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THE TRADITIONS.
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Some divines substitute the following for that of Ibn-i-Májah.

Muawattáa Imám Málik.

Born, A.H. 95; died, A.H. 179.

The following are the collections of Hadís received by the Shíaʾh:—

1. The Káfi, by Abu Jáfar Muhammad, A.H. 329.

2. The Man-lá-yastahzirah-al-Faqíh, by Shekh ʾAli, A.H. 381.

3. The Tahzíb, by Shekh Abu Jáfar Muhammad, A.H. 466.

4, The Istibsár, by the same author.

5. The Nahaj-ul-Balághat, by Sayyud Razi, A.H. 406.

Copies of the Sihah-Sittah, or "six correct" books of tradition received by the Sunnis, together with the seventh work by Imám Málik, have been lithographed, and can be purchased in the book shops of Delhi, Lucknow, and Bombay; but the work most read is the Mishkát-ul-Musábíh (the niche for lamps), which is a collection of the most reliable traditions. This work was originally in Arabic; but it was translated into Persian in the reign of Akbar. It was rendered into English by Cap-