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Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq
Sixth Imam, jurist of Medina, d. 148 AH
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Taqrib al-Tahdhib
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani
Sunni9th c. AH
Tahdhib al-Kamal
Jamal al-Din al-Mizzi
Sunni8th c. AH
Mizan al-I'tidal
Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi
Sunni8th c. AH
Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra
Muhammad ibn Sa'd
Historical3th c. AH
Rijal al-Najashi
Ahmad ibn 'Ali al-Najashi
Shia5th c. AH
Al-Fihrist
Al-Shaykh al-Tusi
Shia5th c. AH
Ikhtiyar Ma'rifat al-Rijal (Rijal al-Kashshi)
Al-Kashshi, abridged by al-Tusi
Shia4th c. AH
Al-Kafi
Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
Shia4th c. AH
Sahih al-Bukhari
Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari
Sunni3th c. AH
Sahih Muslim
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
Sunni3th c. AH
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