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== Purpose of Writing == | == Purpose of Writing == | ||
According to the introduction to ''Al-Kafi'', Kulayni has written | According to the introduction to ''Al-Kafi'', Kulayni has written this book in response to a person he calls, "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… | ||
::You reminded that you have difficulty in some matters and do not understand the truth in them due to incompatibility of | ::You reminded that you have difficulty in some matters and do not understand the truth in them due to incompatibility of hadith… and that you do not have access to any trustworthy scholar about which you can speak about. You said that you want to have a sufficient book addressing all religious sciences to suffice the learner and be the reference for the seeker [of truth]…You said that you hope God the Almighty assists our fellows in this school of religion and takes them to their leaders. | ||
::Praise be to God who made writing of the requested book possible and I hope it would be | ::Praise be to God who made writing of the requested book possible and I hope it would be as that you requested.”<ref>''Al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 5.</ref> | ||
== Writing Approach == | == Writing Approach == | ||