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'''Kashf al-astār 'an wajh al-ghā'ib 'an al-absār''' (Arabic: {{ia|كشْفُ الْاَسْتار عَنْ وَجْهِ الغائب عَنِ الْاَبْصار}}) is a book in Arabic concerning [[al-Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] written by the [[Shiite]] scholar of the fourteenth/[[twentieth century]], [[Mirza Husayn Nuri]] (d. 1320/1902). He wrote the book when he saw a qasida by an anonymous poet in [[Baghdad]] which was sent to scholars of [[Najaf]], in which Shi'as were ridiculed and satirized because of their belief in al-Imam al-Mahdi (a) and his [[Reappearance]]. [[Al-Muhaddith al-Nuri]] tried to respond to the qasida. Thus, he wrote ''Kashf al-astar'' in 1318 in two chapters and a conclusion. | |||
==Author== | ==Author== | ||
Mirza Husayn Nuri | {{Main|Mirza Husayn Nuri}} | ||
Mirza Husayn Nuri, known as Muḥaddith Nurī, was an eminent Shi'a [[Muhaddith]] of the fourteenth/twentieth century. He is well known for his book ''[[Mustadrak al-Wasa'il]]''. He died in 1320/1902. | |||
==Motivation for Writing== | ==Motivation for Writing== | ||
Mirza Husayn Nuri wrote the book as a rejection of a qasida by an anonymous poet in Baghdad which was sent to scholars in Najaf. The qasida was about the disagreement among | Mirza Husayn Nuri wrote the book as a rejection of a qasida by an anonymous poet in Baghdad which was sent to scholars in Najaf. The qasida was about the disagreement among [[Muslim]]s over [[al-Mahdi]]. In response to the qasida, Nuri argues for the longevity and the [[Imamate]] of the [[Twelfth Hujja]] from rational principles and transmitted evidence. Here is a translation of the first two verses of the qasida: | ||
:O’ the contemporary scholars and knowledgeable people of the time! O’ the insightful people who are aware of subtleties over which thoughts are confused! Truly, my thought is in much confusion and bewilderment over the rising leader about whom people disagree, and who has caused confusions. | :O’ the contemporary scholars and knowledgeable people of the time! O’ the insightful people who are aware of subtleties over which thoughts are confused! Truly, my thought is in much confusion and bewilderment over the rising leader about whom people disagree, and who has caused confusions. | ||
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Nuri wrote the book in 1318 with one introduction, two chapters, and one conclusion. | Nuri wrote the book in 1318 with one introduction, two chapters, and one conclusion. | ||
The first chapter is about disagreements over the birth of | *The first chapter is about disagreements over the birth of Imam al-Mahdi (a), which makes it explicit that all Shi'as believe in the Imamate of [[al-Hujja b. al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)]] who was born in 255/869, with two stages of [[Occultation]]: [[Minor Occultation|Minor]] and [[Major Occultation|Major]]. He cites four [[Sunni]] scholars who have confirmed the Shiite belief. | ||
The second chapter tackles with objections made in the Baghdadi Qasida. | *The second chapter tackles with objections made in the Baghdadi Qasida. | ||
And the conclusion rejects the widespread accusation that Shi'as believe that the Occultation of Imam al-Mahdi (a) occurred in a cellar and his Reappearance is going to be there. | *And the conclusion rejects the widespread accusation that Shi'as believe that the Occultation of Imam al-Mahdi (a) occurred in a cellar and his Reappearance is going to be there. | ||
The book has a number of appendixes: three qasidas by three Shiite scholars, [[Muhammad Husayn Kashif al-Ghita']], [[ | *The book has a number of appendixes: three qasidas by three Shiite scholars, [[Muhammad Husayn Kashif al-Ghita']], Shaykh [[Muhammad Jawad Balaghi]], and [[al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin]], with their biographies. | ||
==Publication== | ==Publication== | ||
The book was first published on [[ | The book was first published on [[Jumada I]] 17, 1318 September 12, 1900 in lithographic print by the Print House of Hajj Ahmad Mu'ayyid al-'Ulama' in [[Tehran]]. It was then published with an introduction by Sayyid 'Ali Milani in Maktaba Naynawa al-Haditha in Tehran in 1400/1980. It was also published in Beirut by Mu'assisat al-Nur in 1408/1988 and by Mu'assisat al-Safa' in 1431/2010. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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{{Bibliography of 14th/20th Century}} | {{Bibliography of 14th/20th Century}} | ||
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