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'''''Al-Kāfī''''' (الکافی) is one of the most important and | '''''Al-Kāfī''''' (الکافی) is one of the most important and authentic Twelver Shi'a [[hadith]] collections, and the first of the [[the Four Books]]. It was compiled by [[al-Kulayni|Thiqat al-Islam al-Kulayni]] (d. 329/941) in the [[Minor Occultation]] period. | ||
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[[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-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 | [[Al-Shahid al-Awwal]] introduces it as a book of ahadith similar to which has not been written by any Shia scholar.<ref>''Al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 27.</ref> | ||
[[Muhammad Taqi al-Majlisi]] writes, '''Al-Kafi'' is the most accurate and | [[Muhammad Taqi al-Majlisi]] writes, '''Al-Kafi'' is the most accurate and 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, '''Al-Kafi'' is a book of | [[Agha Buzurg Tihrani]] says, '''Al-Kafi'' is a book of ahadith 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> | ||
[[Ayatollah Khoei]] mentions that his teacher, [[Ayatollah Na'ini]], would call doubting the sources of ''al-Kafi'' the business of the incompetent.<ref>''Mu'jam rijal al-hadith'', vol. 1, p. 99.</ref> | [[Ayatollah Khoei]] mentions that his teacher, [[Ayatollah Na'ini]], would call doubting the sources of ''al-Kafi'', "the business of the incompetent".<ref>''Mu'jam rijal al-hadith'', vol. 1, p. 99.</ref> | ||
== Cause of Writing == | == Cause of Writing == | ||