Having a Look at the Theological Writings (4): Al-Abhāth al-Mufida fi Tahsīl al-Aqīda

Allame Helli, one of the most prominent Imami theologians of Hella, has played an important role in explaining Imami theology in his age by writing a great number of theological works with different ideological subjects. His theological writings differ from one another in terms of the purpose of writing, size, and the level of the issues and audiences. Some of them such as Al-Abhāth al-Mufida fi Tahsīl al-Aqīdaare short treatisesin which Allame has gone beyond presenting the issue. Therefore, having briefly spoken about the famous words per each issue, he stated his chosen opinion and selected arguments. In this article, the author is going to provide a report of Allame Helli’s relatively brief treatise known asAl-Abhāth al-Mufida fi Tahsīl al-Aqīdaand its features. He presents the remarkable points of this treatise in the form of several topics: name and authenticity of the treatise, manuscripts, commentaries, prints, evaluation of the work prints, the structure and content of the treatise.