Minhaj al-Karamah

Minhaj al-Karamah fi Ma'rifat al-Imamah ("The Miraculous Way of Knowledge of the Imamate"), also known as Minhāj al-Istikāmah fī Isbātu al-Imamah, is a theological treatise written by a prominent Shia scholar Allamah Al-Hilli. Al-Hilli wrote his book for the sake of defending the Imamah.

Author edit

Abu Mansur Jamal Addin Hasan Ibn Yousef Ibn Motahhar, also known as Allameh Al-Hilli, was a theologian.^[1] He is best known for his writings on Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic theology.^[2]

Importance edit

The Minhaj al-Karamah fi Ma'rifat al-Imamah of Ibn al-Mutahhar al-Hilli, which was written for,^[3] or at the request of, the Ilkhan Uljaytu,^{[further explanation needed]} is a statement of the Imami Shi'a doctrine of the Imamate and a refutation of the Sunni doctrine of the caliphate. Ibn Taymiyyah later wrote a refutation on the book of Allama Hilli Minhaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah.^[4]^[5] In turn, some other books were written later as rejection to Minhaj al-Sunnah such as the Ikmal al-Mennah, and the Minhaj al-Shariah.^[6]

Commentary edit

This book has a commentary by "Sayyed Ali Hoseini Milani" in Arabic. It is made up of three volumes.^[7]

Content edit

This book includes six parts. In the first part "Allameh Hilli Arises", there are discourses about Imamate. He explains his reasons for defending and believing in Imamate. In part three, he refers to some reasons about Imam Ali's leadership. In the fourth part, he mentions three proofs for Ali's Imamate. In the fifth part, he refers to reasons for rejecting who knows himself as Imam before Ali. He finally rejects the reasons mentioned in proving Abu Bakr succession.^[8]

References edit

^ "Al Hilli", Britannica.
^ Oxford Islamic studies, archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
^ Wilferd Madelung; Farhad Daftary; Josef W. Meri (5 December 2003). Culture and Memory in Medieval Islam: Essays in Honor of Wilferd Madelung. I.B.Tauris. pp. 390–. ISBN 978-1-86064-859-5. Through their connection with Nas1r al-Dln al-Tus1, who was the Mongol conqueror's councillor, the Shi'i notables of Hilla ... infIuential at the court of the Il-Khanid ruler, Oljeytu, for whom he wrote a book on the imamate, the Minhaj al-karama.
^ Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (1989), Expectation of the Millennium: Shiìsm in History, State University of New York Press, pp. 96–97.
^ N. Keaney, Heather (2013). Medieval Islamic Historiography: Remembering Rebellion. Routledge. p. 108. ISBN 0-415-82852-X.
^ "Aqa Bozorg Tehrani", Zariah Ila Tasanif Al-Shiah, 23, Beyrout: Dar Al Azva: 172, 1403
^ Milani (1428), Explanation of Minhaj Al Kiramah, Qom: Haqaeq Al Islamiyyah center Publication.
^ "Minhaj al-karama fi ma'rifat al-imama". WikiShia. April 30, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.