Do you know how many narrations are there in Shia sources, which refer to the number of 12 [infallible] ImÄms
In the second volume of the valuable book “IthbÄt al-hudÄt by Shaykh Ḥurr ˈAmilÄ«, there are nine hundred and twenty seven narrations about 12 ImÄms (pbu th)’ Imamate. In many of them, the number and names of The ImÄms (pbu th) were mentioned, in a clear cut way. They are such as:
95 narrations [in the book] “KÄfi†by KulaynÄ«,
53 narrations [in the book] “ˈUyūn†by Saduq,
22 narrations [in the book] “Maˈani†by Saduq,
92 AḥÄdÄ«th [in the book] “KamÄl al- DÄ«n,
22 AḥÄdÄ«th [in the book] “Amilī†by Saduq,
18 narrations [in the book] “Al- Ghaybah†by Tūsī,
and 11 narrations [in the book] “MisbÄh†by Tusi.
Collection date:
5/ 1/ 2016
The article by Ayatullah Muḥammad Mahdī Asefi