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Risalat al-Huquq

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Work attributed to Ali ibn al-Husayn Risālat al-Ḥuqūq ( , , lit. ' treatise of rights ' ) is a work attributed to Ali ibn al-Husayn , the great-grandson of the Islamic prophet , Muhammad , and the fourth Shia Imam , also known by the honorific title Zayn al-Abidin ( lit. ' ornament of worshippers ' ). According to Chittick , Risalat al-Huquq is as an elaboration of a saying by Muhammad about individual rights that illustrates how Islam diverges from the modern western notions of human rights, though it remains close to other religious traditions.1 Risalat al-Huquq is related by Abu Hamza al-Thumali , a close confidante of Zayn al-Abidin.2 The first version of Risalat al-Huquq appears in al-Khisal and al-Amali by Shaykh al-Suduq , and the second one in Tuhaf al-Uqul by Ibn Shu'ba. In one of its two versions, Risalat al-Huquq is prefaced by the sentence "This is the treatise of Ali ibn al-Husayn to one of his companions," suggesting that it was brought to life at the request of a disciple. Encyclopaedia of Islam (Second ed.). The Psalms of Islam (As-sahifa Al-kamilah Al-sajjadiyya) . "درنگی در رساله حقوق امام سجاد" [Reflections on Risalatul Huquq ].3

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early islamic text about social and religious responsibilities

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