Al-Wafi

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

Al-Wafi
AuthorMohsen Fayz Kashani
LanguageArabic
GenreHadith
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Main article: Mohsen Fayz Kashani

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

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

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

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

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See also

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