| Preliminary Account of Shi'i Esoteric Commentary on the 'Hadith-e Haqiqat' e |
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Bruce Wannell |
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The hadith on the nature of ultimate reality is attributed to Hazrat 'Ali in conversation with Kumail ibn Ziyad al-Nakha'i, who figures in the Nahj al-Balagha as a confidante and recipient of the Imam's esoteric wisdom, and to whom is also attributed the great Shi'i prayer, the Du'a Kumail. In spite of some reservations by exoteric scholars about t... |
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