Al-Kulaini's Canonization of Al-Kafi
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21111/tasfiyah.v6i1.7620Keywords:
Canonization, Authority, Hadith, Shia, Al-KÄfÄ«, Al-KulainiAbstract
This study discusses the history of the authority of the kitab al-KÄfÄ« in the canonization frame. The authority of a religious text is not formed instantly, but there are factors behind it, like the kitab al-KÄfÄ«, which is the best book of hadith among the kutub al-arba'ah in the Shia community. These factors involve many parties and run for a long time. To see the process of canonizing the authority of kitab Al-KÄfÄ«, this study uses Keith Ward's theory about the periodization of the development of religious scriptures in the world. This study discovers three findings. First, the condition of the Shia community which experienced a crisis of hadith literature in the 4th century made the book of Al-KÄfÄ« quickly gain high authority because it became the need of society at that time. In addition, there are Shia scholars mainly from the AkhbÄriah group who are aggressive in spreading, strengthening, and sanctifying the authenticity of the hadith of al-KÄfÄ«. Kulaini's position as a marja' taqlid and the perfection of the systematic writing of al-KÄfÄ« also helped strengthen his authority. Even al-KÄfÄ« received recognition from Imam al-Mahdi (through his messenger), which is a book that meets the needs of the Shia community. Second, there are those rulers who support the canonization process of al-KÄfÄ«'s authority, including the rulers of Buwaihiah in the mutaqaddimÄ«n era, the rulers of á¹¢afawiah in the mutaakhirÄ«n era, and perfected in the mu'aá¹£irÄ«n era by the government of the Shia Republic of Iran.References
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