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Al-Kulayni (d939) Usool al-Kafi
(basics of what suffices)
from Iran, worked in Baghdad
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Taken from: sunysb.edu

A holy book of the Ithna Ashari. Usool al-Kafi is a collection of narrations attributed to the Shiite Imans, Ahlul Bayt and the Prophet.

Beware of marrying the Zunj for they are a distorted creation.

Do not buy anyone who is a Zunj, but if you must, then (buy) the Nubians, for they are amongst those whom Allah the Exalted said about them.......

Marry not from the Zunj nor the Khazar, for they have uteruses what indicates they are unfaithful.

Note: this text does not learn us anything about E-Africa, but by writing down everything found about the Zanj, we may finally get a clearer view on the relationship Africa-Persia.
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