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In the introduction of Bihar al-anwar, al-Majlisi explained his goal of writing the book as, | In the introduction of Bihar al-anwar, al-Majlisi explained his goal of writing the book as, | ||
::"The cause of writing of this book is that I was greedy in learning different types of knowledge and after spending a part of my life on learning different sciences and thinking about the fruits and goals of these sciences I found that knowledge is achieved only through the origin of [[revelation]] and the hadiths of the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] and in the [[hereafter]], only this type of knowledge is helpful. Therefore, I studied the [[narrations]] and hadiths of the [[Infallibles (a)]]." | ::"The cause of writing of this book is that I was greedy in learning different types of knowledge and after spending a part of my life on learning different sciences and thinking about the fruits and goals of these sciences I found that knowledge is achieved only through the origin of [[revelation]] and the hadiths of the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] and in the [[hereafter]], only this type of knowledge is helpful. Therefore, I studied the [[narrations]] and hadiths of the [[Infallibles (a)]]."<ref>Bihar al-anwar, vol.1, p.2</ref> | ||
He also tried to collect those references which were about to be lost and thus referred to those books which were abandoned due to excessive attention to [[the Four Books]], the corrupt intentions, lack of attention of the ignorant and the | He also tried to collect those references which were about to be lost and thus referred to those books which were abandoned due to excessive attention to [[the Four Books]], the corrupt intentions, lack of attention of the ignorant and the enemies of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).<ref>Bihar al-anwar, vol.1, pp.3-4</ref> | ||
He also said that, "No book like this has ever been written and no one has superseded me in this and I hope this book will be the reference of scholars and seekers of knowledge for all those who seek the knowledge of Imams (a) until the rise of [[the Upriser (aj)]] of the Ahl al-Bayt (a)." | He also said that, "No book like this has ever been written and no one has superseded me in this and I hope this book will be the reference of scholars and seekers of knowledge for all those who seek the knowledge of Imams (a) until the rise of [[the Upriser (aj)]] of the Ahl al-Bayt (a)."<ref>Bihar al-anwar, vol.1, p.6</ref> | ||
== Manner of Writing == | == Manner of Writing == | ||