Tahrirolvasyleh
Encyclopedia
Tahrirolvasyleh is a book (in two volumes and four editions) authored by Ayatollah Khomeini
as a guide for Muslim
s.
The Website of Ayatollah
Muhammad Fazel Lankarani has listed the book under the title Tafsil-al-Shariah.
) which are commonly written by high Shia clerics who bear the title of Marja
, for the use of their students and fellow clerics. As such, it contains highly conventionalized compilations of traditional rulings in very advanced, classical Arabic, on matters pertaining to Islamic life and morality
.
Ruhollah Khomeini
Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...
as a guide for Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s.
The Website of Ayatollah
Ayatollah
Ayatollah is a high ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hojatoleslam wal-muslemin...
Muhammad Fazel Lankarani has listed the book under the title Tafsil-al-Shariah.
Overview
The book stands in a centuries-old tradition of commentaries on Islamic jurisprudence (fiqhFiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
) which are commonly written by high Shia clerics who bear the title of Marja
Marja
Marja , also known as a marja-i taqlid or marja dini , literally means "Source to Imitate/Follow" or "Religious Reference"...
, for the use of their students and fellow clerics. As such, it contains highly conventionalized compilations of traditional rulings in very advanced, classical Arabic, on matters pertaining to Islamic life and morality
Morality
Morality is the differentiation among intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are good and bad . A moral code is a system of morality and a moral is any one practice or teaching within a moral code...
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Transliterations
Some of its numerous transliterations are as follows- Tahrirolvasyleh
- Tahrir-ul-Vaseela
- Tahrir-ol-Masael
- Tahrir Al Vasilah
- Tafsil-al-Shariah
- Tahrir al-wasilah
- Tahrir-ol-vasileh
- Tahrirolvasileh
- Tahrir-ol Vasileh
- Tahrir al-vasilah
- Tahreer Al-Waseela
- Tahrir ol-Vasileh
- Tahrir Al-Wasila
- Tahrir al Wasila
- Tahrir al wasila