Indexed by Ali bin Khalifa Al-Maskani

Translation

This book is an index by Ali bin Khalifa Al-Maskani, and it falls within the classification of indexes of books and evidence. The author begins his book by praising and praising God, and blessings upon the Prophet, then he states that the reason for writing this work is the request of some students of knowledge from him to connect them with his fathers in the religion who inherited knowledge and passed it on, in the hope of obtaining their favor and blessing. The book includes an apologetic conclusion, and it seems to focus on proving the chain of transmission and scientific communication between the author and the scholars who preceded him.