Urwa al-Wuthqa (
Arabic
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: العروة الوثقي) is
Mohammed Kazem Yazdi
Mohammed Kazem Tabataba'i Yazdi (; 1831–1919) was a Twelver Shia Marja' based in Najaf, most famous for compiling a collection of religious rulings, al-Urwa al-wuthqa.
Constitutional Revolution
He was apolitical, and therefore during the Iran ...
's book which is considered as the most prominent compilation and
Fiqh
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The commands and prohibitions chosen by God were revealed through the agency of the Prophet in both the Quran and the Sunnah (words, deeds, and ...
i book of him so that it is mentioned there are many—Islamic—scholars who hold this book with themselves.
This compilation's author is known as the Sahib-Urwa (the owner of Urwa). The mentioned book includes diverse chapters of
Fiqh
''Fiqh'' (; ar, فقه ) is Islamic jurisprudence. Muhammad-> Companions-> Followers-> Fiqh.
The commands and prohibitions chosen by God were revealed through the agency of the Prophet in both the Quran and the Sunnah (words, deeds, and ...
, and expresses (Islamic) legal rulings/problems.
On the whole, Urwa al-Wuthqa consists of 3260 problems in three volumes; its first volume includes the matters of
Ijtihad and
Taqlid
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, the books of: al-Taharah, al-Salah, al-Sawm, al-E'tekaf, al-Zakat, al-Khoms, al-Haj, al-Ijarah, al-Mudharebah, al-Mazare'ah, al-Musaqat, al-Dhiman, al-Hawalah, al-Nikah and al-Wasiah.
The second volume of that consists of: the matters of hypocrisy Hormah (being
haram
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), Iddah matters and its rulings; the book of al-Hibah, the book of al-Waqf; and a small Risalah in Sadaqah Bel-Ma'ni al-Khasah.
The third volume of the book of Urwa al-Wuthqa is included the book of al-Qadha, which has been paid heed by
Marjas.
Moreover,
Sheikh Abbas Qomi has translated
Yazdi's Urwa al-Wuthqa
Urwatul-Wathqa book
noorlib.ir Retrieved 27 Oct 2018 into Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
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** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
; and another scholar has completed it, and has been published as "Qayatul-Qaswa Fi Tarjomah Urwa-al-Wuthqa"
See also
* List of Shia books
A list of religious books of Shia Islam:
Books of Shia Imams
:#Mus'haf of Ali, Tafseer Quran by Imam Ali
:# Al-Jafr (book), Al-Jafr by Imam Ali
:# Nahj al-Balaghah, a collection of sermons, letters and quotes of Imam Ali
:# Ghurar al-Hikam wa Dur ...
* Nahj al-Balagha
''Nahj al-Balagha'' ( ar, نَهْج ٱلْبَلَاغَة ', 'The Path of Eloquence') is the best-known collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth Rashidun Caliph, first Shia Imam and the cousin and so ...
* Ja'fari jurisprudence
* The Four Books
''The Four Books'' ( ar-at, ٱلْكُتُب ٱلْأَرْبَعَة, '), or ''The Four Principles'' (''al-Uṣūl al-Arbaʿah''), is a Twelver Shia term referring to their four best-known ''hadith'' collections:
Most Shi'a Muslims use d ...
References
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