Kitab al-Kafi

Kitab al-Kafi (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.^[1]

Kitab al-Kāfī
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

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.^[2] In total, Kitab al-Kafi contains 16,199 narrations.^[3]

References

1. Meri, Josef W. (2005). Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-96690-0.
2. Howard, I. K. A. (1976). "Al-Kafi by Al-Kulaynī". Al-Serat: A Journal of Islamic Studies. 2 (1).
3. "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.