AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The book “The Philosophy of Visiting the Tombs” by Ayatollah Ahmad Abedi was translated into English and published by the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.
This work is a description and explanation of the importance of prayer and visiting tombs from the Islamic perspective. This research is the correction of the translation and republishing of the treatise Ziyarat al-Qobur (Visiting the Tombs) by Imam Fakhr Razi and contains the explanations and different views of Islamic scholars regarding the importance of praying and visiting the graves of religious figures.
At the beginning of the book, the original text of the treatise Ziyarat al-Qobur is given, followed by its Persian translation. Then some points about Fakhr Razi, his compositions, the correctness of attributing the present treatise to him, the purpose of writing, and the validity of the copy are mentioned.
Further in the book, the views of Quranic verses and hadiths of AhlulBayt (a.s.) about visiting tombs and its jurisprudential ruling, as well as the importance of visiting tombs in the works of philosophers, are examined. The final part of the book is dedicated to the text of the treatise’s footnotes and their evaluation.
The book “The Philosophy of Visiting the Tombs” by Ayatollah Ahmad Abedi, was translated into English by Syd Agha Ali Reza Rizvi and published by the Publishing House of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in crown octavo size.
To purchase this book, visit the Department of the Cultural Affairs of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, at:
6th Alley, Jomhuri Islami Blvd., Qom, Iran
or call: +98 253 2131307
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