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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 shi'a books and has abundant fruits."<ref>''Tashih al-I'tiqadat al-Imamiyyah'' | [[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] says, "This book is among the best shi'a books and has abundant fruits."<ref>al-Shaykh al-Mufid.''Tashih 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 shi'a scholar.<ref>'' | [[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-Kulayni, Muhmmad b. Ya'qub.''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'' | [[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>al-Majlisi, Muhammad Baqir. ''Mir'at al-uqul''. vol. 1. p. 3.</ref> | ||
[[Agha Buzurg Tihrani]] says, "'''Al-Kafi'' is a book of hadith reported from [[Ahl al-Bayt]] (a) and nothing has been written as good as it."<ref>''Al-Dhari'ah'' | [[Agha Buzurg Tihrani]] says, "'''Al-Kafi'' is a book of hadith reported from [[Ahl al-Bayt]] (a) and nothing has been written as good as it."<ref>Agha Buzurg, Tihrani. ''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'' | [[Muhammad Amin Astarabadi|Astarabadi]] quotes from his teachers that, "no book has ever been written similar or close to it in rank".<ref>Astarabadi, Muhammad Amin. ''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'' | [[Ayatollah Khoei]] mentions that his teacher, [[Ayatollah Na'ini]], would call doubting the sources of ''al-Kafi'', "the business of the incompetent".<ref>al-Khu'i, Abu al-Qasim. ''Mu'jam rijal al-hadith''. vol. 1. p. 99.</ref> | ||
== Purpose of Writing == | == Purpose of Writing == | ||