Writing Amali In the history of Shiite Hadith

The present article tries to investigate the historical line of writing amali (sing. Imla meaning 'dictation') in Shiite hadith. The precedent of writing amali in Shiite hadith goes back to the period under the Prophet. The first amali was organized under the Prophet by his dictation and Imam Ali's handwriting. Under the infallible Imams, many amalis were written such as the followings: Husham bin Hakam's amali, Nowbakhtai's amali, Abu Bakr bin Ayyash's amali. After that period, i.e. in the Occultation Period, there were a considerable number of amalis written by traditionist scholars. Some of the most important works among them are the amalis written by Sheikh Mufid, Sheikh Tusi, Sheikh Saduq, Abul-Fazl Sheybani, and Naser Kabir.