The book HaqqulYaqeen
has been written by the renowned scholar Allamah Mohammed BaqerMajlisi
(a.r.).
Other famous books penned by the author are:
1.
Bihar-ul-Anwaar (Ocean of Light) – 110
Volumes
2.
Ain-ul- Hayat (Essence of Life)
3.
Miraat-ul-Uqool (Mirror of Intellects) – 26 volumes
4.
MalaazulAkhyaar (Shelter of the upright
people) – 16 volumes
5.
Zaad-ul-Maad (Provisions for the Hereafter)
6.
Tuhfatul-Zaer ( A Gift for the Pilgrims)
7.
Hilyatul-Muttaqeen
8.
Al-Faredh al Tarifah
The book HaqqulYaqeen
implies “Certainty of Faith”. The intention of the author for
writing this book is as follows:
“It is known
from many hadith and Quranic verses that worship without marefah is incorrect
and unacceptable. Thus, the first thing, which is obligatory on the duty-bound
is to acquire faith. However many people are oblivious of this fact and are
ignorant of the religion.
Some people
have acquired faith in religious beliefs from other people who are also
defective like them. They did not examine it critically and were content to
blindly follow others. From the stage of mere conjecture they never stepped to
the higher stage of certainty and obedience.”
Hence we see in
this book the author has compiled the important principles of belief in brief
but sufficient,and presented them in a clear and lucid manner.
This book is a
must read for all those who would like to know what are the fundamental beliefs
of Shia IthnaAshari Faith.
Fundamentals like Tauheed
and Adl are covered in Chapters 1,2 and 3. Wherein the author
discusses the existence of the Creator , attributes of Allah and their
implications, qualities related to acts of God etc. Since the discussion of
Tauheed is difficult the guidance of a teacher may be beneficial.
Tauheed is
followed by the discussion on Prophethood which is covered in chapter
4. Here the author discusses about infallibility, miracles of Prophets,
qualities of Prophet, Superiority of Imams and Prophets over angels, Miracles
of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s) and Special qualities of Prophet (s.a.w.s).
The discussion of Imamat
follows Prophethood in Chapter 5. This chapter occupies major portion of
the book, hence indicating the importance of the matter. In this chapter the
author brings about the following discussions:
1.
Necessity of Declaration of Imam.
2.
Requirements of Imam,
3.
Qualifications of an Imam.
4.
Specialties of Imam.
5.
Recognition of Imam
6.
Imamate and Superiority of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)
– In this part of the book the author mentions 21 exclusive qualities from
quranic verses.
7.
Widely related traditions of the two sects. – In
this the author brings traditions on following topics :
a.
Tradition of GhadeerKhum
b.
Hadith Manzelah
c.
Love of Ali(a.s.) for Allah
d.
Special Position of Imam
e.
Truth is always with Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)
f.
Superiority of Imam Ali (a.s.) over all companions
as confessed by AhleSunnat
g.
Tradtions from AhleSunnat Books declaring Imamate
of Imam Ali (a.s.).
8.
Crimes of those who usurped the right of Imam Ali
(a.s.) – This is the most noteworthy part of the book. In this the author has
compiled all the misdeeds of the 3 usurpers at one place. For Abu Bakr, the
author has brought nine indictments. For Umar, the author has brought eleven indictments
and seven innovations which he has introduced in the religion. For Uthman, the
author has brought 10 indictments.
9.
The chapter then continues with the discussion of
Mahdaviyat and concludes with the discussion on Rajat.
After the
discussion of Imamat is complete the author brings the discussion of Resurrection
in which he brings proofs of Physical Resurrection, objections against physical
resurrection and its refutations. The author also discusses about the stages
after death till Qiyamat.
To conclude, we
can say, in today’s scenario wherein everyone is preaching his own thoughts on
religion and understanding religion on his own whims and fancies, this book
offers a ray of hope for those who would like to understand religion from the
proper sources of knowledge ie. Quran and Traditions of Ahlul Bayt(a.s.).
May Almighty give
us taufeeq to understand the concepts mentioned in this book so that we can
gain true marefah of religion.Ameen.
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