Monthly Archives: March 2014
The difference between sanad and isnad
Some ḥadīth scholars have said that isnād is a synonym of sanad.[ref]See: Mīrdāmād, al-Rawāshiḥ al-Samāwiyyah, p. 126[/ref] But others have rejected this synonymy outright and insist that these two terms are different. Isnād, according to them, is the ascription of a ḥadīth to the one who said it and is thus a means of attaining … Continue reading
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Bihar al-Anwar
Biḥār al-Anwār al-Jāmiʿatu li Durari Akhbāri al-Aʾimmat al-Aṭhār (Oceans of light: A Compendium of the Exalted Traditions of the Pure Imāms) by ʿAllāmah Muḥammad al-Bāqir ibn Muḥammad al-Taqī al-Majlisī (d. 1111 A.H.) is an encyclopedic compilation of aḥādīth. This work, which occupied al-Majlisī for most of his scholarly life, grew from a more modest work … Continue reading
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Tags: Bihar, Bihar al-Anwar, Hadith, jaffer.ir, Shi'i, Tahir Ridha Jaffer, traditions
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