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'''Al-Balad al-amīn wa l-dirʿ al-ḥaṣīn min al-adʿīya wa l-aʿmāl wa l-awrād wa l-adhkār''' (Arabic: {{ia|البَلَدُ الأمین وَ الدّرعُ الحَصین منَ الأدعیة وَ الأعمال وَ الأوراد وَ الأذکار}}) is a book written by al-Shaykh [[Ibrahim b. 'Ali al-Kaf'ami]] (d. [[905]]/1499), the author of the book known as ''[[Misbah al-Kaf'ami]]''. The book is a well-known, reliable source of supplications, recommended religious practices, and worships. It was popular since the time it was written. It is a source of ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]'' by [[al-'Allama al-Majlisi]], and all books concerning supplications, including ''[[Mafatih al-jinan]]'' by [[al-Shaykh 'Abbas al-Qummi]]. Al-Kaf'ami wrote the book, ''al-Balad al-amin'', a long time before writing his ''Misbah''. The book contains all materials of ''Misbah'' as well as additional ones.
'''''Al-Balad al-amīn wa l-dirʿ al-ḥaṣīn min al-adʿīya wa l-aʿmāl wa l-awrād wa l-adhkār''''' (Arabic: {{ia|البَلَدُ الأمین وَ الدّرعُ الحَصین منَ الأدعیة وَ الأعمال وَ الأوراد وَ الأذکار}}) is a book written by al-Shaykh [[Ibrahim b. 'Ali al-Kaf'ami]] (d. [[905]]/1499), the author of the book known as ''[[Misbah al-Kaf'ami]]''. The book is a well-known, reliable source of supplications, recommended religious practices, and worships. It was popular since the time it was written. It is a source of ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]'' by [[al-'Allama al-Majlisi]], and all books concerning supplications, including ''[[Mafatih al-jinan]]'' by [[al-Shaykh 'Abbas al-Qummi]]. Al-Kaf'ami wrote the book, ''al-Balad al-amin'', a long time before writing his ''Misbah''. The book contains all materials of ''Misbah'' as well as additional ones.


==Author==
==Author==
Al-Shaykh Taqi al-Din Ibrahim, the son of Zayn al-Din 'Ali al-Harithi al-Luwayzi al-Jaba'I, known as al-Kaf'ami, was a [[Shi'a]] scholar in the 10th/16th century. He was born in 840/1436 in Kaf'am, a village near [[Jabal Amel]] in [[Lebanon]]. His father was a prominent scholar of [[fiqh]] (Islamic jurisprudence) and a pious person. Al-Kaf'ami was a scholar of [[hadiths]], Arabic literature, and a poet, as well as a prominent Shi'a figure who was skillful in many disciplines and sciences of his time and wrote many works.
{{Main|Ibrahim b. 'Ali al-Kaf'ami}}
Al-Shaykh Taqi al-Din Ibrahim, the son of Zayn al-Din 'Ali al-Harithi al-Luwayzi al-Jaba'i, known as al-Kaf'ami, was a [[Shi'a]] scholar in the 10th/16th century. He was born in 840/1436 in Kaf'am, a village near [[Jabal Amel]] in [[Lebanon]]. His father was a prominent scholar of [[fiqh]] (Islamic jurisprudence) and a pious person. Al-Kaf'ami was a scholar of [[hadiths]], Arabic literature, and a poet, as well as a prominent Shi'a figure who was skillful in many disciplines and sciences of his time and wrote many works.


==Contents of the Book==
==Contents of the Book==
The author wrote an introduction to the book in which practices such as saying [[prayers]], [[shrouding]] (takfin) and [[burial]] of a corpse, and the like, are mentioned. He then pointed to the recommended practices associated with daily obligatory prayers as well as their [[ta'qibat]] (or follow-ups).
The author wrote an introduction to the book in which practices such as saying [[prayers]], [[Shroud|shrouding]] (takfin) and [[burial]] of a corpse, and the like, are mentioned. He then pointed to the recommended practices associated with daily obligatory prayers as well as their [[ta'qibat]] (or follow-ups).


This is followed by supplications specific to certain times and the days of the week. In this part, al-Kaf'ami has cited supplications and [[ahraz]] for every day of the week.
This is followed by supplications specific to certain times and the days of the week. In this part, al-Kaf'ami has cited supplications and [[ahraz]] for every day of the week.


After the days of the week, the book cites recommended practices and supplications throughout the year, beginning with the [[Rajab]] month.
After the days of the week, the book cites recommended practices and supplications throughout the year, beginning with the month of [[Rajab]].


Al-Kaf'ami has cited many [[ziyaras]] for [[the Prophet Muhammad (s)]] as well as ziyaras specific to certain days with their recommended practices such as [[ghusl]].
Al-Kaf'ami has cited many [[ziyara]]s for the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] as well as ziyaras specific to certain days with their recommended practices such as [[ghusl]].


The book ends with supplications of [[the Imams (a)]] and those on various occasions, such as [[al-Kumayl Supplication]], [[al-Jawshan al-Kabir]], [[al-Jawshan al-Saghir]], [[al-Faraj Supplication]], [[al-Tawassul Supplication]], and so on.
The book ends with supplications of the [[Imams (a)]] and those on various occasions, such as [[al-Kumayl Supplication]], [[al-Jawshan al-Kabir]], [[al-Jawshan al-Saghir]], [[al-Faraj Supplication]], [[al-Tawassul Supplication]], and so on.


The last supplication cited in ''al-Balad al-amin'' is the [[al-Asma' al-Husna Supplication]] transmitted from the Prophet (s) and the [[Tahlil]] supplication of the [[Quran]].
The last supplication cited in ''al-Balad al-amin'' is the [[al-Asma' al-Husna Supplication]] transmitted from the Prophet (s) and the [[Tahlil]] supplication of the [[Quran]].
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* Supplications and recommended practices specific to the days of the week
* Supplications and recommended practices specific to the days of the week


* Supplications and recommended practices specific to each month of the year (from Rajab to [[Jamadi al-Thani]])
* Supplications and recommended practices specific to each month of the year (from Rajab to [[Jumada II]])


* Rituals of [[Istikhara]]
* Rituals of [[Istikhara]]


* [[Ziyaras]] and [[mustahab]] prayers
* [[Ziyara]]s and [[mustahab]] prayers


* All supplications of [[al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya]]
* All supplications of [[al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya]]
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==Advantages and the Reliability of the Book==
==Advantages and the Reliability of the Book==
One advantage of the book is that it cites different words and phrases of various supplications and ziyaras, and then elaborates their points. ''Al-Balad al-amin'' was a source of ''Bihar al-anwar'' by 'Allama Majlisi and all books concerning supplications, including ''Mafatih al-jinan'' by al-Shaykh 'Abbas al-Qumi.
One advantage of the book is that it cites different words and phrases of various supplications and ziyaras, and then elaborates their points. ''Al-Balad al-amin'' was a source of ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]'' by 'Allama Majlisi and all books concerning supplications, including ''Mafatih al-jinan'' by al-Shaykh 'Abbas al-Qumi.


==Publication==
==Publication==
The best published version of the book was the one edited by [[Ali Akbar Ghaffari]] and published by Maktabat al-Saduq in 1383/1963.
The best published version of the book was the one edited by [[Ali Akbar Ghaffari]] and published by Maktabat al-Saduq in 1383/1963.


==References==
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* The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B5%DB%8C%D9%86_(%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8) البلد الامین و الدرع الحصین] in Farsi WikiShia.
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