OverviewA scholar whose al-Kafi became a major Twelver Shia hadith collection.CategoryScholarPeriodBirth date unknown · d. c. 941 CE
Life and settingAl-Kulayni lived during the early development of Twelver Shi‘i scholarly institutions and gathered reports attributed to the Imams.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyAl-Kafi covers doctrine, law and other transmitted material. Shi‘i specialists assess individual chains and reports rather than treating every entry as automatically authentic.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
