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From the little that has survived of Jabir's account, it is difficult to assess his work; but what remains does call into question the account of his contemporary, Ammar b. Mu`awiya al-Duhni.<ref>Seen. 3.</ref> | From the little that has survived of Jabir's account, it is difficult to assess his work; but what remains does call into question the account of his contemporary, Ammar b. Mu`awiya al-Duhni.<ref>Seen. 3.</ref> | ||
This narrative is reported by [[al-Tabari]], and `Ammar claims to be reporting on the authority of the [[Imam al-Baqir]]. | This narrative is reported by [[al-Tabari]], and `Ammar claims to be reporting on the authority of the [[Mohammad al-Baqir|Imam al-Baqir]]. | ||
The report begins with a vivid introduction in which Ammar says that he asked the Imam al-Baqir to tell him about the death of [[Hussain ibn Ali|al-Hussain]] so that it might be as if he was there himself. What follows is an account which agrees in its basic outline with the version of [[Ibn al-Kalbi]], while being much shorter and briefer. | The report begins with a vivid introduction in which Ammar says that he asked the Imam al-Baqir to tell him about the death of [[Hussain ibn Ali|al-Hussain]] so that it might be as if he was there himself. What follows is an account which agrees in its basic outline with the version of [[Ibn al-Kalbi]], while being much shorter and briefer. | ||