Al-Dhari'a ila Usul al-Shari'a
Al-Dhari'a ila Usul al-Shari'a (, ) is one of the first and most important books on the principles of Shiite jurisprudence, written in Arabic by Sharif al-Murtaza. In Islamic nations like Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon, this book has been published numerous times.
Author
Abū al-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā, also known as Sayyid Murtaḍā ʿAlam al-Hudā (355 AH / 436 AH - 965 CE / 1044 CE), was a Twelver Shia jurist. He was the brother of al-Sharif al-Radi, who wrote Nahj al-Balagha, and a student of al-Shaykh al-Mufid and al-Shaykh al-Saduq. He was the brother of al-Sharif al-Radi (the compiler of Nahj al-Balagha) and a student of al-Shaykh al-Mufid and al-Shaykh al-Saduq. He was born in Baghdad and died in the same city; his body is buried in Karbala, next to the tomb of Hussein ibn Ali.
Value and credibility
The Usulis consider this book one of the earliest on the principles of Shiite jurisprudence. Some have even said that Al-Dhari'a was the first comprehensive book on the principles of Shiite jurisprudence.
See also
- Shia Islam
- List of Shia books
- Sharif al-Murtaza