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Kitab Al-Jafr
() is a mystical book which, in the Shia belief, contains esoteric teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad for his cousin and son-in-law Ali, who is recognized as the fourth Rashidun caliph () and the first Shia Imam. In the Twelver Shia belief, the book was handed down through their line of Twelve Imams, and remains now in the possession of their Hidden Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, who would reappear at the end of time to eradicate injustice and evil. In the Sunni lore, the book is instead known as (). About the book The word () means an animal skin, prepared as parchment for writing. In the Shia belief, is a mystical book with esoteric teachings of Muhammad for Ali. In support of its existence, Ali was once seen transcribing in the presence of Muhammad, as reported by the Shia scholar Ali ibn Babawayh () and the Sunni scholars Ibn al-Sam'ani () and Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini (). Yet in a hadith by the Sunni traditionist Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani (), Ali denies having received any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shia Islam
Shia Islam is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political Succession to Muhammad, successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (Imamah (Shia doctrine), imam). However, his right is understood to have been usurped by a number of Companions of the Prophet, Muhammad's companions at the meeting of Saqifa where they appointed Abu Bakr () as caliph instead. As such, Sunni Muslims believe Abu Bakr, Umar (), Uthman () and Ali to be 'Rashidun, rightly-guided caliphs' whereas Shia Muslims only regard Ali as the legitimate successor. Shia Muslims assert imamate continued through Ali's sons Hasan ibn Ali, Hasan and Husayn ibn Ali, Husayn, after whom different Shia branches have their own imams. They revere the , the family of Muhammad, maintaining that they possess divine knowledge. Shia holy sites include the Imam Ali Shrine, shrine of Ali in Naj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitab Ali
Kitab Ali () or the Book of Ali is a compilation of Muhammad's sayings that Ali is said to have written as Muhammad dictated it to him. It is said that the jurist of Mecca was aware of this text around the beginning of the second century and was certain that Ali was the author. Regarding the book's content, it is claimed to have included all the information people might have needed on the topics of lawfulness (halal) and unlawfulness (haram), including a thorough penal code that took into consideration even minor physical injuries. Kitab Ali is frequently associated with al-Jafr, a book that, according to Shia belief, was given to Ali by Muhammad and is thought to contain esoteric lessons for Muhammad's household. Authenticity According to an early narrative, Ali was reportedly observed writing what he heard from the Prophet Muhammad in his presence on a piece of parchment. The material from the second century is replete with allusions to and citations from a text thought to hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letter Theory
Letter, letters, or literature may refer to: Characters typeface * Letter (alphabet), a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech or none in the case of a silent letter; any of the symbols of an alphabet * Letterform, the graphic form of a letter of the alphabet, either as written or in a particular type font * Rehearsal letter in an orchestral score Communication * Letter (message), a form of written communication ** Mail * Letters, the collected correspondence of a writer or historically significant person **Pauline epistles, addressed by St. Paul to various communities or congregations, such as "Letters to the Galatians" or "Letters to the Corinthians", and part of the canonical books of the Bible ** Maktubat (other), the Arabic word for collected letters * The letter as a form of second-person literature; see Epistle ** Epistulae (Pliny) ** Epistolary novel, a long-form fiction composed of letters (epistles) * Open letter, a public letter as d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Jamia
''Al-jāmi'a'' () is a book that Twelver Shias believe was dictated by Muhammad to Ali. Ja'far al-Sadiq refers to it as a scroll (''ṣaḥīfa'') that is 70 cubits long and was dictated by the Islamic prophet Muhammad and written down by Ali. It is also known as '' Kitab Ali'' (lit. Book of Ali) in some sources. It is said that it covers all legal questions, including such details as the blood-money due for a scratch.The Origins of the Knowledge of Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.): Al-Jamia: Source: Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.) in the Holy Qur'an and Hadith, by Ayatullah Muhammadi Rayshahri . imamreza.net. Retrieved on 16 January 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
() is a large collection of aphorisms attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib (), the fourth Rashidun caliph (), the first Shia imam, and the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. This work was compiled by the Muslim scholar Abd al-Wahid al-Amidi (). Compiler was compiled by Abd al-Wahid al-Amidi (), who has been described as either a Shafi'i jurist or a Twelver Shia scholar. He was a student of the Sufi scholar Ahmad al-Ghazali (), and a teacher to Ibn Shahrashub (), a prominent Twelver scholar. Contents ' is a collection of over ten thousand pietistic and ethical sayings attributed to Ali, taken from various sources, including by the Twelver theologian Sharif al-Radi (), () by the Abbasid-era scholar al-Jahiz (), by the Shia traditionist Ibn Shu'ba al-Harrani, and by the Shafi'i jurist al-Quda'i (). The oldest extant manuscript of ' dates to 1123 CE. The aphorisms in and other works attributed to Ali are said to have exerted considerable influence on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahj Al-Balagha
() is the best-known collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Ali, Ali ibn Abi Talib (), the fourth Rashidun Caliphate, Rashidun caliph (), the first Imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia imam, and the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. The compilation of the book is often credited to al-Sharif al-Radi, Sharif al-Radi (), a prominent Shia Islam, Shia scholar. Known for its moral aphorisms and eloquent content, is widely studied in the Islamic world and has considerably influenced the Arabic literature and rhetoric. In view of its sometimes sensitive content, the authenticity of the book has long been a subject of polemic debates, though recent academic research suggests that most of its contents can indeed be attributed to Ali by tracking the texts in sources that predate al-Radi. Overview is an eleventh-century collection of more than two-hundred sermons, nearly eighty letters, and almost five-hundred sayings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Shia Books
A list of religious books of Shia Islam: Books attributed to Shia Imams :#Mus'haf of Ali, a Tafseer of the Quran by Imam Ali :# Al-Jafr (book), Al-Jafr by Imam Ali :# Nahj al-Balaghah, a collection of sermons, letters and quotes attributed to Ali :# Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim compilation of over ten thousand short sayings of Imam Ali :# Al-Sahifa al-Alawiya (Book of ''Supplications (Du'a)'') by Imam Ali, translated by William Chittick. :# ''Divan-i Ali ibn Abu Talib'' (poems which are attributed to Ali ibn Abu Talib). :# Kitab Ali, Book of Ali by Ali :# Book of Fatimah by Fatimah :# Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Zayn al-Abidin :# Risalatul Huquq by Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Zayn al-Abidin :# The Fifteen Whispered Prayers by Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Zayn al-Abidin :# Dua Abu Hamza al-Thumali by Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Zayn al-Abidin :# Muhammad al-Baqir#Ma'athiru'l-Baqir, Ma'athiru'l-Baqir by Imam Muhammad al-Baqir :# Muha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Francis Burton
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton, Order of St Michael and St George, KCMG, Royal Geographical Society#Fellowship, FRGS, (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, army officer, orientalist writer and scholar. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and South America, as well as his extensive knowledge of languages and cultures, speaking up to 29 different languages. Born in Torquay, Devon, Burton joined the Bombay Army as an officer in 1842, beginning an eighteen-year military career which included a brief stint in the Crimean War. He was subsequently engaged by the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) to explore the East African coast, where Burton along with John Hanning Speke led an expedition to discover the source of the Nile and became the first European known to have seen Lake Tanganyika. He later served as the British consul (representative), consul in Bioko, Fernando Pó, Santos, São Paulo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Thousand And One Nights
''One Thousand and One Nights'' (, ), is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights'', from the first English-language edition (), which rendered the title as ''The Arabian Nights' Entertainments''. The work was collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, and North Africa. Some tales trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, and Mesopotamian literature. Most tales, however, were originally folk stories from the Abbasid and Mamluk eras, while others, especially the frame story, are probably drawn from the Pahlavi Persian work (, ), which in turn may be translations of older Indian texts. Common to all the editions of the ''Nights'' is the framing device of the story of the ruler Shahryar being narrated the tales by his wife Scheherazade, with one tale told ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ja'far Al-Sadiq
Ja'far al-Sadiq (; –765) was a Muslim hadith transmitter and the last agreed-upon Shia Imam between the Twelvers and Isma'ilis. Known by the title al-Sadiq ("The Truthful"), Ja'far was the eponymous founder of the Ja'fari school of Islamic jurisprudence. In the canonical Twelver hadith collections, more traditions are cited from Ja'far than that of the other Imams combined, although their attribution to him is questionable, making it hard to determine his actual teachings.. Among the theological contributions ascribed to him are the doctrine of '' '' (divinely inspired designation of each Imam by the previous Imam) and '' '' (the infallibility of the Imams), as well as that of (religious dissimulation under persecution). Al-Sadiq is also revered by Sunni Muslims as a reliable transmitter of hadith, and a teacher to the Sunni scholars Abu Hanifa and Malik ibn Anas, the namesakes of the Hanafi and Maliki schools of jurisprudence. Al-Sadiq also figures prominently i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelver Shi’ism
Twelver Shi'ism (), also known as Imamism () or Ithna Ashari, is the largest branch of Shi'a Islam, comprising about 90% of all Shi'a Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, known as the Twelve Imams, and their belief that the last Imam, Imam al-Mahdi, lives in occultation (''ghayba'') and will reappear as "the awaited Mahdi" (''al-Mahdi al-muntazar''). Twelver Shi'as believe that the Twelve Imams are divinely appointed as both spiritual and political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and that they possess special knowledge and authority to guide the Muslim community. According to Twelver theology, the Twelve Imams are exemplary human individuals who rule over the Muslim community (''Ummah'') with justice, and are able to preserve and interpret the Islamic law (Sharia) and the esoteric meaning of the Qur'an. The words and deeds (''sunnah'') of Muhammad and the Imams are a guide and model for the Muslim comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
