Riyad al-'ulama' wa hiyad al-fudala' (book): Difference between revisions

Riyad al-'ulama is the most notable work of Afandi. It is compared to ''[[Jawahir al-kalam (Book)|Jawahir al-kalam fi sharh sharayi' al-islam]]'' (written by [[Muhammad Hasan Najafi]]) which is considerable in imami fiqh- in terms of technicality, and it represents the validity and significance of the book. Afandi began to write the book at the age of forty. He was going to author a book on the biography of Shi'i scholars since [[Occultation of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)]] to his era, but sometimes he dealt with other subjects. This book remained forever in a draft form, and perhaps that is why there are some neglects in phrases and themes.

He dealt with the social affairs of his age, and even sometimes touched on the subjects such as [[khiraj]], [[Friday Prayer|salat al-jum'ah]] (Friday prayer), use of tobacco and disagreement between [[Shi'a]] and [[Sunni]], and expressed his point of view independently. As were widespread in his era, He was severely opposed to the [[Sufism]], sages and philosophers and believed that Sufi convictions and doctrines ought to be regarded as sins. He was going to author a book on the biography of Shi'a scholars since [[Occultation of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)]] to his era, but he sometimes dealt with other subjects.