Kitab masabih al-zulam (the book of the Lanterns of...

Kitab masabih al-zulam (the book of the Lanterns of darkness) including issues on recognition and knowledge of the truth. Kitab al-‘ilal (the book of causes) including discussions on religious rulings. Kitab al-safar (the book of traveling) including rulings and hadiths about journey. Kitab al-ma’akil (the book of what is eaten) including food and beverages. Kitab al-ma’ (the book of waters) including the rulings about waters.

Kitab al-manafi’ (the book of interests) including rulings on consulting. Kitab al-marafiq (the book of amenities) including the rulings of the house, cleaning and transportation vehicles. The book is among the best Shi’a hadith references which has great validity and some scholars have even considered it as important as the Four Books.

It is also among the most important references of al-Kafi written by Thiqat al-Islam al-Kulayni and he has frequently quoted from al-Mahasin.[1] Quotations from Great Scholars Al-Mahasin was one of Al-Shaykh al-Saduq’s sources in compiling Man la yahduruh al-faqih , he wrote: “I have extracted the hadiths in this book [Man la yahduruh] from reliable sources which are famous among Shi’a jurists and they refer to them such as al-Mahasin written by Ahmad b.

Abi ‘Abd Allah al-Barqi.”[2] In the chapter of Mustatrafat, about the end of al-Sara’ir, Ibn Idris al-Hilli has mentioned al-Mahasin as one of the reliable Shi’a books of hadiths.[3] Qadi Nur Allah Shushtari considered this book the fifth reliable Shi’a reference and of similar importance as of the Four Books.[4] In his Persian commentary on Man la yahduruh al-faqih , Muhammad Taqi al-Majlisi, the father of al-Allama al-Majlisi wrote, “We have al-Mahasin in hands and according to what great scholars have said about it, its author has been a great person, reliable and trustworthy and what is survived from the book is about one third of the original book.”[5] References The material for this article was extracted from Al-Mahasin in Wikishia (https://en.wikishia.net/view/Al-Mahasin_(book)) NOTES ______________ 1.

al-Barqi. Al-Mahasin, vol. 1, Introduction. 2. al-Shaykh al-Saduq. Man la yahduruh al-faqih, vol. 1, p. 4. 3. al-Hilli, Ibn idris. Mustatrafat al-Sara’ir, p. 641. 4. al-Barqi. al-Mahasin, vol. 1, p. 10. 5. Majlisi, Muhammad Taqi. Lawami’ Sahibqarani, vol. 1, p. 193. Leave a Comment Leave a Comment Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.