From the Assembly of the Truthful: A Report on the Ancient Manuscript of Shaikh Ṣadūq’s Ama‘lī Penned Down by Abul Ḥasan ‘Alī b. Muḥammad b. Sukūn Ḥillī (the Outstanding Shī‘a Jurist and Litterateur of the 6th Century AH)

Shaikh Ṣadūq’s Ama‘lī is a collection of his Ḥadīth dictation sessions held from Rajab 18, 367 AH to Sha‘bān 19, 368 AH, with the date of each session mentioned at its beginning. What is noteworthy about this book is the variety of its content, which includes different topics of Islamic doctrine, history, rules, ethics, and Ahl al-Bayt’s virtues and glorious deeds. In the article at hand, the author first has a glance at the life of Shaikh Ṣadūq, where he provides information on Shaikh’s birthday, travels, teachers and scholars he narrated from in Ama‘lī, his own students and narrators, his demise, and his works. Then, in order to introduce Shaikh Ṣadūq’s Ama‘lī, the author of this article gives in a brief chronological account of Shaikh’s Ḥadīth dictation sessionsalong with the mentioning of the place each session has been held and the number of the Ḥadīths of each session. Next, through a brief look at the known manuscripts of Ama‘lī and the manuscripts available at Āyatullāh Mar‘ashī Najafī‘s library, he provides a report of a manuscript of Ama‘lī written by Ibn Sukūn Ḥillī. Before introducing this manuscript, he provides the biography of Ibn Sukūn, his teachers, travels, poems, ethical virtues, and date of demise.