Arabic literature
Authority control databases
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Naubachtī, al-Hasan ibn Mūsā | |
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| Born | c. 9th century |
| Died | c. 10th century |
| Other names | Nawbakhtī, Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Mūsā; (نوبختي, الحسن بن موسى ابو محمد ال) |
| Occupation(s) | philosopher, theologian, author on Shia Islam |
| Academic work | |
| Notable works | Firaq aš-šī'a |
Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan b Mūsā an-Nawbakhtī (الحسن بن موسى النوبختي; born late 9th century and died between 912 and 922) was a Persian and leading Shī'ī theologian and philosopher in the first half of the 10th century.[1][2][3] The Nawbakhtī family boasted a number of scholars famous at the Abbāsid court of Hārūn al-Rashīd. Al-Ḥasan ibn Mūsa is best known for his book about the Shi'a sects titled Firaq al-Shi'a.
Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn Mūsa al-Nawbakhti was the nephew of the theologian philosopher Abū Sahl ibn Nawbakht. Among his fellow translators of books of philosophy were Abū 'Uthmān al-Dimashqi, Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn, and Thābit ibn Qurra. It was claimed al-Ḥasan ibn Mūsa was both Muʿtazila and Shī’a for the Nawbakht family were known followers of ‘Alī.[4] He transcribed a large number of books and wrote books on theology, philosophy and other topics. His book Firaq aš-šī'a (The sects of Shi'a)[5] is the earliest surviving complete work on the Shiite sects, and the oldest text from an imamitic perspective on the differences between the various Islamic sects and their origins within Shiism.
