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Book by Shaykh Mufid
Al-Irshad
(
Persian
:
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), also called the
Book of Guidance into the Lives of the 12
Imams
,
[1]
is a biography of the lives of the 12 Shia Imams. It describes their historical circumstances, miracles and virtues.
[2]
The book also includes evidence for
Imamates
among
Shia
.
Author
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Shaykh Mufid was a prominent
Twelver
Shi'a
theologian.
[3]
He was the son of Muallim, and was called
Ibn
Muallim. Mufid was taught by
Al-Shaykh al-Saduq
,
Ibn Qulawayh
,
Abu Abdallah al-Basri
and al-Rummani. He passed his teachings to his own students, including
Sharif al-Murtaza
and
al-Shaykh al-Tusi
. Only 10 of his 200 works have survived, including
Amali
,
Al-Irshad
,
Al-Muqni'ah
, and
Tashih al-Itiqadat
.
Content
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He described the situation and life of each Imam and the circumstances of each of their deaths. He mentioned the disappearance of the last
Muhammad al-Mahdi
.
[4]
The work reflects Mufid's perspective on history and hadith rather than theology or philosophy.
[5]
This book begins by praising Allah, prophet Muhammad and Shia's twelve Imams. Nearly half of the book is dedicated to Imam Ali and his characteristics and virtues.
Translation
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This book was translated into English by I.K.A. Howard.
[6]
The book is available in many languages such as Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Hindi, Azeri and German.
External links
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See also
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References
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- ^
David Waines (2003).
An Introduction to Islam Introduction to Religion
. p. 330.
- ^
Matti Moosa (1987).
Extremist Shiites: The Ghulat Sects Contemporary issues in the Middle East
. p. 68.
- ^
"Al-Amali, The Dictations of Shaykh al-Mufid"
.
Al-Islam.org
.
- ^
Oliver Leaman (2006).
The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia
. p. 586.
- ^
Jafari (2004).
Introduction to Kitab al-Irshad
. p. 4.
- ^
Jafari 2004
, p. 1
