al-Kulayni

al-Kulayni
الكليني
al-Kulayni; الكليني
Title	Thiqah al-Islām ("The Trustworthy of Islam")
Personal
Born	250 AH; /864 CE
Died	329 AH; /941 CE
Religion	Islam
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Region	Iran and Iraq
Denomination	Shia
Main interest(s)	Ḥadīth
Notable work(s)	Kitāb al-Kāfī
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Imām al-Mahdī, Mulla Yaʿqūb al-Kulayni;
	Influenced Shaykh Ṣadūq;

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (Arabic: مُحَمَّد ٱبْن يَعْقُوب ٱلْكُلَيْنِيّ, romanized: Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī; c. 864–941) was a Shia Islamic scholar who authored the al-Kafi, the first of the Four Books of Shia Islam. He is considered an important hadith collector by the Shias.

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