Arabic Exploring Seyyed Abu al-Reza Ravandi and the narration of Arabic dictionaries and literature

Abu al-Reza Ravandi is a six-century Twelver Shia scholar and writer from Kashan. He paid special attention to the narration, correction and annotation of a number of Arabic dictionaries and literature books. He had also allowance from elders of literature in Isfahan, Neishabour and Baghdad to narrate these works. Abu al-Reza narrated the book of al-Gharibain by Abu Obaid Heravi through its Neyshaburi transmission, and tried to correct his own version of that book. In Shia permission-letters, the name of Abu al-Reza is mentioned in a number of noteworthy dictionaries and maqamat books (special old literary genre: short rhythmic stories). His annotations on his version of the book Al-Himasa (the epic), part of which is taken from previous explanations and some of his own, were compiled in the form of the book “Al-Hmasa zat al-hawashi” (annoted al-hamasa). Abu al-Reza has been engaged in collecting ancient and authentic copies of dictionaries and literature books, some of which have been written by literature scholars and elders, or read on them, or have included their comments.