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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 ''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)]].
== Author ==
 
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 ==
[[File:Allama Majlisi.jpg|200px|thumbnail|[[Al-'Allama Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi]], the author of ''Bihar al-anwar'']]
[[File:Allama Majlisi.jpg|200px|thumbnail|[[Al-'Allama Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi]], the author of ''Bihar al-anwar'']]


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# (Volumes 9 & 10) ''Kitab al-ihtijajat wa l-munazirat'', containing the arguments and debates in 83 chapters.
# (Volumes 9 & 10) ''Kitab al-ihtijajat wa l-munazirat'', containing the arguments and debates in 83 chapters.
# (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 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) ''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 15 to 22) ''Kitab fi ahwal 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) ''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 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) ''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 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) ''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 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) ''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 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.
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== English Translation ==
== English Translation ==


Sayyid Athar Husayn S.H. Rizvi's has translated the volume 13 of ''Bihar al-anwar'' titled as ''the Promised Mahdi''.
Sayyid Athar Husayn S.H. Rizvi has translated the volume 13 of ''Bihar al-anwar'' titled as ''the Promised Mahdi''.


==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[Al-'Allama al-Majlisi]]
* [[Al-'Allama al-Majlisi]]
* [[Hadith]]
* [[The Four Books]]
* [[The Four Books]]
* [[Al-Kafi]]
* [[Al-Kafi]]
* [[Hadith]]
* [[Man la yahduruh al-faqih]]
* [[Tahdhib al-ahkam]]
* [[Al-Istibsar]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
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