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''' | '''''Biḥār al-ʾanwār al-jāmiʿat li-durar ʾakhbār al-ʾAʾimmat al-ʾAṫhār''''' (Arabic: بِحارُالأَنوار الجامِعَةُ لِدُرَرِ أَخبارِ الأَئِمَّةِ الأَطهار, literally: Seas of lights: the collection of pearls of the reports of the pure Imams) known as '''''Bihar al-Anwar''''', is the most comprehensive Shi'a [[hadith]] collection written under supervision of [[al-'Allama al-Majlisi]]. This book is also commonly called ''al-Bihar'' in brief. Writing of this book which is a collection of Shi'a teachings, lasted more than 30 years and a group of 'Allama Majlisi's students helped him in this task. | ||
The author has organized the book based on 25 general topics and thus in 25 volumes. However, nowadays it is published in 110 volumes. In every volume, the author has collected related subtopics in different chapters. In every chapter then, he first has mentioned [[verses]] of the [[Qur'an]] related with that issue together with their interpretations and then has mentioned hadiths related to that chapter. | The author has organized the book based on 25 general topics and thus in 25 volumes. However, nowadays it is published in 110 volumes. In every volume, the author has collected related subtopics in different chapters. In every chapter then, he first has mentioned [[verses]] of the [[Qur'an]] related with that issue together with their interpretations and then has mentioned hadiths related to that chapter. | ||
Al-Majlisi has tried to cover all common topics and issues in Bihar al-anwar; for example, this collection begins with the book (topic) of "al-'Aql wa al-jahl" and continues with topics about [[theology]], [[unity of god]], [[divine justice]] and the history of the [[Prophet (s)]]. From volume 15 to volume 53 (of the 110 volume set) is dedicated to the life and merits of the Prophet (s), [[Lady Fatima (s)]] and [[Shi'a Imams (a)]]. | Al-Majlisi has tried to cover all common topics and issues in ''Bihar al-anwar''; for example, this collection begins with the book (topic) of "al-'Aql wa al-jahl" and continues with topics about [[theology]], [[unity of god]], [[divine justice]] and the history of the [[Prophet (s)]]. From volume 15 to volume 53 (of the 110 volume set) is dedicated to the life and merits of the Prophet (s), [[Lady Fatima (s)]] and [[Shi'a Imams (a)]]. | ||
Due to its maximum number of hadiths narrated from Shi'a Imams (a), chaptering of topics, explanation of hadiths, various theological, historical, [[jurisprudential]], [[exegetical]], [[ethical]], hadith and lexical researches, Bihar al-anwar has a great position among researchers; so that regardless of its many volumes, since its first publication, many manuscript copies of that were written and with later development of printing industry, all or parts of it have been frequently printed. | Due to its maximum number of hadiths narrated from Shi'a Imams (a), chaptering of topics, explanation of hadiths, various theological, historical, [[jurisprudential]], [[exegetical]], [[ethical]], hadith and lexical researches, ''Bihar al-anwar'' has a great position among researchers; so that regardless of its many volumes, since its first publication, many manuscript copies of that were written and with later development of printing industry, all or parts of it have been frequently printed. | ||
Different volumes of this book have also been translated to Persian and published. Its most famous translation is titled as | Different volumes of this book have also been translated to Persian and published. Its most famous translation is titled as ''Mahdi-yi mow'ud (aj)'' which is the translation of volume 13 off the 25 volume set and address the issues about [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]]. | ||
The topic-based software program of Bihar al-anwar has also been made for the intention of easier access to its content for researchers. | The topic-based software program of ''Bihar al-anwar'' has also been made for the intention of easier access to its content for researchers. | ||
== About the Author == | == About the Author == | ||
[[File:Allama Majlisi.jpg| | [[File:Allama Majlisi.jpg|200px|thumbnail|[[Al-'Allama Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi]], the author of ''Bihar al-anwar'']] | ||
{{Main|Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi}} | {{Main|Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi}} | ||
== | Muhammad Baqir b. Muhammad Taqi b. al-Maqsud 'Ali al-Majlisi known as al-'Allama al-Majlisi or the Second Majlisi (b. [[1037]]/1627 – d. [[1110]]/1698) and one of the most famous scholars in [[fiqh]] and [[hadith]] in the world of Islam. He was among the nobilities of Shi'a at the time of [[Safavids]]. He was an expert in different Islamic sciences such as [[Tafsir]], [[Hadith]], [[fiqh]], [[Usul]], history, [[Rijal]], [[Diraya]], [[philosophy]], logic, mathematics, literature, lexicon, geography, medicine, astronomy and [[occult sciences]]. | ||
==Goal== | |||
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 | ::"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 [[hadith]]s 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>See 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 enemies of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).<ref>See vol.1, pp.3-4</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 enemies of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).<ref>See vol.1, pp.3-4</ref> | ||
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== Manner of Writing == | == Manner of Writing == | ||
The author decided to write this book after 1070/ | The author decided to write this book after [[1070]]/1660, after he wrote ''Fihris musannafat al-ashab'' and the first date mentioned in ''Bihar al-anwar'' is [[1072]]/1662.<ref>See vol.103, p.255</ref> He finished its draft in [[1104]]/1693 or 1106/1695; however, the clean draft was still being worked on by his students after al-Majlisi passed away.<ref>[[A'yan al-Shi'a]], vol.3, p.183 (Arabic)</ref> | ||
To write this book, al-Majlisi sent many of his students to different cities and countries to find available hadith books and manuscripts.<ref>Al-Kuna wa l-alqab, vol3, p.147 (Arabic)</ref> For example, he reported that even to acquire [[Ibn Babawayh]]'s ''[[Madinat al-'ilm]]'' which people thought existed in [[Yemen]], he sent a group with many gifts to the ruler of Yemen to get that book. | To write this book, al-Majlisi sent many of his students to different cities and countries to find available hadith books and manuscripts.<ref>Al-Kuna wa l-alqab, vol3, p.147 (Arabic)</ref> For example, he reported that even to acquire [[Ibn Babawayh]]'s ''[[Madinat al-'ilm]]'' which people thought existed in [[Yemen]], he sent a group with many gifts to the ruler of Yemen to get that book. | ||
During the writing of Bihar al-anwar, some students of al-Majlisi including Mirza [['Abd Allah al-Afandi]], [[Mir Muhammad Salih al-Khatunabadi]], Mulla [['Abd Allah b. Nur al-din al-Bahrayni]], [[al-Sayyid Ni'mat Allah al-Jaza'iri]] and | During the writing of ''Bihar al-anwar'', some students of al-Majlisi including Mirza [['Abd Allah al-Afandi]], [[Mir Muhammad Salih al-Khatunabadi]], Mulla [['Abd Allah b. Nur al-din al-Bahrayni]], [[al-Sayyid Ni'mat Allah al-Jaza'iri]] and Amina Khatun, sister of al-'Allamah al-Majlisi helped him.<ref>Zindigi Nami-yi 'allami Majlisi, vol.2, p.226 (Farsi)</ref> | ||
Al-Majlisi could well manage all the works needed, so he only sent his students to collect and write [[verses]] of the [[Qur'an]] and hadiths under the titles he organized. The rest of selections from text and writing the final draft was done by he himself.<ref>Al-Mu'jam al-mufahras, vol.1, pp.7-8 (Arabic)</ref> However, finishing the whole book was done after he passed away by his students.<ref>A'yan al-Shi'a, vol.9, p.183 (Arabic); Lu'lu'at al-bahrayn, p.57</ref> | Al-Majlisi could well manage all the works needed, so he only sent his students to collect and write [[verses]] of the [[Qur'an]] and hadiths under the titles he organized. The rest of selections from text and writing the final draft was done by he himself.<ref>Al-Mu'jam al-mufahras, vol.1, pp.7-8 (Arabic)</ref> However, finishing the whole book was done after he passed away by his students.<ref>A'yan al-Shi'a, vol.9, p.183 (Arabic); Lu'lu'at al-bahrayn, p.57</ref> | ||
Al-Majlisi chose titles for the front cover of every book and organized titles in every book. He began every chapter with verses of the glorious Qur'an which were either directly related or through different historical, hadith and interpretational evidences they were related with the title; then he brought quotations from different [[exegetes]] (usually [[Amin al-Islam al- | Al-Majlisi chose titles for the front cover of every book and organized titles in every book. He began every chapter with verses of the glorious Qur'an which were either directly related or through different historical, hadith and interpretational evidences they were related with the title; then he brought quotations from different [[exegetes]] (usually [[Amin al-Islam al-Tabrisi]] and [[al-Fakhr al-Razi]]) and then he mentioned hadiths related with any title together with their references. He sometimes narrated a part of a hadith and brought it in full elsewhere more appropriate (he sometimes mentioned where he had brought the hadith in full) and also, if necessary, he explained the meaning of hadiths, his explanations are not found in the volumes copied by his students. | ||
Although al-Majlisi benefited from the helps of some scholars, financial help of [[Safavid]] government and different privileges and facilities for gathering sources for the process of writing Bihar al-anwar he went through in his second half of life after achieving scientific degrees and writing most of his books, however according to available manuscripts and other evidences, he did the main job himself. | Although al-Majlisi benefited from the helps of some scholars, financial help of [[Safavid]] government and different privileges and facilities for gathering sources for the process of writing ''Bihar al-anwar'' he went through in his second half of life after achieving scientific degrees and writing most of his books, however according to available manuscripts and other evidences, he did the main job himself. | ||
== Authenticity | == Authenticity == | ||
As an encyclopedia of the legacy of the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]], Bihar al-anwar has always had a great and important position in the scientific [[tradition]] of Shi'a. | As an encyclopedia of the legacy of the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]], ''Bihar al-anwar'' has always had a great and important position in the scientific [[tradition]] of Shi'a. | ||
[[Aqa Buzurg Tihrani]] says, "Bihar al-anwar is a comprehensive book which contains the news of the Ahl al-Bayt (a); Accurate researches, better than which cannot be found and it must be said that similar to this book has neither been written in the past, nor would ever be written in the future."<ref>[[Al-Dhari'a ila tasanif al-Shi'a (Book)|Al-Dhari'a]], vol.3, p.16 (Arabic)</ref> | [[Aqa Buzurg Tihrani]] says, "''Bihar al-anwar'' is a comprehensive book which contains the news of the Ahl al-Bayt (a); Accurate researches, better than which cannot be found and it must be said that similar to this book has neither been written in the past, nor would ever be written in the future."<ref>[[Al-Dhari'a ila tasanif al-Shi'a (Book)|Al-Dhari'a]], vol.3, p.16 (Arabic)</ref> | ||
[[Imam | [[Imam Khomeini]] wrote, "''Bihar al-anwar'' is the work of the great scholar of hadith, [[Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi]] which contains nearly 400 books and treatises; ''Bihar al-anwar'' is itself a library and its author wrote it when he saw that many hadiths books are about to be lost and wasted due to their small size and being less accessed."<ref>Kashf al-asrar, p.319 (Farsi)</ref> | ||
The important point about writing of Bihar al-anwar is that the author's limited usage of [[the Four Books]] made it a less important [[jurisprudential]] reference and even though it has a great coverage of other fields in Shi'a culture, it is not used in jurisprudential discussions as a common reference. | The important point about writing of Bihar al-anwar is that the author's limited usage of [[the Four Books]] made it a less important [[jurisprudential]] reference and even though it has a great coverage of other fields in Shi'a culture, it is not used in jurisprudential discussions as a common reference. | ||
Also, the type of analyses al-' | Also, the type of analyses al-'Allama al-Majlisi gives about hadiths have been made in moderate [[Akhbari]] atmosphere and even where he faces rational issues, he criticizes that with a [[theological]] approach based on the appearance, not with a rational and philosophical approach; therefore, some Shi'a scholars believe that al-'Allama al-Majlisi's explanations and comments are not accurate enough.<ref>[http://www.mullasadra.org/new_site/persian/Paper%20Bank/Falsafe%20Tatbighi/allame%20tabatabaee%20va%20majlesi.htm 'Allami Tabataba'i wa Majlisi wa hadith-i 'aql wa jahl], Sayyid Muhammad Khamene'i (Farsi)</ref> Thus, some commentaries and comments al-Allama al-Majlisi gives under some titles such as [[soul]], [[self]], [[intellect]], etc. have been criticized by scholars; for example, in his gloss about some parts of ''Bihar al-anwar'', [['Allama Tabataba'i]] wrote, "… and the safe approach for someone who is not competent enough in deep rational discussions is that he follows the appearance of the Qur'an and hadiths and leave understanding the truth of them to [[God]] and avoids entering deep rational discussions either approving or disapproving anything."<ref>See vol.1, p.104, footnote</ref> Also in ''[[A'yan al-Shi'a]]'', [[al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin]] wrote, "Many of the statements, explanations and comments of al-'Allama al-Majlisi for hadiths, etc. have been written at rush and this has led to less beneficial and more erroneous discussions."<ref>[[A'yan al-shi'a|A'yan al-Shi'a]], vol.9, p.183</ref> | ||
== Sources | == Sources == | ||
At the beginning of the book, al-Majlisi mentioned 387 Shi'a books written by 25 authors as the sources. He has also benefited from [[Sunni]] sources for proving and approving Shi'a [[hadiths]] the number of which reaches 85. In writing Bihar al-anwar, he has also benefited from lexical sources and commentaries as well. [[Al-Majlisi]] also mentions some sources during the writing process of the book.<ref>See vol.1, pp.6-26</ref> | At the beginning of the book, al-'Allama al-Majlisi mentioned 387 Shi'a books written by 25 authors as the sources. He has also benefited from [[Sunni]] sources for proving and approving Shi'a [[hadiths]] the number of which reaches 85. In writing ''Bihar al-anwar'', he has also benefited from lexical sources and commentaries as well. [[Al-'Allama al-Majlisi]] also mentions some sources during the writing process of the book.<ref>See vol.1, pp.6-26</ref> | ||
== | == Titles [Topics] == | ||
Below, the titles of the books of Bihar al-anwar based on the lithograph print (25 volume set) and the contemporary print (110 volume set) are listed: | Below, the titles of the books of Bihar al-anwar based on the lithograph print (25 volume set) and the contemporary print (110 volume set) are listed: | ||
# (volumes 1 & 2) | # (volumes 1 & 2) ''Kitab al-'aql wa l-jahl'' about the virtue of knowledge, scholars and their ranks, authenticity of reports and disapproving induction with a comprehensive introduction about the sources of the book and useful information, in 40 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 3 & 4) | # (Volumes 3 & 4) ''Kitab al-tawhid wa l-sifat wa l-asma' al-husna'', containing the book of [[unity of God]], His [[Divine attributes|attributes]] and good [[Divine Names|names]] of His Holy Essence, ''[[Tawhid al-Mufaddal]]'', and Risala Ihlilaja, containing 31 chapters. | ||
# (volumes 5 to 8) | # (volumes 5 to 8) ''Kitab al-'adl wa l-mashiyya wa l-irada wa l-qada' wa l-qadar'', containing the books of [[justice]] of [[God]], [[Divine providence]], ordinance, fore-ordainment, guidance, deviation, trial, nature, covenant, [[repentance]], reasons of rulings, preludes to [[death]] and its endings, in 59 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 9 & 10) | # (Volumes 9 & 10) ''Kitab al-ihtijajat wa l-munazirat'', containing the arguments and debates in 83 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 11 to 14) | # (Volumes 11 to 14) ''Kitab fi ahwal al-anbiya' wa qisasihim'', about the biographies of [[prophet]]s (a) and their stories in 82 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 15 to 22) | # (Volumes 15 to 22) ''Kitab fi ahwal [[Prophet (s)|nabiyyina al-akram (a)]] wa ahwal jumlat min aba'ih'', containing the biography of the noble [[Prophet (s)]] and some of his forefathers, explaining the truth of [[miracle]]s and the miracle of the [[Qur'an]], biographies of [[Abu Dharr al-Ghifari]], [[Salman the Persian]], [['Ammar]], [[Miqdad]] and some other great [[companion]]s, in 72 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 23 to 27) | # (Volumes 23 to 27) ''Kitab fi mushtarakat ahwal [[al-a'imma (a)]]'', about the common states of [[Imams (a)]], requirements of [[Imamate]], their [[Wilaya]], unusual attributes and their superiority over the previous prophets (a), rewards for loving them, merits of their posterity and some debates of scholars, in 150 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 28 to 34) | # (Volumes 28 to 34) ''Kitab fi l-fitan ba'd [[al-Nabi (s)]]'', about the mischiefs made after the Prophet (s), conduct of [[caliph]]s and what happened during their rules, [[battle of Jamal]], [[Battle of Siffin]], [[Battle of Nahrawan]], [[Mu'awiya]]'s plundering around [[Iraq]], biographies of some of [[Imam 'Ali (a)|Imam 'Ali's (a)]] companions, commentary on some of poems attributed to him and the commentary of some of Imam's letters, in 62 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 35 to 42) | # (Volumes 35 to 42) ''Kitab fi ahwal Amir al-Mu'minin (a) min wiladatihi ila shahdatih'' about the biography of Imam 'Ali (a) from his birthday to his [[martyrdom]], biography of [[Abu Talib]], the father of 'Ali (a), his [[faith]] and the faith of some of the companions of Imam 'Ali (a) and [[hadith]]s about Imamate of Imams (a), in 128 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 43 to 45) | # (Volumes 43 to 45) ''Kitab fi ahwal Sayyidat al-Nisa' (a) wa l-Imamayn al-humamayn al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) wa Abu 'Abd Allah al-Husayn (a)", about the biographies of [[Lady Fatima (a)]], [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] and [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]], uprising of [[Mukhtar al-Thaqafi]] and seeking revenge for the [[martyrs of Karbala]], in 50 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 46 to 48) | # (Volumes 46 to 48) ''Kitab fi ahwal al-a'immat al-arba'a ba'd al-Husayn (a)'' about the biographies of the four Imams (a) after Imam al-Husayn (a) i.e. [[Imam Zayn al-'Abidin (a)]], [[Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a)]], [[Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a)]], [[Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)]] and some of their companions and children, in 46 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 49 & 50) | # (Volumes 49 & 50) ''Kitab fi ahwal al-a'immat al-arba'a qabl al-Hujjat al-Muntazar (aj)'', about the biographies of the four Imams (a) before [[Imam al-Mahdi (aj)]] i.e. [[Imam al-Rida (a)]], [[Imam Muhammad al-Taqi (a)]], [[Imam al-Hadi (a)]] and [[Imam al-'Askari]], and the biographies of some of their companions, in 39 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 51 to 53) | # (Volumes 51 to 53) ''Kitab fi ahwal al-Hujjat al-Muntazar (aj)'', about the life of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) in 36 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 54 to 63) | # (Volumes 54 to 63) ''Kitab fi l-Sama' wa l-'Alam'', about the sky, the world and its [[creation]], its elements such as [[heaven]]ly creatures, [[angel]]s, [[jinn]]s, human beings, animals, matter and prey. The method of killing the animals, edibles and beverages and the whole books of ''[[Tibb al-Nabi (s)]]'' and ''[[Tibb al-Rida (a)]'', in 210 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 64 to 76) | # (Volumes 64 to 76) ''Kitab fi l-iman wa l-kufr'', about [[faith]] and [[disbelief]] in three parts, first: faith and its requirement, qualities of believers, their merits, the merit of [[Shi'a]] and their description. Second: Good manner, what causes people's survival from the catastrophes of the world. Third: disbelief and its branches and vices organized, in 108 chapters. | ||
# (Volume 77) | # (Volume 77) ''Kitab al-ziyy wa l-tajammul fi l-adab wa l-sunan'' about manners, traditions, ornaments and decorations, hygiene, using Kuhl, perfumes, night vigil, sleeping, traveling, [[prohibition]]s and [[greater sins]], in 131 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 78 to 88) | # (Volumes 78 to 88) ''Kitab al-rawda'' about advice and maxims in 73 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 89 to 91) | # (Volumes 89 to 91) ''Kitab fi l-taharat wa l-salat'' in two parts: [[purity]] in 6 chapters, and second part about [[prayer]] in 161 chapters, plus [[Shadhan b. Jabra'il al-Qummi]]'s treatise of ''Izahat al-'illa''. | ||
# (Volumes 92 & 93) | # (Volumes 92 & 93) ''Kitab fi fada'il al-Qur'an wa l-Dhikr'' in two parts, merits of the [[Qur'an]], related manners and rewards and its [[miracle]]. Also, the whole of ''[[Tafsir al-Nu'mani]]'', in 130 chapters. Second part: about [[Dhikr]] and its types, manners of [[supplication]] and its requirements, [[Hirz]], Du'as for pains, ''Sahifa Idris'', etc. in 131 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 94 to 96) | # (Volumes 94 to 96) ''Kitab fi l-zakat wa l-sadaqa wa l-khums wa l-sawm'' about recommended practices of the year in 122 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 97 to 100) | # (Volumes 97 to 100) ''Kitab fi l-hajj wa l-'umra'', about [[Hajj]], [['Umra]], [[Jihad]], [[enjoining to the good and forbidding the evil]], description and events of [[Medina]], etc. in 84 chapters. | ||
# (Volume 101) | # (Volume 101) ''Kitab fi l-mazar'', about the [[Ziyarah]]s narrated from the [[infallible]] Imams (a) in 64 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 102 & 103) | # (Volumes 102 & 103) ''Kitab fi l-'uqud wa l-iqa'at'', about contracts and unilateral obligations in 130 chapters. | ||
# (Volume 104) | # (Volume 104) ''Kitab fi l-ahkam l-shar'iyya'', about religious rulings to the book of [[Diyat]] in 48 chapters. | ||
# (Volumes 105 to 110) | # (Volumes 105 to 110) ''Kitab fi l-ijazat'', about permissions and the list of contents for [[al-Shaykh Muntajab al-din al-Razi]], a selection of [[al-Sayyid 'Ali Khan al-Madani]]'s ''Salafat al-'asr'', beginning parts of [[Sayyid b. Tawus]]'s ''Ijazat'', [[al-'Allama al-Hilli]]'s ''al-Ijaza al-kabira'' for Banu Zuhra and the permissions of [[al-Shahid al-Awwal]] and [[al-Shahid al-Thani]], and others.<ref>See vol.102, pp.37-44</ref> | ||
== Researches | == Researches == | ||
The most important and famous book written about Bihar al-anwar is [[al-Shaaykh 'Abbas al-Qummi]]'s ''[[Safinat al-bihar]]''. | The most important and famous book written about ''Bihar al-anwar'' is [[al-Shaaykh 'Abbas al-Qummi]]'s ''[[Safinat al-bihar]]''. | ||
=== Companions, Dictionaries and Indices === | === Companions, Dictionaries and Indices === | ||
* 'Ali Namazi Shahrudi's ''Mustadrak safinat al-bihar'' | * 'Ali Namazi Shahrudi's ''Mustadrak safinat al-bihar'' | ||
* [[Mirza Husayn Nuri]]'s '' | * [[Mirza Husayn Nuri]]'s ''Ma'alim al-'ibbar'', the [[supplement]] to the seventh volume of Bihar al-anwar | ||
* Mirza Husayn Nuri's | * Mirza Husayn Nuri's supplement of the Mazar part of ''Bihar al-anwar'' | ||
* '' | * ''Riyad al-abrar'', the companion to the permissions of Bihar al-anwar | ||
* '' | * ''Al-Mu'jam al-mufahras li alfaz ahadith Bihar al-anwar'' | ||
* Kazim Muradkhani's ''Al-Mu'jam al-mufahras li alfaz abwab al-Bihar'' | * Kazim Muradkhani's ''Al-Mu'jam al-mufahras li alfaz abwab al-Bihar'' | ||
* 'Ali Rida Barazish's ''Al-Mu'jam al-mufahras li alfaz ahadith Bihar al-anwar'' | * 'Ali Rida Barazish's ''Al-Mu'jam al-mufahras li alfaz ahadith Bihar al-anwar'' | ||
* Al-Sayyid Muhammad b. Ahmad Husayn al-Lahijani's ''Fihrist ma fi al-Bihar'' | * Al-Sayyid Muhammad b. Ahmad Husayn al-Lahijani's ''Fihrist ma fi al-Bihar'' | ||
* Sayyid Mahdi b. Sayyid Fadl Allah Hijazi's ''Durar al-akhbar'', which is the list of the content for all the volumes of | * Sayyid Mahdi b. Sayyid Fadl Allah Hijazi's ''Durar al-akhbar'', which is the list of the content for all the volumes of ''Bihar al-anwar''. | ||
* Mirza Muhammad b. Rajab 'Ali 'Askari Tihrani's ''Masabih al-anwar'', which is the list of the content for all the volumes of | * Mirza Muhammad b. Rajab 'Ali 'Askari Tihrani's ''Masabih al-anwar'', which is the list of the content for all the volumes of ''Bihar al-anwar''. | ||
=== Comparisons and Guides === | === Comparisons and Guides === | ||
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* Sayyid Jawad Mustafavi's ''al-Tatbiq bayn al-Safinat wa l-Bihar'' | * Sayyid Jawad Mustafavi's ''al-Tatbiq bayn al-Safinat wa l-Bihar'' | ||
* Shaykh Jawad Isfahani's ''Miftah al-abwab li kitab al-Bihar'' | * Shaykh Jawad Isfahani's ''Miftah al-abwab li kitab al-Bihar'' | ||
* ''Dala'il al-ayat al-mufassara wa asma' al-suwar fi ahadith Bihar al-anwar'' | |||
* ''Dala'il al-ayat al- | |||
* Hasan Safari Nadiri's ''Mu'arrifi wa ravish-i istifadi az Bihar al-anwar'' | * Hasan Safari Nadiri's ''Mu'arrifi wa ravish-i istifadi az Bihar al-anwar'' | ||
== Summaries and Anthologies == | == Summaries and Anthologies == | ||
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* Fayd al-Islam's ''Banadir al-Bihar'' | * Fayd al-Islam's ''Banadir al-Bihar'' | ||
* Muhammad Hadi b. Murtada Kashani's ''Muntakhab Bihar al-anwar'' | * Muhammad Hadi b. Murtada Kashani's ''Muntakhab Bihar al-anwar'' | ||
== English Translation == | |||
Sayyid Athar Husayn S.H. Rizvi's has translated the volume 13 of ''Bihar al-anwar'' titled as ''the Promised Mahdi''. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[es:Biharul Anwar]] | [[es:Biharul Anwar]] | ||
[[id:Bihār al-Anwār]] | [[id:Bihār al-Anwār]] | ||
[[Category:Hadith literature]] | |||
[[Category:Works of al-Allama al-Majlisi]] | |||
[[Category:Hadith literature]] | [[Category:Hadith literature]] | ||
[[Category:Works of al-Allama al-Majlisi]] | [[Category:Works of al-Allama al-Majlisi]] | ||