The Four Books

four major hadith collections in Twelver Shi'ism
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The Four Books

Summary

The Four Books is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Four Books authored Muhammad[3].
  • The Four Books's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Four Books's instance of is recorded as Big Four[5].
  • The Four Books's language of work or name is recorded as Arabic[6].
  • The Four Books's has part is recorded as Kitab al-Kafi[7].
  • The Four Books's has part is recorded as Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih[8].
  • The Four Books's has part is recorded as Tahdhib al-Ahkam[9].
  • The Four Books's has part is recorded as Al-Istibsar[10].
  • The Four Books's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dy7yy[11].
  • The Four Books's main subject is recorded as hadith[12].
  • The Four Books's TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID is recorded as kutub-i-erbaa[13].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Four Books authored Muhammad[3].

Why It Matters

The Four Books ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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