Title: The Authenticity and Transmission of Al-Kafi: An analytical view of the arguments regarding the preservation of Al-kafi
Publisher: Independently published
Publication Date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9798319112415
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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A short landmark historical and theological study for students of the western scholastic tradition who wish to critically engage with the developing field of Islamic textual criticism.

The Authenticity and Transmission of Al-Kafi is an academically supervised research project which methodically argued examination of one of Twelver Shiism’s most revered hadith collections. With more than 16,000 narrations, Al-Kafi has served for centuries as the center of Shia theology and doctrine. Yet, how reliable is this seminal text? What is its true historical legacy? In this academic study, I attempt to confront these questions by invoking the manuscript evidence, transmission chains, political influences, and internal textual contradictions.

Through a comprehensive exploration across eight critical chapters, I show:

The absence of early manuscript evidence and the implications of a 300 year transmission gap.
Internal inconsistencies and theological contradictions within Kafi's narrations.
The impact of the Safavid Dynasty in standardizing and promoting Al-Kafi to consolidate Shia doctrine.
Comparisons with Sunni hadith traditions and their multichain verification processes.
A deep dive into the methodology and potential biases of Kulayni and the primary transmitters of Al-Kafi.
New findings regarding obscure transmitters, variant manuscripts, and historical omissions.

Disclaimer: this book is not a sectarian polemic, but rather, a scholarly effort aimed at historical and textual clarity. It appeals to researchers, academics, and thoughtful readers invested in Islamic intellectual history and hadith sciences. Whether Sunni, Shia, or otherwise, readers will gain a deeper appreciation for the complexity, transmission, and contested authenticity of one of Islam’s most foundational texts.

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