the Shia Imamiyyah in the field of ‘ilm al rijal
5. 4.0 The Imami Shia’s lacking in the sciences of tashih, tad’if, and ta’lil
6. 5.0 The absence of writing in the sciences of Mustalah al Hadith except in later times
7. 6.0 A biography of al Hilli and al Khu’i and an exposition of their creed and respective methodologies in their works
8. ujmal (general) Tawthiq between al Hilli and al Khu’i
9. Tawthiq of a narrator on account of him being in the asanid of ‘Ali ibn Ibrahim al Qummi’s Tafsir
10. Tawthiq of a narrator on account of him being in the asanid of the book Kamil al Ziyarat
11. Tawthiq of a narrator on account of Ibn al Walid including him from the book Nawadir al Hikmah and him deeming weak those who he excluded
12. Between al Hilli and al Khu’i: The Critics Whose Statements in al Jarh wa al Ta’dil Are Relied Upon
13. The non-Imami critics whose statements are relied upon in al jarh wa al ta’dil according to the Shia Imamiyyah
14. The Methodology of al Hilli and al Khu’i when the scholars’ statements of al jarh wa al ta’dil contradict
15. The position of al Khu’i in light of the scholars’ statements of tawthiq before him
16. The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding the narrations of their adversaries in creed (the people of heresy—in their view) and those who are wanting in integrity (‘adalah)
17. The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding their intra-creedal adversaries from the Imamiyyah Shia
18. Intra-creedal adversaries from the non-Imami Shia
19. The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding non-Shia narrators
20. The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding non-Muslim narrators
21. The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding narrators wanting in ‘adalah
22. The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i and the scholars of the Imamiyyah on the Sahabah
23. The position of the Imamiyyah regarding the Sahabah
24. The position of the Imamiyyah on the virtues of the Sahabah and the impact of that on their narrations
25. A comparative analysis between the position of the Imamiyyah on the Sahabah and their own reliable narrators from the Imamiyyah
26. The Principles of al Jarh wa al Ta’dil Between al Hilli and al Khu’i
27. The positions of al Hilli and al Khu’i concerning the statements of al jarh wa al ta’dil that come from the infallible Imams—according to the Imami Shia
28. The relationship that connects the Imam with the narrator
29. The positions of al Hilli and al Khu’i concerning riwayah and its sciences
30. Miscellaneous principles in al jarh wa al ta’dil between al Hilli and al Khu’i
31. Principles of al jarh wa al ta’dil established by al Khu’i
32. Miscellaneous beneficial points related to al jarh wa al ta’dil touched on by al Khu’i
1. Preface
2. Introductory Chapter
3. 2. A historical overview and appraisal of the biographical works authored by the Shia
4. 3.0 The lack of sciences by the Shia Imamiyyah in the field of ‘ilm al rijal
5. 4.0 The Imami Shia’s lacking in the sciences of tashih, tad’if, and ta’lil
6. 5.0 The absence of writing in the sciences of Mustalah al Hadith except in later times
7. 6.0 A biography of al Hilli and al Khu’i and an exposition of their creed and respective methodologies in their works
8. ujmal (general) Tawthiq between al Hilli and al Khu’i
9. Tawthiq of a narrator on account of him being in the asanid of ‘Ali ibn Ibrahim al Qummi’s Tafsir
10. Tawthiq of a narrator on account of him being in the asanid of the book Kamil al Ziyarat
11. Tawthiq of a narrator on account of Ibn al Walid including him from the book Nawadir al Hikmah and him deeming weak those who he excluded
12. Between al Hilli and al Khu’i: The Critics Whose Statements in al Jarh wa al Ta’dil Are Relied Upon
13. The non-Imami critics whose statements are relied upon in al jarh wa al ta’dil according to the Shia Imamiyyah
14. The Methodology of al Hilli and al Khu’i when the scholars’ statements of al jarh wa al ta’dil contradict
15. The position of al Khu’i in light of the scholars’ statements of tawthiq before him
16. The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding the narrations of their adversaries in creed (the people of heresy—in their view) and those who are wanting in integrity (‘adalah)
17. The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding their intra-creedal adversaries from the Imamiyyah Shia
18. Intra-creedal adversaries from the non-Imami Shia
19. The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding non-Shia narrators
20. The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding non-Muslim narrators
21. The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding narrators wanting in ‘adalah
22. The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i and the scholars of the Imamiyyah on the Sahabah
23. The position of the Imamiyyah regarding the Sahabah
24. The position of the Imamiyyah on the virtues of the Sahabah and the impact of that on their narrations
25. A comparative analysis between the position of the Imamiyyah on the Sahabah and their own reliable narrators from the Imamiyyah
26. The Principles of al Jarh wa al Ta’dil Between al Hilli and al Khu’i
27. The positions of al Hilli and al Khu’i concerning the statements of al jarh wa al ta’dil that come from the infallible Imams—according to the Imami Shia
28. The relationship that connects the Imam with the narrator
29. The positions of al Hilli and al Khu’i concerning riwayah and its sciences
30. Miscellaneous principles in al jarh wa al ta’dil between al Hilli and al Khu’i
31. Principles of al jarh wa al ta’dil established by al Khu’i
32. Miscellaneous beneficial points related to al jarh wa al ta’dil touched on by al Khu’i