Al-Wafi

Al-Wafi
AuthorMohsen Fayz Kashani
LanguageArabic
GenreHadith

Al-Wafi (Arabic: الوافي) is a Hadith collection by Mohsen Fayz Kashani who is a scholar in different fields.[1] It includes all traditions in the Four Books of Shia.

Author

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Mohsen Feyz Kashani known as Mulla Muhsin Fayz Kashani was a scholar expert in different fields such as hadith, exegesis, ethics, and in gnosis and intellectual intuition.[1] He was a student of Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī and Mir Damad and Mulla Sadra.[2] He wrote more than a hundred and twenty books to Persian and Arabic.[3]

Prelude

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Fayz Kashani described in the introduction what led him to write this book because the absence of a unique pattern to collect the hadith and Ahkam in the Four Books which were collected hadiths in the different times with various method. Therefore, he authored the book Al-wafi and collected narratives in specific categories, and removed the Repeated items. He made clear the obscure narratives, in terms of their meaning or vocabulary or from others aspect, which needed to brief explanation.[4]

Context

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The book includes all traditions in the four books of Shia. Kashani explained and classified them in the book.[2] He arranged his book on an introduction, 14 volumes, and a conclusion. Each volumes has an introduction and a conclusion. The list of 14 volumes includes:[5]

Recitations

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Mohammad Alam-al-Hoda, son of Kashani, wrote a commentary on Al-Wafi.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Takim, Professor Liyakat. "The Concepts of the Absolute and Perfect Man in Mulla Fayd al-Kashani" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c Algar, Hamid. "Fayż-E Kāšānī, Mollā Moḥsen-Moḥammad". iranicaonline.
  3. ^ Corbin, Henry (23 June 2014). History Of Islamic Philosophy. Routledge; 1 edition (August 14, 2014). p. 344. ISBN 978-0415760089.
  4. ^ الدكتور, سردار دميرل (January 2013). علوم الحديث بين أهل السنة والجماعة والشيعة الإمامية الاثني عشرية. دار الكتب العلمية; 1 edition (June 4, 2013). ISBN 9782745176189.
  5. ^ الطهراني, آقا بزرك. "الذّريعة إلى تصانيف الشّيعة". p. 14.