Essence of Life (book) explained

Essence of Life, or Ayn al-Hayat, is a book of Hadith in Persian by Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi (1616–1698 CE).^{[1] [2]}

Contents

Chapter Names:^[3]

1. Profiles of the Benevolent Companions of the Prophet (A.S.)
2. The Steps
3. The Fundamentals
4. The Benefits
5. Refulgence or Rays of Light
6. The Objectives
7. The Maxims or Regulations
8. The Traits - Qasail
9. Lamaat: The Rays Of Light
10. The Fruits
11. The Stars
12. The Yanabeeh or Streams
13. The Status
14. Masabeeh - The Lamps
15. Invocations

See also

• List of Shi'a books
• Sayyid Murtadhā
• Sayyid Radhī
• Shaykh al-Mufīd
• Shaykh al-Tūsī
• Shaykh al-Sadūq
• Muhammad al-Kulaynī
• Allāmah Majlisī
• Shaykh al-Hur al-Āmilī

External links

• Ayn al Hayat (English)

Notes and References

1. Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina The just ruler (al-sultān al-ʻādil) in Shīʻite Islam 1988 - Page 275 "Majlisi, Muhammad Baqir al-. 'Ayn al-hayat. Tehran, 1373/1953. "
2. Etan Kohlberg Belief and law in Imāmī Shīʻism 1991 - Page 29 "A very different text to be translated was the second volume of the popular Hayat al-qulub by Muhammad Baqir al- Majlis"
3. Book: Majlisi, Allama Mohammed Baqir . Sayed Tahir Bilgrami . Essence of Life, A translation of Ain al-Hayat . 2005 . Ansariyan Publications . Qum.