Kitab al-Kafi

*Kitab al-Kāfī*
كَتَبَ ٱلْكَافِي
	Cover of the first volume of a modern edition of Al-Kafi
Author	Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
Language	Arabic
Subject	Twelver Shi'ism
ISBN	978-0-9890016-4-9

Kitab al-Kafi (Arabic: كَتَبَ ٱلْكَافِي; Book of the Sufficent) is hadith collection for followers of Twelverism. The book was compiled in the first half of the 10th century by Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni.

The book is divided into three different sections: Usul al-Kafi, which talks about knowledge, religion, history, ethical practices, and the Qur'an; Furu al-Kafi which talks about legal and practical rulings; and Rawdah al-Kafi which talks about other traditions in Twelverism. In total, Kitab al-Kafi contains 16,199 narrations.

References

↑ Meri, Josef W. (2005). Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-96690-0.
↑ Howard, I. K. A. (1976). "Al-Kafi by Al-Kulaynī". Al-Serat: A Journal of Islamic Studies. 2 (1).
↑ "Hadith al-Kafi". Al-Islam.org.

Other websites

Media related to Kitab al-Kafi at Wikimedia Commons

Al-Kafi English Translation (Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Archived 2023-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, 6, 7, 8), compiled by Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī, translated by Hub-e-Ali organization, publicly available for free.
'Usul al-Kafi English Translation, E-Book Volumes 1-8', compiled by Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī, translated by Muḥammad Sarwar, published by the Islamic Seminary INC NY, available for purchase.
'Al-Kafi with translation and commentary by Islamic Texts Institute'
Selections from Usul al-Kafi
'Kiṫâbu-l-Kâfî', compiled by Muḥammad Ya`qûb Kulaynî, published by the Islamic Seminary INC NY, translated by Muḥammad Sarwar.

[Meri2-1] Meri, Josef W. (2005). Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-96690-0.

[Howard2-2] Howard, I. K. A. (1976). "Al-Kafi by Al-Kulaynī". Al-Serat: A Journal of Islamic Studies. 2 (1).

[alislam-3] "Hadith al-Kafi". Al-Islam.org.