The Historical Investigation of Intellectual Approaches Effective on the Theological Beliefs of Imamiyeh from the Early Second Century to the First Half of the Third Century

The recognition of currents effective on the intellectual trend in Imamiyeh community particularly in the early centuries is considered an issue worth to be investigated. The present article has a historical view towards this issue from the second century to the first half of the third century. theology of Imamiyeh passed from a phase of ascend in Kufa toward a phase of descend before Imamiyeh school of theology in Bagdad. The historical investigations reveal that theological approach of Hesham ibn e- Hakam, theological and hadith-based approach of Hesham Ibn e- Salem, hadith-based approach of scholars of hadith such as Ali Ibn e- Ja’far and Abu Hashem Ja’fari and the approaches accused of extremism with the centrality of characters such as Mohammad Ibn e- Hassan Ibn e- Sanan were considered as four effective approaches with high social influence in charge of propagation of instructions of Prophet’s Household in this era.