Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

AL-KAFI (Arabic & English) [Hasan Rizvi's Translation] Volume ٢

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• FOREWORD
• 1) Caution
• 2) A Chronological List of the Holy Prophet, his Daughter and the Twelve Holy Imãms
• 3) List of Technical Terms and Special Signs used in the Traditions
• The Book of EXCELLENCE OF KNOWLEDGE
• 1: CHAPTER ON THE NECESSITY OF KNOWLEDGE, THE OBLIGATION OF ITS QUEST AND ITS INCITEMENT
• 2: CHAPTER ON PROPERTY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE EMINANCE OF THE LEARNED
• 3: CHAPTER ON CATEGORIES OF THE PEOPLE
• 4: CHAPTER ON THE DIVINE REWARDS FOR THE LEARNED AND THE LEARNERS
• 5: CHAPTER ON ATTRIBUTES OF THE LEARNED SCHOLARS
• 6: CHAPTER ON RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF A LEARNED SCHOLAR
• 7: CHAPTER ON THE PASSING AWAY OF THE SCHOLARS
• 8: CHAPTER ON THE COMPANY OF THE LEARNED AND HAVING ASSOCIATION WITH THEM
• 9: CHAPTER ON ASKING QUESTIONS AND INTERCHANGING WITH A LEARNED SCHOLAR
• 10: CHAPTER ON DEFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE
• 11: CHAPTER ON NOT TO SPEAK WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE
• 12: CHAPTER ON ACTING WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE
• 13: CHAPTER ON APPLICATION AND USE OF KNOWLEDGE
• 14: CHAPTER ON ONE WHO LIVES BY AND IS PROUD OF HIS KNOWLEDGE
• 15: CHAPTER ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE LEARNED (BEFORE ALLAH) AND ITS SEVERITY
• 16: CHAPTER ON MISCELLANEOUS TRADITIONS
• 17: CHAPTER ON QUOTING BOOKS AND THE TRADITION. SIGNIFICANCE OF WRITING AND ADHERING TO THE BOOKS
• 18: CHAPTER ON BLIND FOLLOWING
• 19: CHAPTER ON INNOVATIONS, OPINION AND GUESS WORK - DERIVING CONCLUSIONS ON THE BASIS OF SIMILARITIES, SEMBLENCES AND APPEARANCES (IN RELIGION)
• 20: CHAPTER ON TAKING (EVERY CASE) BACK TO THE QUR'AN AND AS-SUNNAH, VERILY, THERE IS NOTHING FROM WHAT IS LAWFUL AND WHAT IS UNLAWFUL AND WHAT IS NEEDED BY THE MANKIND, BUT THE BOOK (OF ALLAH) AND AS-SUNNAH INCLUDES IT
• 21: CHAPTER ON CONFLICTING TRADITIONS
• 22 CHAPTER ON TAKING HOLD OF AS-SUNNAH AND THE EVIDENCES FROM THE BOOK OF ALLAH