al-Kafi

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al-Kafi is one of the most important Shia hadith compilations, widely regarded as a foundational source of theology, law, and ethics in Twelver Shia Islam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious text
Shia hadith compilation
hadith collection
author Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni
canonicalStatusInTwelverShiism highly authoritative
compiler Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni
completedIn 10th century
contains narrations attributed to the Ahl al-Bayt
narrations attributed to the Prophet Muhammad
narrations attributed to the Shia Imams
dateWritten 10th century
evaluatedBy Shia hadith scholars
focusesOn Imamate
Islamic ethics
Islamic law
Quranic exegesis
Twelver Shia doctrine
morality
practical legal rulings
spirituality
virtues of the Ahl al-Bayt
genre hadith
hadithCountApproximate 16000
hasPart Furu‘ al-Kafi
linked to: al-Kafi

Rawdat al-Kafi
linked to: al-Kafi

Usul al-Kafi
linked to: al-Kafi
influenced Shia legal methodology
Shia theological discourse
later Shia hadith collections
language Arabic
organizedBy topical chapters
placeOfCompilation Baghdad
regardedAs one of the Four Books of Shia hadith
religiousDiscipline Islamic ethics
Islamic jurisprudence
Islamic theology
hadith studies
religiousStatus foundational source in Twelver Shia Islam
religiousTradition Twelver Shia Islam
linked to: Twelver Shia
sectarianContext Twelver Shia
subjectOf numerous commentaries
scholarly studies
titleMeaning The Sufficient
usedBy Shia jurists
Shia seminarians
Shia theologians
usedFor deriving Shia legal rulings
teaching Shia ethics
teaching Shia theology
volumeCount 8

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Shia Islam usesHadithCollections Tahdhib al-Ahkam
linked to: al-Kafi
Hanafi school notableText al-Kafi by al-Hakim al-Shahid
linked to: al-Kafi
Twelver Shia usesScripture Al-Kafi
linked to: al-Kafi
al-Kafi hasPart Usul al-Kafi
linked to: al-Kafi
al-Kafi hasPart Furu‘ al-Kafi
linked to: al-Kafi
al-Kafi hasPart Rawdat al-Kafi
linked to: al-Kafi
Al-Istibsar partOf Four Books of Shia hadith
linked to: al-Kafi
Al-Istibsar hasCanonicalStatusIn Twelver Shia hadith canon
linked to: al-Kafi
Al-Istibsar relatedWork Al-Kafi
linked to: al-Kafi
Ithna Ashariyya usesScripturalSource Al-Kafi
linked to: al-Kafi
Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni knownFor Kitab al-Kafi
linked to: al-Kafi
Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni notableWork Kitab al-Kafi
linked to: al-Kafi
Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni hasWorkInCorpus Furu‘ al-Kafi
linked to: al-Kafi
The Sufficient hasPart al-Usul (principles section of al-Kafi)
linked to: al-Kafi
The Sufficient hasPart al-Rawdah (miscellaneous section of al-Kafi)
linked to: al-Kafi
The Sufficient alternativeName al-Kafi (The Sufficient)
linked to: al-Kafi
Tahdhib al-Ahkam usesSource al-Kafi