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[[File:The Four Books 1.jpg|thumbnail|250px|The Four Books ; the most important sources in [[Shiite]] [[hadith]] and [[jurisprudence]].]] | [[File:The Four Books 1.jpg|thumbnail|250px|The Four Books ; the most important sources in [[Shiite]] [[hadith]] and [[jurisprudence]].]] | ||
'''The Four Books''', (Arabic:{{iarabic| الکتب الأربعة / الأصول الأربعة}}), are the four main collections of [[hadith]] which, after the [[Qur'an]], form the basis of [[Shi'a]] beliefs and practices. The Four Books are ''[[al-Kafi]]'', ''[[Tahdhib al-ahkam]]'', ''[[al-Istibsar]]'' and ''[[Man la yahduruh al-faqih]]''. | '''The Four Books''', (Arabic:{{iarabic| الکتب الأربعة / الأصول الأربعة}}), are the four main collections of [[hadith]] which, after the [[Qur'an]], form the basis of [[Shi'a]] beliefs and practices. The Four Books are ''[[al-Kafi]]'', ''[[Tahdhib al-ahkam]]'', ''[[al-Istibsar]]'' and ''[[Man la yahduruh al-faqih]]''. | ||
== ''Al-Kafi'' == | == ''Al-Kafi'' == | ||
{{main|al-Kafi}} | {{main|al-Kafi}} | ||
{{The most important hadith books for the Shia and Sunni}} | |||
''Al-Kafi'' was compiled by [[Al-Kulayni|Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ya'qub Kulayni]] (d. [[329]]/941) during [[the Minor Occultation]] period. It contains 16,000 [[hadith]] which are divided into the three general sections of usul (principles), furu' (branches), and rawda (miscellaneous part). Usul contains hadiths related to beliefs, furu' contains hadiths concerning [[fiqh]], and rawda contains hadiths pertaining to [[akhlaq]] and morality.<ref> Modir Shanehchi, ''Tarikh-i Hadith'', p. 116 - 119.</ref> | ''Al-Kafi'' was compiled by [[Al-Kulayni|Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ya'qub Kulayni]] (d. [[329]]/941) during [[the Minor Occultation]] period. It contains 16,000 [[hadith]] which are divided into the three general sections of usul (principles), furu' (branches), and rawda (miscellaneous part). Usul contains hadiths related to beliefs, furu' contains hadiths concerning [[fiqh]], and rawda contains hadiths pertaining to [[akhlaq]] and morality.<ref> Modir Shanehchi, ''Tarikh-i Hadith'', p. 116 - 119.</ref> | ||