Secret Text , Public Collections

THE ORIGINS & DEVELOPMENT OF SHI’I HADITH

Teacher: DR Shaykh Mohammed Ali Ismail

Tuesday evenings for 4 weeks: 08:00pm – 09:00pm

• 10 January
• 17 January
• 24 January
• 31 January

Explore these topics

• What are the mysterious texts known as the ‘Codex of Ali’, ‘Book of Ali’, and the ‘Codex of Fatima’?
• Why did the Imams have to keep certain teachings secret?
• How did the Shia deal with the prohibition of writing hadith?
• To what extent are the Four Hundred Source Books extant? What is so special about the Four Books?
• What role did the Last Three Muhammad’s play in the development of Shi‘i hadith literature?