Kitab al-Kafi

Kitab al-Kafi (Book of the Sufficent) is hadith collection for followers of Twelverism. The book was compiled in the first half of the 10th century by Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni.[1]

Kitab al-Kāfī
ٱلْكَافِي
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Cover of the first volume of a modern edition of Al-Kafi
AuthorMuḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
LanguageArabic
SubjectTwelver Shi'ism
ISBN978-0-9890016-4-9


The book is divided into three different sections: Usul al-Kafi, which talks about knowledge, religion, history, ethical practices, and the Qur'an; Furu al-Kafi which talks about legal and practical rulings; and Rawdah al-Kafi which talks about other traditions in Twelverism.[2] In total, Kitab al-Kafi contains 16,199 narrations.[3]

References

  1. Meri, Josef W. (2005). Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-96690-0.
  2. Howard, I. K. A. (1976). "Al-Kafi by Al-Kulaynī". Al-Serat: A Journal of Islamic Studies. 2 (1).
  3. "Hadith al-Kafi". Al-Islam.org.

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