Şia`da Cifr İlminin Yeri

Authors : Mehmet ATALAN

Pages : 109-124

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Publication Date : 2006-06-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :According to the Shia, al-Jafr is a book which Alî b. Abi Talib inherited from the Prophet. It contains knowledge of past and future events. “Jafr” means a “four month-old lamb”. When referenced in scientific terminology, the word “Jafr” relates to a branch of predicting future events beforehand. According to Shia, there are two types of Jafr - the white and red jafr. The white insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(abyaz); jafr contains the previous scriptures e.g. the psalms, Torah and Injil and even the scrolls insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(suhuf); of Abraham. The red insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ahmar); jafr is a leather bag which contains the weapons of the Prophet. Both types of jafr have been successively passed on to the 12th Imam. The Kitab al-Jafr contained remarkable statements concerning the interpretation of the Qur’an and concerning its inner meaning. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(The statements in it); were transmitted on the authority of Jafar as-Sadiq
Keywords : Shia, Jafr, Alî b Abi Talib, White and Red Jafr, Jafar as Sadiq, Quran