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== ''Al-Kafi'' in the Words of Great Scholars == | == ''Al-Kafi'' in the Words of Great Scholars == | ||
[[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] says, "This book is among the best | [[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] says, "This book is among the best shi'a books and has abundant fruits."<ref>''Al-I'tiqadat al-Imamiyyah'', p. 70.</ref> | ||
[[Al-Shahid al-Awwal]] introduces it as a book of hadith similar to which has not been written by any | [[Al-Shahid al-Awwal]] introduces it as a book of hadith similar to which has not been written by any shi'a scholar.<ref>''Al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 27.</ref> | ||
[[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> | [[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> | ||
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# Creation of the universe and some phenomena | # Creation of the universe and some phenomena | ||
# The history of some prophets (s) | # The history of some prophets (s) | ||
# The merit of | # The merit of shi'a and their duties | ||
# Some historical issues of early Islam and the time of [[Imam Ali]]'s (a) government | # Some historical issues of early Islam and the time of [[Imam Ali]]'s (a) government | ||
# [[Imam Mahdi]] (aj), his attributes, companions and the attributes of his time | # [[Imam Mahdi]] (aj), his attributes, companions and the attributes of his time | ||
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==External links == | ==External links == | ||
* The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa. | * The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishi'a.net/view/%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C الکافی] in Farsi Wikishi'a. | ||
* [http://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/Al-Kafi.pdf English translation of al-Kafi by Muhammad Sarwar.pdf] | * [http://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/Al-Kafi.pdf English translation of al-Kafi by Muhammad Sarwar.pdf] | ||
* [http://islamictexts.org/dl/Kafi-Eng.pdf Translation and commentary on first chapter of al-Kafi, The Book of Intellect and Ignorance. pdf] | * [http://islamictexts.org/dl/Kafi-Eng.pdf Translation and commentary on first chapter of al-Kafi, The Book of Intellect and Ignorance. pdf] | ||