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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, 'This book is ''kafi<sup>n</sup>'' (i.e. sufficient) 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 ''kafi<sup>n</sup>'' (i.e. sufficient)for our Shi'a.” <ref>''Al-Kulayni wa al-kafi'', p. 392.</ref> | ''Al-Kafi'' was so entitled either because of al-Kulayni’s own statement in the chapter on ''[[taharah]]'', which reads, 'This book is ''kafi<sup>n</sup>'' (i.e. sufficient) 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 ''kafi<sup>n</sup>'' (i.e. sufficient) for our Shi'a.” <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 == | ||