Essence of Life, or ''Ayn al-Hayat'', is a book of Hadith in Persian by
Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi (1616–1698 CE).
[Etan Kohlberg Belief and law in Imāmī Shīʻism 1991 - Page 29 "A very different text to be translated was the second volume of the popular Hayat al-qulub by Muhammad Baqir al- Majlis"]
Contents
Chapter Names:
# Profiles of the Benevolent Companions of the Prophet (A.S.)
# The Steps
# The Fundamentals
# The Benefits
# Refulgence or Rays of Light
# The Objectives
# The Maxims or Regulations
# The Traits - Qasail
# Lamaat: The Rays Of Light
# The Fruits
# The Stars
# The Yanabeeh or Streams
# The Status
# Masabeeh - The Lamps
# Invocations
See also
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List of Shi'a books
A list of religious books of Shia Islam:
Books of Shia Imams
:#Mus'haf of Ali, Tafseer Quran by Imam Ali
:# Al-Jafr by Imam Ali
:# Nahj al-Balaghah, a collection of sermons, letters and quotes of Imam Ali
:# Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim co ...
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Sayyid Murtadhā
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Sayyid Radhī
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Shaykh al-Mufīd
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Shaykh al-Tūsī
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Shaykh al-Sadūq
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Muhammad al-Kulaynī
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Allāmah Majlisī
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Shaykh al-Hur al-Āmilī
References
External links
Ayn al Hayat (English)
Shia hadith collections
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