Al-Nihayah

Al-Nihayah (Persian: النهایه) is one of the greatest juridical books among Shia. This book contains many narratives and juridical rulings.The Author of Nihayah is Shaykh Tusi, one of the most leading and outstanding jurists of shia.^[1]

Author

Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. ʿAli b. al-Hasan al-Tusi was born in Tus in Iran in the year 996 AD/385 of the Islamic era.Al-Shaikh ali-Tusi grew up in Tus and began his studies there. In 1018 AD/408 A.H. he left Tus to study in Baghdad. There he first studied under al-Shaikh al-Mufid, who died in 1022 AD/413 A.H. Leadership of the Shi'ite scholars then fell to al-Sharif al-Murtada. The latter remained in this position until his death in 1045 AD/436 A.H. During this time al-Shaikh al-Tusi was closely associated with al-Sharif al-Murtada. His vast scholarship and learning made him a natural successor of al-Sharif al-Murtada as the leading spokesman of Shi'ite Islam. So impressive was his learning that the Abbasid caliph, al-Qadir, attended his lectures and sought to honour him.according to some scholars, Sheykh Tusi established the religious of Najaf by immigration from Baghdad.He could arranged the disorganized Najaf in that Time.in Fact he was the pupil of sayyed Mortaza and Shaykh Mufid and try to transform the religious shia heir to there. there he try to impart discipline to his students by writing some books like Amali and also encouraged his students to participate in discursive and inferential jurisprudence.^[2]

The book

the complete name of book is " Al Nihayah fi Mojarrede Fiqh va Fatawa".Tusi collected shia juridical narratives without mentioning their documentation.in Fact the book of Nihayah is considered as a compacted of the book of Tahzib. According to Ibn Idris, the style of Tusi in the book of nahayah is resemble to Akhbari. in other word, Tusi try to collect just the narratives and juridical news.there is no deduction and reasoning in Nihayah and he given to interpret the Hadith or traditions solely.^[3] it is said that people acted according to Fatwas of book of Nihayah even eighty years after the Death of Tusi. according to Danesh pajooh, there is no doubt that Nihayah has written after tahzib and before Istibsar.Tusi try to narrate the legal opinions according to actual reports and sayings by shia's Imams.^[4]

Scholars and permissions of narration

there are some some scholars who had the right of narration of the book of Nihayah. some of them are as follows:

• Abu Muhammad Rehan Ibn Abdullah Habashi Shiite.
• Sayyed abi Jafar Mamatiri
• Najm Addin Taman Ibn Ahmad Shami Ameli
• Muhaqiq Helli
• Sayyed Mahmoud Taleqani

and other scholars who had permission to narrate and read.^[5]

Commentators

the book of Nihayah has many commentary and commentators.the most eminent of them was the son of Tusi namely Abu Ali Hasan Tusi. Also Qotb Addin Ravandi counted as one of the important commentators of the book because of writing five commentary on it. other commentators are somebodies like Abi Nizam Sahreshti,Muhaqiq Hilli.

Translation

this book is translated into english by Abū al-Faz̤l ʻIzzatī by the name of Concise Description of Islamic Law and Legal Opinions.^[6]

See also

• Shaykh Tusi
• Shia Islam

References

1. Reichberg, Gregory M.; Syse, Henrik; Hartwell, Nicole M. (2014-05-26). Religion, War, and Ethics: A Sourcebook of Textual Traditions. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521450386.
2. Adel, Gholamali Haddad; Elmi, Mohammad Jafar; Taromi-Rad, Hassan (2012-08-31). Hawza-yi ‘Ilmiyya, Shi‘i Teaching Institution: An Entry from Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam. EWI Press. ISBN 9781908433060.
3. Dabashi, Hamid (1988-01-01). Shi'ism: Doctrines, Thought, and Spirituality. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780887066894.
4. Ṭūsī, Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan (2008-01-01). Concise Description of Islamic Law and Legal Opinions. ICAS Press. ISBN 9781904063292.
5. Danesh Pajooh, 1335 solar & p.97-100 Iran Zamin Magazine
6. Ṭūsī, Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan (2008-01-01). Concise Description of Islamic Law and Legal Opinions. ICAS Press. ISBN 9781904063292.