Al-Amali (of Shaykh Saduq)

Al Amali (Arabic: الامالي‎‎) means "book of dictations". The Al-Amali of Shaykh Saduq is a hadith collection by al-Shaykh al-Saduq, the shia jurist and theologian.[1] Amālī or Majāles (Beirut, 1400/1980), recorded his regular Tuesday and Friday sessions in Nīšāpūr in 367-68/978-79. These dictations consist of miscellaneous traditions, but mostly accounts of the virtues of the Imams. These include the virtues and moral character of the household of Muhammad and moral exhortations.[2]

Subjects

Amali is a word applied to books in which prominent Muslims expressed their insights and thoughts, which they believed were bestowed upon them by Allah, a process which is viewed as a tradition among Muslim scholars.[3]

Features

This book is also known as Majlis, because it was collected as a result of meetings among Sheykh Al Sadouq and others.[4] The book includes 97 Majlis.[5] The first meeting took place in 18th of Rajab month 367 Lunar higira. The last summit occurred in Shaban month in Mashhad city near the shrine of imam Ali al-Ridha.

Translation

Muhammad Baqir Kamarei translated the book into Persian. Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Asdollah Hoseini Arizi Sepahani Isfahani produced a translation into 11th century Lunar Higirah.[6] Recently this book was translated to Persian by Hosein Abedi.

References

  1. ↑ Josef Meri, Medieval Islamic civilization, Ibn Babawayh written by Andrew Newman,p.352.volume:1. Routledge publication
  2. ↑ electricpulp.com. "EBN BĀBAWAYH (2) – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org.
  3. ↑ Mahdavi Damqani, Islamic Studying, p133, spring and summer 1357 solar (1978 A.D) number 26 and 27
  4. ↑ Yaqub Jafari, courses in Islamic school magazine, 1987, p.732, number 9
  5. ↑ Mahdavi Damqani , Islamic Studying magazine, p141, spring and summer 1357 solar (1978 A.D) number 26 and 27
  6. ↑ Ali Sadrei Khoei, p.p.166-167 2002, sciences of Quran and Hadith Magazine, number 26.
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