The Scale of Wisdom: A Compendium of Shi’a Hadith [Mizan al-Hikmah] (Bilingual Edition) Volume 3

Text in English & Arabic. This is a collection of narrations from the honourable Prophet of Islam and the Twelve Imams (AS). This compendium of Shi'a a hadith aims at traditions which are central to understanding the teachings of the Holy Qur'an and the ethical foundations of Islam. The ten-volume edition, for which the present volume serves as an abridged edition, was first published in March 1983 in Arabic. The remarkable reception of Mizan al-Hikmah by researchers in the Islamic world shows a keen interest of the new generation of scholars in the pure knowledge of Islam. To simplify the use of this collection, a selection of its most important narrations was published in 1987. This book offers the translation of this Arabic selection and has undergone several years of appraisal and reappraisal by a group of translators at the Islamic College in London in order to make the work accessible to a wider audience. This varied and comprehensive collection of Shii hadith offers unparalleled insight into the teachings of Shia Islam. Narrated from the Prophet Muammad as well as the Shia Imams, these hadith span theology, ethics, history, and social issues. The introduction outlines the development of Shia hadith literature from the time of the Prophet to modern times. Although over a thousand pages long, this parallel Arabic-English edition has been carefully printed on fine paper to make it a portable reference book for the scholar, student, researcher, or enthusiast. A valuable reference work for personal, public, or university libraries.