Ahmad ibn Ishaq Ash'ari Qomi (Persian: احمد بن اسحاق اشعری قمی, died between 874 and 877 CE) was one of the most trusted hadith narrators of the Shiites.
The international congress in his honor was held in March 2011 and while issuing his stamp, the reconstruction of his tomb began.
[14] Ahmad ibn Ishaq was the agent of the Imams in the city of Qom and was responsible for the jurisprudential and doctrinal issues of the people (in Islamic sciences).
According to this narration, he wrote a letter to the Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (the son and the successor of Hasan al-Askari) asking for permission to go on Hajj pilgrimage.
[18] It is stated in the book Dala'il al-Imamah: Ahmad ibn Ishaq was working as the agent of Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi until he asked his permission to go to Qom.
The Imam, in a request for permission to travel, had stated that he would not reach Qom and would fall ill on the way and die.
[25][26] َAlso an international congress in honor of Ahmad ibn Ishaq Ash'ari Qomi was held in March 2011.