Rijal Al Kashi Report 176 -2021- -

Not because he is afraid of the state.

The investigator turned the folder toward Mehdi. On the last page, written in faded ink, was a name that had not appeared in any official document since the 9th century: Rijal Al Kashi Report 176 -2021-

Traditional rijal divides narrators into thiqa (reliable) and dha’if (weak). But Report 176 proposed a third category, which the clerical committee had not yet ratified: Not because he is afraid of the state