Investigating the Material Causes of the Lack of Shiite Historical Sources

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD Student in Shiite History, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of History, Research Institute of Hawzeh and University, Qom, Iran

3 Full Professor, Department of History, Al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran

Abstract

The lack of a part of Shiite historical sources is a concern that some thinkers have paid attention to and listed various causes for it, including material causes. Although there are spiritual causes for the lack of sources, it is not the subject of this article. Since material causes have been given a more prominent role, this paper explores them and answers the question: What is the important material cause of the lack of historical sources? The research is done through examining historical reports and referring to sources to clarify the real cause and the contribution of each cause in the lack of sources, by referring to libraries and analyzing and describing historical information. Many works were destroyed before the Mongol invasion due to other causes. Hence, attributing the loss of sources solely to the Mongol invasion as the most important material cause of the lack of sources is a well-known misinformation

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