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	'Al-Kafi' by Al-Kulayni by Dr. I. K. A. Howard	Views: 112519
	A short biography of Shaykh Al-Kulayni, and a description of his great work Al-Kafi, one of the four principal books of Shi'i hadith.

	'Man la yahduruh al-Faqih' by Al-Saduq by Dr. I.K.A. Howard	Views: 92484
	Biography of the Shaykh al-Saduq, and a description of his book Man La Yahduruh al-Faqih, one of the four major books of Shi'i hadith.

	'Tahdhib al-Ahkam' and 'Al-Istibsar' by Al-Tusi by Dr. I.K.A. Howard	Views: 55424
	Biography of Shaykh al-Tusi, and descriptions of two of the four major works of Shi'i hadith.

	Abdullah Yusuf Ali's Qur'an commentary, the deletion of the merits of Imams Hasan and Husayn [a], and other changes	Views: 63482
	Abdullah Yusuf Ali was a renowned Sunni translator and commentator of the Qur'an. A comparison of the explanatory notes between the old versions and the newer 'revised' versions of his Commentary reveals many discrepancies. These 'revisions' include the deletion of merits of Imams Hasan and Husayn [a], in addition to certain other interesting changes!

	An Introduction to 'Ilm al-Kalam by Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari	Views: 41836
	The main doctrines of kalam (theology) and their subsequent modifications with special reference to Mu'tazilah, Asha'irah and Shi'ah schools of kalam.

	An Introduction to 'Irfan by Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari	Views: 42087
	'Irfan (Shi'i spiritual teachings) as compared to tasawwuf (Sufism), its beliefs, practices, different parts (Shari'ah, Tariqa, and Haqiqa), as well as its major practitioners throughout Islamic History.

	An Outline of the History of Restriction on Ijtihad by Shaykh Aga Buzurg Tehrani	Views: 38538
	The history and significance of Ijtihad in Sunni and Shi'i developments.

	Development of the Science of Hadith by Dr. Mustafa Awliya'i	Views: 39519
	Includes origins and history of the science of hadith, six books of Sunni hadith, Shi'i books of hadith, and the major Shi'i scholars of hadith.

	Ijtihad: Its Meaning, Sources, Beginnings and the Practice of Ra'y by Muhammad Ibrahim Jannati	Views: 31418

	Imam al-Rida (a) and the heir apparency by Shaykh Muhammad Shams al-Din	Views: 29739
	A discussion of the role of the 8th Imam, Imam Ali ar-Rida, and the issues surrounding his nomination as heir to the Abbasid caliph Al-Mamun.

	La Gnosi Islamica (°Irfan) e la Saggezza (Hikmah) by dell' Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Misbah al-Yazdi [Italian]	Views: 24423

	Major Shi'i thinkers of the 5th/11th century by Sayyid Wahid Akhtar	Views: 31845
	The Al-Ghada'iris, Abu al-Hasan al-'Umari, Salar b. `Abd al-`Aziz, Abu al-Salah Al-Halabi , Abu al-Fath al-Karajiki , Abu al-`Abbas al-Najashi , Abu Ya`la al-Ja`fari , Qadi `Abd al-`Aziz b. al-Barraj

	Muhammad `Abduh's commentary of the Nahj al-Balaghah and Imam `Ali's comment on the criteria for caliphate	Views: 8283
	In a short saying quoted in Nahj al-Balaghah, Imam 'Ali (a) expressed amazement at the logic of those who considered the criterion for caliphate to be merely companionship of the Prophet (s). According to the edition containing the commentary of the Sunni scholar Muhammad `Abduh, this saying has been changed resulting in a complete twist in its meaning!

	Questões para se refletir by Syed Hassan Bokhari [Portuguese]	Views: 9624
	Ghulam Hussain Naeemi de Sahiwaal era um sunita que se tornou xiita devido a questões para as quais ele não encontrou respostas satisfatórias dentro da escola sunita. Algumas destas questões são listadas neste artigo.

	Selections from Usul al-Kafi	Views: 15895
	Selections from the first part of al-Kulayni's 'al-Kafi', on of the four major books of Shi'i hadith, that deals with themes of doctrinal and ethical significance in a systematic manner.

	The English translation of Sahih al-Bukhari and the account of Jesus' (a) return	Views: 18832
	Hadith number 658 in volume 4 of the Arabic/English edition of Sahih al-Bukhari represents a short narration that talks about the coming of Jesus (a) at a time when an "Imam" will be present. The translation has changed to something rather different in later editions!

	The Fast of 'Ashura by Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi	Views: 24838
	Authenticity of traditions encouraging Muslims to fast on the 'Ashura, the 10th of Muharram.

	The Kitab al-Ma'arif of Ibn Qutaybah and the account of Imam 'Ali's imprecation for Anas b. Malik	Views: 6670
	Towards the end of Ibn Qutaybah's Kitab al-Ma'arif, there is a section on "al-Baras" where he lists notable people who contracted leprosy or leukoderma during their lifetime. The first entry is for Anas b. Malik, the Companion of the Prophet (s), and the author notes an incident showing that the reason for this disease was a curse by Imam 'Ali (a). According to the published Egyptian edition, there is a sentence at the end of the anecdote where Ibn Qutaybah casts doubt on the authenticity of the incident. This sentence cannot be found in a 700 year old manuscript of the book held in the British Library!

	The Place of Al-Mufid in the Development of Shi'i Kalam and Fiqh by Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Khamane'i	Views: 24650
	Aspect of Shaykh Al-Mufid's work, Independence of the school of the Ahlul Bayt, Model for Shi'i Fiqh and Kalam.

	The Sahih of al-Tirmidhi and the hadith, 'I am the city of knowledge and 'Ali is its gate'.	Views: 7259
	The well-known and reliable hadith of the Prophet - "I am the city of knowledge and 'Ali is its gate" is not present in the current editions of the Sahih (alternatively called Jami` or Sunan) of al-Tirmidhi (d. 279 AH). This book is one of the Sihah Sittah or Six Authentic hadith books for the Ahl al-Sunnah. This case study will investigate the allegation that this hadith was included by al-Tirmidhi and used to be in his Sahih till it mysteriously disappeared at some stage in history.

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