Monday, August 30, 2010
Kamil Al-Ziyarat
Friends and lovers of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) and his family will want to get there hands on recently translated to English copy of Kamil Al-Ziyarat by Ibn Qulawayh Al-Qummi over here.
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khoei's (ra) comments on this book...
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Allah (swt) knows best.