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The Book of Al-Tawhid - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Book of Al-Tawhid 2023-01-06 1431 Views Sheikh Saduq , Abu Ja'far , Kitab al-Tawhid , Imam Al-Jawad Kitāb al-Tawḥīd (Meaning: The Book of Divine Unity) is one of the earliest and the most significant theological sources, which is compiled by the reputable scholar of hadith of the fourth/tenth century, Muhammad b. ‘Ali b. Babiwayh, known as al-Shaykh al-Saduq.

Contents About the Author About the Book Motive for Writing Book’s Content Its Significance Reception by Shi’a Scholars Approving and Disapproving Mu’tazilas The Application of theology Method Available Manuscripts Commentaries About the Author Abu Ja’far Muhammad b. ‘Ali b. Al-Ḥusayn b.

Musa al- Qummi (after 305/917 — 381/991), commonly known as al-Shaykh al-Saduq, or Ibn Babawayh, was one of the greatest Shi’a Muhaddiths (hadith scholar) and the compiler of Man la yahduruh al-faqih, one of the four major books of Shi’a. Al-Shaykh al-Saduq was the most prominent Muhaddith and scholar of the hadith school of Qom. Al-Saduq began teaching and narrating hadiths from a young age, and continued to do so during his travels.

He had many students, and many scholars narrated hadith on his authority. His epithet, al-Saduq (the Truthful), indicates his reliability as a hadith transmitter in the eyes of Shi’a scholars.

About the Book This book is about monotheism in its general sense (knowing about Allah) and comprises narrations about the unity of the Divine essence, affirmation and negation attitudes in understanding Divine attributes, attributes of essence and attributes of action and their relation to the Divine essence, eternity and temporality, predestination and divine providence, determinism and absolute freewill and the related topics.

This book is a hadith collection wherein al-Shaykh al-Saduq, with the slightest degree of interference in the texts of narrations, presents theological discussions. His motive for compiling such a book was to respond to the accusations which were made against Shi’a beliefs by the enemies of Shi’a. This book has always been at the center of Shi’a scholar’s attention as one of the most authentic hadith sources whose content would be cited for various theological discussions.