Hilyat al-abrar fi ahwal Muhammad wa alih al-athar (book)

Hilyat al-abrar
	Bibliographical Information
Author	Sayyid Hashim al-Bahrani
Original title	حِلْیَةُ الأبْرار فی أحْوالِ مُحمّد (ص) و آلِه الأطْهار
Language	Arabic
Series	5 vol.
Subject	The Fourteen Infallibles
Genre	Hadith
Published	Qom/ 1411/1990-1
Publisher	Mu'assisa al-Ma'arif al-Islamiyya

Ḥilyat al-abrār fī aḥwāl Muḥammad wa Ālih al-aṭhār (a) (Arabic: حلیة الأبرار فی أحوال محمد و آله الأطهار) is a book written by Shiite scholar, Sayyid Hashim al-Bahrani, in five volumes concerning the biographies of Prophet Muhammad (s) and Infallible Imams (a). In this book, al-Bahrani elaborated Ahl al-Bayt's (a) virtues in 13 parts (called "manhaj") within many chapters.

Author

Sayyid Hashim al-Tubalani al-Bahrani, known as al-'Allama al-Bahrani, was a Shiite scholar of hadith and the exegesis of the Qur'an in the 11th century and early 12th century (17th century). He was from Bahrain. Al-Bahrani was a Shiite authority in Bahrain. He wrote a book concerning the exegesis of the Qur'an called al-Burhan fi tafsir al-Qur'an. Al-Shaykh al-Hurr al-'Amili, the author of Wasa'il al-Shi'a, was one of his students. Al-Bahrani died in 1107/1695-6 or 1109/1697-8. He was buried in Tubli in the well-known cemetery of Matini.

Structure

The book has 13 parts (manhaj) each containing several chapters. The book contains about 2300 hadiths cited from about 100 reliable sources, some of which have not been published yet. Al-Bahrani finished writing the book on Rabi' II 18, 1099/February 21, 1688.

Sources of the Book

The book cited many various Shiite and Sunni sources regarding the biographies and virtues of the Prophet (s) and the Shiite Imams (a). They include books such as al-Kafi, books by al-Shaykh al-Saduq, al-Shaykh al-Mufid, books regarding virtues such as Al-Thaqib fi l-manaqib, Quranic exegetical books regarding the Prophet's (s) life and the virtues of Amir al-Mu'minin (a) and Ahl al-Bayt (a).

Although al-Bahrani referred to Sunni sources regarding the Prophet (s)'s life and ghazwas, but it seems that his preferred sources were Shiite ones, such as A'lam al-wara by al-Shaykh al-Tabrisi.

The book, Hilyat al-abrar, is similar in its collection of hadiths to the book, Bihar al-anwar, and has a similar place among scholars.

Manuscripts

The manuscript of the library of Astan Quds Razawi

Another manuscript in Karbala, transcribed from the author's hand-writing in 1283/1866-7.

A manuscript in the library of the Faydiyya Seminary School in Qom.

Print and Publication

The book was edited by Muhammad b. Hasan al-Tafrishi al-Durudi and published with many typos in 1397/1976-7 by the 'Ilmiyya Publications. Thus it was later edited by Shaykh Ghulamrida Burujirdi and published by Mu'assisat al-Ma'arif al-Islamiyya in 1411/1990-1.

References

The material for this article is mainly taken from (حلیة الابرار فی احوال محمد و آله الاطهار (کتاب in Farsi WikiShia.

v t e The Shia History Sources
1st Century	Kitab Sulaym b. Qays al-Hilali
2nd Century	Waq'at Siffin
3rd Century	Al-Gharat • Tarikh al-Ya'qubi
4th Century	Al-Jamal • Tarikh Qom • Maqatil al-Talibiyyin • Masarr al-Shi'a • Tajarib al-'Umam • Muruj al-dhahab • Al-Tanbih wa l-ishraf • Ithbat al-wasiyya
5th Century	Dala'il al-imama • Al-Irshad
6th century	Rawdat al-wa'izin
7th Century	Nuzhat al-kiram • Kashf al-ghumma • Al-Luhuf • Kamil Baha'i • Muthir al-ahzan • Dhawb al-nudar • Manaqib al-tahirin
8th Century	Adab al-Sultaniyya • Rahat al-arwah
11th Century	Athar al-wuzara' • Waqa'i' al-sinin wa l-a'wam
10th Century	Athar Ahmadi • Anis al-mu'minin • Tasliyat al-majalis
11th Century	Al-Tatimma fi tawarikh al-a'imma • Hayat al-qulub • Hilyat al-abrar • Waqayi' al-sinin wa l-a'wam
12th Century	Jala' al-'uyun • Riyad al-abrar • Fara'id al-fawa'id
13th Century	Tufan al-buka' • Fayd al-dumu' • Rawdat al-shuhada' • Nasikh al-tawarikh
14th Century	Sulh al-Hasan (a) • Muntaha l-amal • Nafas al-mahmum • Lawa'ij al-ashjan • Dhakhirat al-darayn • Maqtal al-Husayn (by al-Muqarram) • Al-Anwar al-bahiyya • Sirat al-a'imma al-ithna 'ashar • Ibsar al-'ayn • Al-Shia wa l-hakimun • Qurrat al-basira • Kuhl al-basar • Bayt al-ahzan • Tatimmat al-muntaha
15th Century	Jannat al-'asima • Bahjat qalb al-Mustafa • Al-Sahih min sirat al-Nabi al-A'zam • Risala fi tarikh al-Nabi wa l-Al • Ma'sat al-Zahra' (a) • Furugh-i abadiyyat • Jihad al-Imam al-Sajjad • A'lam al-hidaya • Hayat fikri wa siyasi imaman Shia • 'Abd Allah b. Saba' wa asatir ukhra

v t e Bibliography of 11th/17th century
Hadith	Bihar al-anwar • Wasa'il al-Shi'a • al-Safi • Al-Asfa • Al-Burhan • Al-Wafi • Nur al-Thaqalayn • Madinat al-ma'ajiz • Al-Insaf • Al-Fusul al-muhimma • Mir'at al-'uqul
Tafsir	Ayat al-Ahkam Istarabadi • al-Safi • Al-Asfa • Al-Burhan • Tafsir Mulla Sadra • Nur al-Thaqalayn • Al-Wajiz • Tafsir-i Sharif-i Lahiji • Tafsir Gharib al-Qur'an
Jurisprudential	Rawdat al-muttaqin • Lawami'-i Sahibqarani • Dhakhirat al-Ma'ad • Jami'-i 'Abbasi • Kifayat al-Ahkam • Mashriq al-Shamsayn • Masalik al-Ifham • Maladh al-Akhyar • Istiqsa' al-I'tibar
Theological	Gowhar-i murad • Ihqaq al-haqq • Nawadir al-Akhbar • Al-Mabda' wa al-Ma'ad • Assawarim al-Muhreqa • Sarmaya-yi iman • Shawariq al-ilham
Historical	Jala' al-'Uyun • Hayat al-Qulub • Al-Tatimma fi tawarikh al-a'imma • Hilyat al-abrar • Al-Muntakhab fi jam' al-Marthi wa al-Khutab
Rijal	Jami' al-ruwat • Naqd al-rijal • Amal al-amil • Majma' al-rijal • Hawi l-aqwal • Al-Wajiza fi l-rijal • Majalis al-Mu'minin
Ethics	Al-Mahajjat al-Bada' • 'Ayn al-Hayat
Supplications	Zad al-ma'ad • Tuhfat al-za'ir • Miftah al-falah
Others	Tuhfat al-azhar • Kifayat al-Muhtadi • Bahjat al-Nazar • Kasr Asnam al-Jahiliyya • Ithbat al-hudat • Al-Kashkul al-Shaykh al-Baha'i • Al-Rawashih al-Samawiyya • Riyad al-mu'minin