سرگذشت علوم قرآني و حديث در ماوراءالنهر از سقراط سامانيان تا آمدن مغولان (398-616ق )

A Historical Account of the Qurʹanic and Hadith Studies in Transoxiana(From the Fall of Saananida to the Invasion of the Mongol, (399 - 616/992 - 1219)

The land of Transoxiana belonged to the last portions of the ancient Iran, which was taken over by Muslims in the late 1ʹx/7ʹ4ʹ century. Based on Sunny and Jamaa, Islam was very rapidly embraced and the Islamic sciences welcomed by the people of that region. Their great interest in the Islamic sciences, particularly in the Qurʹanic and hadith sciences, is noteworthy and thought provoking. Having resulted from the predominance of thought and religious sanctity over all their aspects of life, this led to a general inclination towards the study, research, memorization, comprehension, and narration of the Qurʹanic and hadith sciences as two sacred disciplines. This, in turn, led to the emergence of great scholars and the appearance of voluminous writings some of which have remained renowned and universally authoritative even to date. Being started in 3rd /9th century, this dynamic movement continued inexhaustibly and uninterruptedly until 616/1219. The present article intends to provide, from a historical viewpoint, a perspective of this scholarly movement and its outcomes as a social, scientific, and religious civilizing movement in Transoxiana in the 5 -- 6 / 1 l 12 centuries through a study of firsthand sources, some of which have been authored within that area or elsewhere.