Nahj al-Haqq wa Kashf al-Sidq

Nahj al-Haqq wa Kashf al-Sidq^[1] (Arabic: نهج الحق وكشف الصدق — "Way of rightness and discovering truth") is a book written by Allamah Al-Hilli. It presented claims that Sunnism was at odds with the Quran and that Shiism was the correct interpretation of Islam.

Nahj al-Haqq wa Kashf al-Sidq

Author	Allamah Al-Hilli
Language	Arabic
Genre	theology, jurisprudence
Publication date	Unspecified
Media type	Print book

Author

Abu Mansur Jamal Addin Hasan Ibn Yousuf Ibn Motahhar known as Allamah Al-Hilli (b.1250/died:1325) was the author.^[2] He is best known for his writing on jurisprudence and theology.^[3]

History

Fazl Ibn Rouzbahan Isfahani wrote Ibtal Al Batel Va Ihmal Kashf Al Atel, which rejected Nahj al-Haqq wa Kashf al-Sidq. Shahid Qadi Nou Allah Shoushtari criticized the latter and defended Hilli in Ihqaq Al Haq.^[4]

Content

The book considered eight major topics:

• The senses (Mahsousat) divided into seven subjects such as perception and conditions of seeing.
• Knowledge, divided into seven subjects such as necessity of knowledge by men of knowledge, knowledge on conclusions in assessments.
• God, divided into eleven subjects such as God's powers and lack of a corporeal form.
• Prophecy, divided into three parts such as the innocence of Muhammad's mother and father.
• Leadership, divided into four topics such as the qualities of an Imam.
• Resurrection, divided into two parts such as proving the existence of corporeal resurrection.
• Jurisprudence, divided into two parts such as religious duty.
• Jurisprudence (again), divided into seventeen parts.^[5]