Debating the Epistemic Value of Hadith: Fatḥ al-bāb of Mīrzā Muḥammad al-Akhbārī (d. 1232/1817)
The abstract explores the debate on the epistemic value of Hadith in Mīrzā Muḥammad al-Akhbārī's "Fatḥ al-bāb," highlighting the Akhbārīs' belief in accessing definitive knowledge through Shiʿi Hadith literature despite the absence of the Twelfth Imam.