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==Introduction and Significance== | ==Introduction and Significance== | ||
According to Shiite hadiths, al-Jami'a is a book dictated by the [[Prophet (s)]] and transcribed by [[Imam 'Ali]]. The book is also known by other titles, such as ''al-Sahifa'' and ''Kitab 'Ali'', which researchers believe refer to the same text, given the identical characteristics attributed to all of them. However, [[Aqa Buzurg Tihrani]] ([[1293]]- [[1389]] AH/1876-7 - 1969-70) argues that ''Kitab 'Ali'' is distinct from ''al-Jami'a''. | According to Shiite hadiths, al-Jami'a is a book dictated by the [[Prophet (s)]] and transcribed by [[Imam 'Ali]]. The book is also known by other titles, such as ''al-Sahifa'' and ''Kitab 'Ali'', which researchers believe refer to the same text, given the identical characteristics attributed to all of them. However, [[Aqa Buzurg Tihrani]] ([[1293]]- [[1389]] AH/1876-7 - 1969-70) argues that ''Kitab 'Ali'' is distinct from ''al-Jami'a''. | ||
==Al-Jami'a as a Sign of Imamate== | ==Al-Jami'a as a Sign of Imamate== | ||
According to certain hadiths, ''al-Jami'a'' is a trust of the Imamate, signifying the rightful claim of its holder to Imamate. Aqa Buzurg Tihrani argues that, like other trusts associated with the Imamate, the ''Book of 'Ali'' was passed down among the Shiite Imams and is now in the possession of Imam al-Mahdi. | According to certain hadiths, ''al-Jami'a'' is a [[Wadayi' al-Imamate (Trusts of Imamate|trust of the Imamate]], signifying the rightful claim of its holder to [[Imamate]]. Aqa Buzurg Tihrani argues that, like other trusts associated with the Imamate, the ''Book of 'Ali'' was passed down among the [[Shiite Imams]] and is now in the possession of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]]. | ||
==Contents of the Book== | ==Contents of the Book== | ||