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| subject = Beliefs, ethics, fiqh, ... | | subject = Beliefs, ethics, fiqh, ... | ||
| genre = Hadith | | genre = Hadith | ||
| published = | | published = Qom, 1387 SH. | ||
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| translator = Muhammad Sarwar | | translator = Muhammad Sarwar | ||
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'''''Al-Kāfī''''' (Arabic:{{iarabic| الکافي}}) is one of the most important and authentic Twelver Shi'a [[hadith]] collections, and the first of the [[the Four Books]]. It was compiled by [[ | '''''Al-Kāfī''''' (Arabic:{{iarabic| الکافي}}) is one of the most important and authentic Twelver Shi'a [[hadith]] collections, and the first of the [[the Four Books]]. It was compiled by [[thiqat al-Islam]] [[al-Kulayni]] (d. [[329]]/941) in the [[Minor Occultation]] period. ''Al-Kafi'' consists of three parts: Usul, Furu', and Rawda; [[Usul al-Kafi|Usul]] is the most important part. Al-Kulayni tries to collect hadiths in such a way that they agree with the [[consensus]] and there is no incompatibility between them and the [[Qur'an]]. | ||
== Title == | == Title == | ||
''Al-Kafi'' may have been entitled as such due to al-Kulayni's own statement in the chapter on ''[[Tahara]]'', which reads, "This book is "Kafi" (i.e. sufficient) for all religious sciences"<ref>''Al-Kafi''. vol. 1, p. 14 (Introduction)</ref>. It also could have been named ''Al-Kafi'' due to a report that when it was presented to [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]], he said, "''Al-Kafi'' is Kafi (i.e. sufficient) for our Shi'a." <ref>Ghaffar, Abd allah al-rasul.''al-Kulayni wa al-kafi''. p. 392.</ref> | ''Al-Kafi'' may have been entitled as such due to al-Kulayni's own statement in the chapter on ''[[Tahara]]'', which reads, "This book is "Kafi" (i.e. sufficient) for all religious sciences"<ref>''Al-Kafi''. vol. 1, p. 14 (Introduction)</ref>. | ||
It also could have been named ''Al-Kafi'' due to a report that when it was presented to [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]], he said, "''Al-Kafi'' is Kafi (i.e. sufficient) for our [[Shi'a]]." <ref>Ghaffar, Abd allah al-rasul.''al-Kulayni wa al-kafi''. p. 392.</ref> | |||
== In the Words of Great Scholars == | == In the Words of Great Scholars == | ||
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[[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> | [[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 Khoei]] mentions that his teacher, [[Muhammad Husayn Na'ini]], would call doubting the sources of ''al-Kafi'', "the business of the incompetent".<ref>Al-Khoei, Abu al-Qasim. ''Mu'jam rijal al-hadith''. vol. 1. p. 99.</ref> | ||
== Purpose of Writing == | == Purpose of Writing == | ||
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{{Shi'a Collections of hadiths}} | {{Shi'a Collections of hadiths}} | ||
== | == Content == | ||
'''''[[Usul al-Kafi]]''''' contains hadiths regarding beliefs and is comprised of 8 chapters (i.e. books): | '''''[[Usul al-Kafi]]''''' contains hadiths regarding beliefs and is comprised of 8 chapters (i.e. books): | ||
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[[File:Al-kafi English.jpg|230px|thumbnail|Translation of al-Kafi to English, by Muhammad Sarwar]] | [[File:Al-kafi English.jpg|230px|thumbnail|Translation of al-Kafi to English, by Muhammad Sarwar]] | ||
''Al-Kafi'' has been translated into English by Muhammad Sarwar. | The first volume of ''Al-Kafi'' (from the beginning to kitab al-Iman wa l-kufr) has been translated into English in 8 volumes by Muhammad Sarwar. | ||
There is also a translation and commentary on the first chapter of ''[[Usul al-Kafi]]'', i.e ''Kitab al-'aql wa l-jahl'' (The Book of Intellect and Ignorance) by Islamic Texts Institute. | There is also a translation and commentary on the first chapter of ''[[Usul al-Kafi]]'', i.e ''Kitab al-'aql wa l-jahl'' (The Book of Intellect and Ignorance) by Islamic Texts Institute. | ||