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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 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)]].

According to numerous hadiths, all rulings pertaining to [[halal]] and [[haram]], including nuanced issues such as the diya (blood money) for merely scratching someone’s skin, are mentioned in al-Jami'a. Some researchers speculate that the book is called al-Jami'a (literally, "comprehensive" or "compendium") due to its inclusion of all Sharia rulings. Sayyid Husayn Mudarrisi Tabataba'i, a Shiite researcher of the twenty-first century, cited various hadiths in his book [[Tradition and Survival]]: A Bibliographical Survey of Early Shi'a Literature, suggesting that the ''Book of 'Ali'' encompassed the following contents: [[Furu' al-Din|jurisprudential rulings]] (including [[prayer]], [[hajj]], [[jihad]], [[marriage]], [[divorce]], [[judgeship]], [[testimony]], [[hudud]], and [[diyat]]), [[ethics]], [[beliefs]] and virtues, [[stories of the prophets]], and esoteric narratives.