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== The Title ''al-Kafi'' == | == The Title ''al-Kafi'' == | ||
''Al-Kafi'' was so entitled either because of al-Kulayni’s own statement in the chapter on ''[[taharah]]'', which reads, | ''Al-Kafi'' was so entitled either because of al-Kulayni’s own statement in the chapter on ''[[taharah]]'', which reads, 'This book is sufficient [Arabic: ''kafi<sup>n</sup>''] for all religious sciences,"<ref>''Al-Kafi'' vol. 1, p. 14 (Introduction)</ref> or because it is reported that when ''al-Kafi'' was presented to [[Imam Mahdi]] (a), he said, 'Al-Kafi is sufficient [Arabic: ''kafi<sup>n</sup>''] for our Shi'as.” <ref>''Al-Kulayni wa al-kafi'', p. 392.</ref> | ||
== ''Al-Kafi'' in the Words of Great Scholars == | == ''Al-Kafi'' in the Words of Great Scholars == | ||
[[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] says, | [[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] says, 'This book is among the best Shia books and has abundant fruits.”<ref>''Al-I'tiqadat al-Imamiyyah'', p. 70.</ref> | ||
[[Al-Shahid al-Awwal]] introduces it as a book of hadiths, similar to which has not been written by any Shia scholar.<ref>''Al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 27.</ref> | [[Al-Shahid al-Awwal]] introduces it as a book of hadiths, similar to which has not been written by any Shia scholar.<ref>''Al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 27.</ref> | ||
[[Muhammad Taqi al-Majlisi]] writes, | [[Muhammad Taqi al-Majlisi]] writes, '''Al-Kafi'' is the most accurate and the most comprehensive of all books on the roots of [[fiqh]], and it is the greatest and best book ever written by the [[Imamiyyah]].<ref>''Mir'at al-uqul'', vol. 1, p. 3.</ref> | ||
[[Agha Buzurg Tihrani]] says, | [[Agha Buzurg Tihrani]] says, '''Al-Kafi'' is a book of hadiths reported from [[Ahl al-Bayt]] (a) and nothing has been written as good as it.”<ref>''Al-Dhari'ah'', vol. 17, p. 245.</ref> | ||
[[Muhammad Amin Astarabadi|Astarabadi]] quotes from his teachers that no book has ever been written similar or close to it in rank.<ref>''Al-Fawa'id al-madaniyyah'', p. 520.</ref> | [[Muhammad Amin Astarabadi|Astarabadi]] quotes from his teachers that no book has ever been written similar or close to it in rank.<ref>''Al-Fawa'id al-madaniyyah'', p. 520.</ref> | ||
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== Cause of Writing == | == Cause of Writing == | ||
According to the introduction to ''Al-Kafi'', Kulayni has written ''al-Kafi'' as response to a person he calls as a | According to the introduction to ''Al-Kafi'', Kulayni has written ''al-Kafi'' as response to a person he calls as a 'religious brother”: | ||
::O brother! You asked why people have to be ignorant and blindly religious; because they are religious due to habit and imitation of their fathers… | ::O brother! You asked why people have to be ignorant and blindly religious; because they are religious due to habit and imitation of their fathers… | ||
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* [[Allamah Majlisi]]'s ''Mir’at al-‘uqul'' | * [[Allamah Majlisi]]'s ''Mir’at al-‘uqul'' | ||
* [[Mulla Salih Mazandarani]]'s commentary | * [[Mulla Salih Mazandarani]]'s commentary | ||
* [[Mulla Khalil Qazwini]]'s commentary in Persian called | * [[Mulla Khalil Qazwini]]'s commentary in Persian called '''Safi''” and an Arabic commentary called '''Shafi''” | ||
* Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Muhaqqiq Damad’s ''al-Rawashih al-Samawiyyah fi Shah al-Kafi'' | * Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Muhaqqiq Damad’s ''al-Rawashih al-Samawiyyah fi Shah al-Kafi'' | ||
* Amir Isma'il Khatunabadi's commentary | * Amir Isma'il Khatunabadi's commentary | ||