The Hidden Keys as the Path Towards the Invisible world (on method of Istekhareh)

This book is one of the works of Allameh Majlisi, in Persian. Different ways of Istekhare (seeking divine guidance for a decision that one is about to make; with the help of prayer beads or the Quran) are explained by narrating the Prophetic Hadiths.

The author
Allameh Muhammad Baqer Majlisi was an authoritative jurist, a most prolific collector of traditions (Hadiths), and an unprecedentedly influential author of the Twelver Shia ####(1627 – 1698). Under the Safavid Shah Hossein I, he was practically the actual ruler of Iran. His father Muhammad Taqi Majlisi was a famous scholar as well. Allameh Majlisi studied under his father and other great masters: Mullah Muhammad Saleh Mazandarani, Mirza Rafu’ al-Din Tabatabaee, Mullah Hossein Ali Shushtari, Sheikh Abdullah Aameli, Mullah Mohsen Feyz Kashani and Seyyed Mirza Jazayeri.

Subjects of the book
1- On explanation f absolute Istekhareh
2- The 2nd type of Istekhareh
3- Consulting with the believers
4- On Istekhareh with the help of the Quran
5- On Istekhareh with the help of the prayer beads
6- On Istekhareh with the help of pieces of paper

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