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.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Kafi | 2 |
| Four Books of Shia hadith | 1 |
| Furu‘ al-Kafi | 1 |
| Rawdat al-Kafi | 1 |
| Tahdhib al-Ahkam | 1 |
| Twelver Shia hadith canon | 1 |
| Usul al-Kafi | 1 |
| al-Kafi by al-Hakim al-Shahid | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
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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 |
al-Kafi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Furu‘ al-Kafi
al-Kafi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rawdat al-Kafi
al-Kafi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Usul al-Kafi
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| 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
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Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | foundational source in Twelver Shia Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Twelver Shia
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surface form:
Twelver Shia Islam
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| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Twelver Shia hadith canon
this entity surface form:
al-Kafi by al-Hakim al-Shahid
this entity surface form:
Four Books of Shia hadith
this entity surface form:
Al-Kafi
this entity surface form:
Tahdhib al-Ahkam
this entity surface form:
Al-Kafi