Nahj al-Haqq wa Kashf al-Sidq
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| Author | Allamah Al-Hilli |
|---|---|
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | theology, jurisprudence |
Publication date | Unspecified |
| Media type | Print book |
Nahj al-Haqq wa Kashf al-Sidq[1] (Arabic: نهج الحق وكشف الصدق — "Way of rightness and discovering truth") is a book written by Allamah Al-Hilli. It presented claims that Sunnism was at odds with the Quran and that Shiism was the correct interpretation of Islam.
Author
[edit]Abu Mansur Jamal Addin Hasan Ibn Yousuf Ibn Motahhar known as Allamah Al-Hilli (b.1250/died:1325) was the author.[2] He is best known for his writing on jurisprudence and theology.[3]
History
[edit]Fazl Ibn Rouzbahan Isfahani wrote Ibtal Al Batel Va Ihmal Kashf Al Atel, which rejected Nahj al-Haqq wa Kashf al-Sidq. Shahid Qadi Nou Allah Shoushtari criticized the latter and defended Hilli in Ihqaq Al Haq.[4]
Content
[edit]The book considered eight major topics:
- The senses (Mahsousat) divided into seven subjects such as perception and conditions of seeing.
- Knowledge, divided into seven subjects such as necessity of knowledge by men of knowledge, knowledge on conclusions in assessments.
- God, divided into eleven subjects such as God's powers and lack of a corporeal form.
- Prophecy, divided into three parts such as the innocence of Muhammad's mother and father.
- Leadership, divided into four topics such as the qualities of an Imam.
- Resurrection, divided into two parts such as proving the existence of corporeal resurrection.
- Jurisprudence, divided into two parts such as religious duty.
- Jurisprudence (again), divided into seventeen parts.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Schmidtke, Sabine (2016). The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 886. ISBN 9780191068799.
- ^ "al-Hilli - biography - Muslim theologian". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ "Hilli, Jamal al-Din Hasan ibn Yusuf ibn Ali ibn al-Mutahhar al-". oxfordislamicstudies.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
- ^ (Nahj Al Haq, Translation,p. 44. Mashhad, Ashura, 1379 solar)
- ^ (Nahj Al Haq,p.34, Allameh Hilli, Qom. Dar Al Hegira,1421 lunar)