Essence of Life (book)

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Most famous
Sunni six major collections (Al-Sihah al-Sittah): Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih Muslim Sunan an-Nasa'i al-Sughra Sunan Abu Dawood Sunan al-Tirmidhi Sunan Ibn Maja Shi'a Twelver collections: "The Four Books" (Al-Kutub Al-Arb'ah) Kitab al-Kafi of Kulainy Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih of Shaikh Saduq Tahdhib al-Ahkam by Shaikh Tusi al-Istibsar by Shaykh Tusi Ibadi collections: al-Jami' as-Sahih by al-Rabi' ibn Habib Tartib al-Musnad by al-Warijlani
Sunni collections
Al-Muwatta Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal - 780-855 Sunan al-Darimi - 868 Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - 923 Sahih Ibn Hibbaan - 965 Al-Mustadrak alaa al-Sahihain - 1014 Mawdu'at al-Kubra- 1128-1217 Riyadh as-Saaliheen - 1233 - 1278 Mishkat al-Masabih - 1340 Talkhis al-Mustadrak - 1274-1348 Majma al-Zawa'id - 1335-1405 Bulugh al-Maram - 1372-1449 Kanz al-Ummal - 1500th
Shi'a Twelver collections
The book of Sulaym ibn Qays - 600th Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya - 678-713 Wasael ush-Shia - 1600s Bihar al-Anwar - 1600s Haqq al-Yaqeen - 1600s Ain Al-Hayat - 1600s Sharh Usul al-Kafi - ?-1081
Shi'a Ismaili collections
Qalam-e-Mowla Daim al-Islam
Mu'tazili collections
Nahj with comments - ?-1258

Essence of Life (Arabic: عين الحيات - 'Ayn al-Hayat) is another famous work of renowned Shī'ah scholar Allamah al-Majlisi. ^[1] The book consists of 15 chapters and was translated into English by Syed Tahir Bilgrami^[2].

Chapters

Chapter Names:^[2]

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

References

^ Imam Al-Khoei Online Book Store
^ ^a ^b Majlisi, Allama Mohammed Baqir (2005). Essence of Life, A translation of Ain al-Hayat. Sayed Tahir Bilgrami. Qum: Ansariyan Publications.

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Essence of Life (book)

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Essence of Life (book)