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

''Riad al-'ulama' '' was written in ten volumes and was sorted alphabetically. It was divided into two parts; the first five volumes were devoted to Shi'a scholars, and the second five volumes to Sunni scholars. Two parts of Shi'a volumes and three parts of Sunni volumes were destroyed, but Sayyid Ahmad Husayni, the editor of the book, reconstructed the Shi'a parts according to Mirza 'Abd Allah Afandi's commentary on ''Amal al-'amil'', that was written by [[al-Shaykh al-Hurr al-'Amili]] (b. [[1030]]/1621 – d.[[1104]]/1693, a prominent [[muhaddith]] and [[Twelver Shi'a]] scholar).<ref>Zikawati, ''Riyad al-'ulam' '', p.38</ref>