Usul al-Kafi

Glossary

• al-A’raf, al-An’am, al-hajj, ah-Nahl, at-Tawbah, az-Zukhruf, Yunus the names of suras, or books, of the Qur’an
• ‘Ali ibn Abi talib Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law; the fourth caliph, or leader, of Islam according to Sunni Muslims but the first legitimate successor to Muhammad according to Shia Islam
• Muhammad the founder of Islam
• Prophet that is, Muhammad
• Qur’an the Islamic sacred scripture
• p.b.u.h.a.h.p. “peace be upon him and his progeny”