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== Life == | == Life == | ||
Al-Kulayni is one of the major Twelver Shiite compilers of hadith, whose major work, [[al-Kafi]], is one of the Four Books that constitute the main body of hadith for Twelver Shiʿism. Kulayni was born in a village named Kulayn or Kulin, near [[Rey]] in Iran. He lived in the [[Minor Occultation]] period and is said to have benefited from the living representatives of | Al-Kulayni is one of the major Twelver Shiite compilers of hadith, whose major work, [[al-Kafi]], is one of the Four Books that constitute the main body of hadith for Twelver Shiʿism. Kulayni was born in a village named Kulayn or Kulin, near [[Rey]] in Iran. He lived in the [[Minor Occultation]] period and is said to have benefited from the living representatives of [[the Twelfth Imam (a)]]. For this reason he has a highly exalted status among the scholars of successive generations. | ||
Kulayni received his early religious education in his native town, then went to Rey for further education, where he attended the lectures of famous contemporary scholars, and received all his formal education. Within a short time, he acquired fame as an eminent scholar and received students from far and near. | Kulayni received his early religious education in his native town, then went to Rey for further education, where he attended the lectures of famous contemporary scholars, and received all his formal education. Within a short time, he acquired fame as an eminent scholar and received students from far and near. | ||
He also traveled to [[Baghdad]] to collect more hadiths and lived there for twenty years till he died in 329/941. There, he was engaged in learning, teaching, and pursuing scholarly work. | He also traveled to [[Baghdad]] to collect more hadiths and lived there for twenty years till he died in 329/941. There, he was engaged in learning, teaching, and pursuing scholarly work. | ||