Rijal al-Kashshi

3. Methodological Approach

Al-Kashshi employs a meticulous methodological framework to gather and assess the information concerning narrators. Central to his approach is a reliance on primary sources, personal interviews, and contemporaneous documents. He emphasizes corroborative evidence, which enhances the credibility of narrations. However, this presents a dilemma: in a world of subjective experiences, can objectivity ever be truly attained within the process of gathering historical data?

4. Impact on Shia Jurisprudence