SAFINEH
Year:2005 | Volume:2 | Issue:6 (SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE SAHIFA-AL-SAJJADIA)|Papers Count:10

In this essay, the author, by considering the contents of the sermon No .49 of Nahjul Balagha and its key phrase that " The Almighty God is known for the human beings, while at the same time the human being do not have scientific domain on Him ", considers it as one of important aspecte of God’s Oneness according to the Qur’an and Nahjul Balagha.Then he reviews and discusses the viewpoint of two groups fo the Muslim philosophers. In his discussion about the "Rejection of Impossibility of Knowing the God, "he deliberately explains the view of Qazi Saeid Qummi about the "Similarity and common face", and the critique of the Late Allameh Majlesi on him.At the end by refering to some of the Quranic Verses and texts from Nahjul Balagha the same divine principel in reiterated.

Shaikh M.H.Kashef Ul - Qeta (1878 - 1955) was one of the Shia religious scholars during the last century, who made complementary studies about the commentary book of Shaikh M.Abdu over the Nahjul Balhgha, which is published for the first time. Here, you may find the second part of that research.

In this research, the author has provided Some of the meanings and definitions according to Some of the Islamic Linguists Such as Ayatullah Mirza Mahdi Isfahani and Ayatullah Mirza Mohammad Bagher Maleki Mianaji. Then he refers to the importance of praying from the viewpoints of the Qur’an ond Islamic traditions. In this approach, the prays are means of nearness to God, and at the Same time show the inherent need and necessity of the human beings.The connection between the prays and difficulties and problems, and the connection between the prays and the change of the previous Divine Will, and making new Will - which is an important monotheistic teaching of Qur’an, the holy prophet and his family - are also discussed.

Sience and Knowledge in Spite of the different definitons given for them by the Scholars, are from the clear and known facts to the human being. As we know, the ecclesiastical quality of knowledge has levels and grades.The holy Qur’an, as the most correct and comprehensive collectoin of the Divine Words, which is derived from the Divine Eternal knowledge, and on the Same basis, the holy prophet of Islam, and the Last Divine messenger, Mohammad (p.b.u.h &.f) has invited all the competitors and the opponents to a scientific competition and challenge , although it has a unique interesting and very attractive Litterature.Qur’an, as a means of Permanent guidance introduces the actual Scholars to the Knowledge of Qur’an (Imam Amirul Momenin Ali IbnAbi Taleb, and the other infallible Imams p.b.u.t) to the peaple.The writer of the essay, discusses the above subjecte in the Light of the fine meanings of the 42nd pray of the Sahifeh Sajjadieh, wich is recommended to be recited at the end of the recitaion of Qur’an.

The contemporary American scholar, William Chittic, has translated the Sahifeh Sajjadieh into English, and has published it with a preface including the biography of Imam Sajjad (p.b.u.h), the book Sahifeh Sajjadieh, and the formalities of praying in Islam.In this essay, which is in fact, an abstract of the Chittic’spreface, you will get information about the history of the book Sahifeh, the prays of Imam Sajjad, a study about the copies of Sahifeh Sajjadieh, Other studies and investigations about it, the influence of prays in educatoin of the mankind, the Islamic view towards the prays, the aspects and characteristics of the prays of Sahifeh, and the method of his translation.

This essay in dedicated to inrtoduce the unpublished book of "Tebuanul - Lugat ". The only manuscript copy of it, written by its author, Ayattullah Mirza M.A. Chardehi (1830 - 1912) is now available in the library of Aastan - e - Quds Razavi (Mash’had)."Tebyan ul - Lugat " is a special dictionary of Sahifeh Sajjadieh, which complies of The explanation about the 514 main words of Sahifeh in Persian Language.Mr.Moradi, the writer of the essay, after giving the biography ot theauthor, his background, and other works, introduces the method of resarch and the Sources of the late author of the book, and gives a list of the word which have been explained in the book.

In this esaay four commentary books on the Sahifeh Sajjadieh are introduced: 1. "Riyazul Abedin " by Badiul Zamman Quhpaei, 2. "Riyazul Aarefin" by Mohammad Darabi 3. "Riyazul Salekin" by Syed Ali Medani Shirazi, 4. "Complementary studies on Riyazul Aarefin " by Shaikh M.T.Shariatmadari.The first 3 books were written about 3 centuries ago, and the last one is a contemporary complementary study. "Riyazul Salekin" the most extensive commentary on Sahifeh, in 7 Volumes, in a relable Source and a real encyclopedia of the literal and religious Knowledge.

"Lavame Ul - Anwarel Arshiya " is a commentary on the respected book of Sahifeh Sajjadieh, Written by Syed Mohmmad Bagher Shirazi, known as Mulla Bashi (Died in 1820). This essay in an introductory letter to the above book, which is recently published in 6 volumes.The writer of the essay has concluded that Mulla Bashi, as an adherent and interested person in philosophy and gnosticism has given excessively philosophical and gnostic explanation from the Sahifeh words and prays. He has provided examples for this reason. yet he deliberately explains the useful points and aspects of the book.

In this esaay, the writer, after giving a short story of Sahifeh Sajjadieh, explains about eleven neccessary requirements of research on Sahifeh as below: - Digital Library of Sahifeh Sajjadieh, - A modern Literal translation of the prays of Sahifeh, - Index of the Subject of Sahifeh, - Promotion of recitation of the prays of Sahifeh by usage of new technologies, - Introduction of the ancient comment on Sahifeh, - Translation of Sahifeh Sajjadieh into other Languages, - Explanation ot the prays of Sahifeh, according to special subjects, - Linguistic research of the main words usesd in Sahifeh, - Introduction and Promotion of Sahifeh Sajjadieh among the Sunni Muslims, - Research for and revivel of any other probable version (narration) ot the prays of Sahifeh Sajjadieh.Necessary and Sufficient explanations about every topic is given in the essay.