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1 Books attributed to Shia Imams  





2 Hadith collections  



2.1  Al-Kutub Al-Arb'ah- the Four books  





2.2  Primary Hadith Collection  





2.3  Secondary books of Hadith  





2.4  Hadith's Anthologies & Commentaries  







3 Quranic Tafsirs  





4 Theology of Shi'a  



4.1  Classic Kalam  





4.2  Modern Kalam  







5 Ilm ar-Rijal  





6 Shia Jurisprudence (fiqh)  





7 History books  





8 Bibliography of Ahl al-Bayt  





9 Shia-Sunni argumentations  





10 Dua (Invocation)  





11 Ethical  





12 See also  





13 References  





14 External links  














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A list of religious books of Shia Islam:

Books attributed to Shia Imams[edit]

  1. Mus'haf of Ali, Tafseer Quran by Imam Ali
  2. Al-Jafr by Imam Ali
  3. Nahj al-Balaghah, a collection of sermons, letters and quotes of Imam Ali
  4. Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim compilation of over ten thousand short sayings of Imam Ali
  5. Al-Sahifa al-Alawiya (Book of Supplications (Du'a)) by Imam Ali, translated by William Chittick.[1]
  6. Divan-i Ali ibn Abu Talib (poems which are attributed to Ali ibn Abu Talib).[2]
  7. Book of AlibyAli
  8. Book of FatimahbyFatimah
  9. Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by Imam Zayn al-Abidin
  10. Risalatul HuquqbyZayn al-Abidin
  11. The Fifteen Whispered PrayersbyZayn al-Abidin
  12. Dua Abu Hamza al-ThumalibyZayn al-Abidin
  13. Ma'athiru'l-Baqir by Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
  14. Umm al-Kitab by Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
  15. Tafsir al-Baqir by Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
  16. Tafsir Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq by Imam Jafar al-Sadiq
  17. Al-Sahifat al-Ridha by Imam Ali al-Ridha
  18. Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah by Imam Ali al-Ridha
  19. Uyoun Akhbar Al-Ridha, a collection of debates on religious questions and the sayings of Imam Ali al-Ridha
  20. Tafsir al-Askari by Imam Hasan al-Askari

Hadith collections[edit]

Al-Kutub Al-Arb'ah- the Four books[edit]

  1. Kitab al-KafiofKulayni (divided into Usul al-Kafi, Furu al-Kafi and Rawdat al-Kafi)
  2. Man La Yahduruhu al-FaqihofShaikh Saduq
  3. Tahdhib al-AhkamofShaikh Tusi
  4. al-IstibsarofShaikh Tusi

Primary Hadith Collection[edit]

(Primary Hadith books are those books which are collected, compiled and written by author or their students themselves).

  1. Kitaab al-Sulaym ibn Qays al-HilalibySulaym ibn Qays
  2. Al-Mahasin by Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Barqi [Wikidata]
  3. Basair al-DarjaatbySheikh Safaar al-Qummi [Wikidata]
  4. Qurb al-Isnaad by Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Jafar al-Qummi
  5. Kamil al-ZiyaratbyIbn Qulawayh
  6. Uyun Akhbar al-RidhabyShaykh Saduq
  7. Kamaaluddin wa Tamam-un-Ne'mah by Shaikh Saduq
  8. Ilal al-sharayi by Shaykh Saduq
  9. Al-Tawhid by Shaykh Saduq
  10. Ma'ani l-akhbar by Shaykh Saduq
  11. Al-AmalibyShaykh Saduq
  12. Al-KhisalbyShaykh Saduq
  13. Thawab al-Aa’maal by Shaykh Saduq
  14. Fada'il al-Shi'a by Shaykh Saduq
  15. Tuhaf al-UqulbyIbn Shuba Harrani [Wikidata]
  16. Kifayat-ul-Asar fi-Nass Alal Aimaa al-Ithna Ashar by Sheikh Khazaz al-Qumi
  17. Al-Ikhtisaas by Shaykh Mufid
  18. Al-AmalibyShaykh Mufid
  19. Al-AmalibyShayhk Murtaza
  20. Al-AmalibyShaykh Tusi
  21. Kitab al-GhaybabyShaykh Tusi
  22. Kitab al-GhaybabyMuhammad Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Jafar al-Numani
  23. Khasais of Al AemmahbySharif Al-Radi
  24. Dala'il al-imama [Wikidata] by Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari al-Saghir
  25. Al-IhtijajbyAbu Mansur Ahmad Tabrisi [Wikidata]
  26. Al Saqib Fi al-ManâqibbyIbn Hamaza Tusi

Secondary books of Hadith[edit]

(Secondary Hadith books are those books which are not collected, compiled and written by author himself but rather they are selected from already existing Hadith books i.e. Primary Hadith books)

  1. Al-WafibyMohsen Fayz Kashani
  2. Wasā'il al-ShīʿabyShaikh al-Hur al-Aamili
  3. Al-Jawahir al-saniyya by Shaikh al-Hur al-Aamili
  4. Bihar al-AnwarbyAllama Majlesi
  5. Haq ul-YaqeenbyAllama Majlisi
  6. Ayn al-HayatbyAllama Majlisi
  7. Hilyat al-MuttaqinbyAllama Majlisi
  8. Al-Mahajat al-bayda by Mohsen Fayz Kashani
  9. Irshaad al-Quloob by Hassan b. Muhammad al-Dailmi
  10. Mustadrak Al-wasa'il [Wikidata]byMirza Husain Noori Tabarsi
  11. Safinat al-bihar [Wikidata]byShaykh Abbas Qumi
  12. Mustadrak safinat al-bihar by Shaykh 'Ali Namazi [Wikidata]
  13. Jami' ahadith al-Shi'a by Hossein Borujerdi
  14. Nahj-al feṣāḥabyAbul Qasem Payandeh [Wikidata]
  15. Mizan Al Hikma [Wikidata]byMohammad Reyshahri

Hadith's Anthologies & Commentaries[edit]

  1. Sharh Usul al-Kafi — by Mohammad Salih al-Mazandarani
  2. A Bundle of Flowers — collected by Ayatollah Sayyid Kamal Faghih Imani; a popular English language secondary collection of Shi'a hadith. It narrates traditions from such Shia collections as Kitab al-Kafi and Man la Yahdhuruhu'l Faqih.
  3. A Shi'ah Anthology[3] — by William Chittick, Hossein Nasr and Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i; a brief introduction to exemplary hadith from the 12 Imams.
  4. Mir'at al-Uqul (Mirror of the Mind) — by Mohammad Baqir Majlisi is a hadith commentary considered among the most significant commentary on Al-Kafi by the Twelver Shi'a community.

Quranic Tafsirs[edit]

List of Quran Exegesis books and related Concepts:
  1. Tafsir al-Askari by Imam Hassan al-Askari
  2. Tafsir Al-QummibyMohammad bin Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Qummi (?? - 919 AD)
  3. Tafsir AyyashibyMohammad ibn Masoud Ayyashi (died 932 AD)
  4. Tafsir Furat KufibyFurat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi [Wikidata] (died 964 AD)
  5. Tafsir al-Nu'manibyMuhammad b. Ibrahim al-Nu'mani (died 971 AD)
  6. Al-Tibbyan Fi Tafsir al-QuranbyShaikh Tusi (995 AD - 1067 AD)
  7. Majma' al-BayanbyShaykh Tabarsi (1073 AD - 1153 AD)
  8. Tafsir SafibyMohsen Fayz Kashani ( ?? - 1680 AD)
  9. Al-Burhan Fi Tafsir al-QuranbySyed Hashim al Bahrani (died 1696 AD)
  10. Tafsir Noor al-ThaqalaynbyAbd al-Ali ibn Juma Aroosi [Wikidata] (died 1701 AD)
  11. Tafsir al-MizanbyAllamah Tabatabai (1903 AD - 1981 AD)
  12. Al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-QuranbyAbu al-Qasim al-Khoei (1899 AD - 1992 AD)
  13. Fasal KhizabbyMufti Jafar Hussain (1914 AD - 1982)
  14. Tafsir Anwar e Najaf fi Asrar Mushaf [Wikidata]byHussain Bakhsh Jarra (1920 AD - 1990 AD)
  15. Tafsir NemoonehbyNaser Makarem Shirazi (1927 AD - Present)
  16. Faizan Ur RehmanbyMuhammad Hussain Najafi (1932 AD to present)
  17. Tasneem TafsirbyAbdollah Javadi Amoli (1933 AD to present)
  18. Tafsir RahnamabyAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934 AD - 2017 AD)
  19. Al Kauthar fi Tafsir Al Quran by Mohsin Ali Najafi (1938 AD to Present)[4]
  20. Tafseer e Masoomeen (as)[5] compiled by Wilayat Mission[6]
  21. Tafsir Hub-e-Ali compiled by Hub-e-Ali Publications

Theology of Shi'a[edit]

These books include discussions about Theology of Shi'a (Usul al-din or principles of religion): (Tawḥīd, Nubuwwah (Prophecy), Imamah, Adalah (Justice of God), Maʿad (Resurrection)), etc.

Classic Kalam[edit]

These books seek to give a rational account of Shi'a theology in contrast with the Ash'ari, Mu'tazili and other theological schools of Islam. The contents of these books are taken from the 8th to the 13th century (2nd to 7th century of Islam).

  1. Eʿteqādātal-EmāmīyabyShaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
  2. Al-AmalibyShaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
  3. Al-KhisalbyShaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
  4. Awail Al MaqalatbyShaykh Mufid (948 AD - 1022 AD)
  5. Al-AmalibySheikh al-Mufid (948 AD to 1022 AD)
  6. Tashih al-I'tiqadbyShaykh Mufid (948 AD - 1022 AD), a correction of Shaykh Saduq's Eʿteqādātal-Emāmīya.
  7. Al-AmalibyShayhk Murtaza (965 AD - 1044 AD)
  8. Al-AmalibyShaykh Tusi (995 AD - 1067 AD)
  9. Tajrid al-I'tiqadbyNasir al-Din Tusi (1201 AD - 1274 AD)
  10. E’teqadaat al-Imamiya by Allama Majlisi
  11. Ahsan ul-Fawaid fi Sharh al-AqaidbyMuhammad Hussain Najafi

Modern Kalam[edit]

These books seek to give a rational account of Shi'a theology in contrast with modern Western ideologies including Marxism and Liberalism during the 20th century.

  1. Fundamentals Of Islamic ThoughtbyMorteza Motahhari, trans. R. Campbell: Berkeley, California, Mizan Press, 1982.
  2. Man and UniversebyMorteza Motahhari

Ilm ar-Rijal[edit]

  1. Rijal al-Barqi by Sheikh Al-Barqi
  2. Rijal al-Kashshibyal-Kashshi
  3. Rijal al-Najashi [Wikidata]byAhmad ibn Ali al-Najashi
  4. Rijal al-TusibyShaykh Tusi
  5. Al FehristbyShaykh Tusi
  6. Kitab ur-Rijal by Hassan bin Dawood al-Hilli
  7. Al Mabani ur-Rijalia by Allama Hilli
  8. Mojam Rijal e Hadith [Wikidata]byGrand Ayatollah Khoei

Shia Jurisprudence (fiqh)[edit]

  1. Al-MahasinbyAhmad bin Muhammad al-Barqi [Wikidata]
  2. Ilal al-sharayi' [Wikidata]byShaykh Saduq
  3. Sifat al-Shi'abyShaykh Saduq
  4. Fada'il al-Shi'abyShaykh Saduq
  5. Al-Tawhid (Saduq) [Wikidata]byShaykh Saduq
  6. Ma'ani l-akhbar [Wikidata]byShaykh Saduq
  7. Masa'il al-Awees by Shaykh Mufid
  8. Jumal al-'ilm wal Amal by Sharif al-Murtaza
  9. Al-khilaaf fil Ahkaam by Shaykh Tusi
  10. Al-Mabsut fi fiqh al-Imamiyya by Shaykh Tusi
  11. Urwa al-Wuthqa by Ayatollah Mohammed Kazem Yazdi
  12. Shara'i' al-Islam fi masail al-halal wal-haram [Wikidata]byMuhaqqiq al-Hilli
  13. Jawahir Al Kalam [Wikidata] by Ayatollah Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi
  14. Madarik al-ahkam fi sharh shara'i' al-Islam by Ayatollah Muhammad Musawi al-Amili [Wikidata]
  15. Tawdih al-Masa'il by Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani
  16. Tawdih al-Masa'il by Grand Ayatollah Hossein Vahid Khorasani

History books[edit]

List of History books
  1. The Book of Sulaym ibn QaysbySulaym ibn Qays (1st Century) (622-30 AD - 709 AD)
  2. Waq'at Siffin (book) by Nasr b. Muzahim [Wikidata] (2nd Century) (738 AD - 827 AD)
  3. Al-Gharat (book) by Ibrahim b. Muhammad al-Thaqafi al-Kufi [Wikidata] (3rd Century) (815 AD - 897 AD)
  4. Tarikh al-YaqubibyYa'qubi (3rd century) (died 898 AD)
  5. Ithbat al-wasiyya (book) [Wikidata]byAl-Masudi (4th Century) (896 AD - 956 AD)
  6. 'Murūj aḏ-Ḏahabby Al-Masudi (4th Century) (896 AD - 956 AD)
  7. Kamaaluddin wa Tamamum ul Ne'amah [Wikidata] — by Shaikh Saduq (4th Century) (923 AD - 991 AD)
  8. Tarikh Qom (book) [Wikidata]byHasan b. Muhammad b. Hasan al-Qummi [Wikidata] (4th Century) (died 1015 AD)
  9. Kitab al-Irshad also known as Tazkar-tul-Athar by Shaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
  10. Al-Jamal (book) [Wikidata]byShaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
  11. Masarr al-Shi'a (book) [Wikidata]byShaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
  12. Dala'il al-imama (book) [Wikidata] by Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari al-Saghir (5th Century)
  13. Kashf al-ghumma fi ma'rifat al-a'imma (book)byBaha' al-Din 'Ali b. 'Isa al-Irbili [Wikidata] (7th Century) (1223-28 AD - 1294 AD)
  14. Al-Luhuf ala qatla l-tufuf (book)byAli b. Musa b. Ja'far b. Tawus (7th Century) (1193 AD - 1266 AD)
  15. Majalis al-muminin— by Qazi Nurullah Shustari (10th Century) (1542 AD - 1610 AD)
  16. Hayat al-qulub (book)byMohammad-Baqer Majlesi (11th Century) (died 1699 AD)
  17. Hilyat al-abrar fi ahwal Muhammad wa alih al-athar (book) [Wikidata]bySeyyed Hashem Bahrani (11th Century) (1640 AD - 1698 AD)
  18. Al-Tatimma fi tawarikh al-a'imma [Wikidata] by al-Sayyid Taj al-Din al-Husayni al-'Amili [Wikidata] (11th Century)
  19. Riyad al-abrar fi manaqib al-a'immat al-athar (book) by Nematollah Jazayeri (12th Century) (1640 AD - 1701 AD)
  20. Jala' al-'uyun (book)byMohammad-Baqer Majlesi (12th Century) (died 1699 AD)
  21. Nafas al-mahmum (book) [Wikidata]byAbbas Qomi (14th Century) (1877 AD - 1940 AD)
  22. Al-Shia wa l-hakimun (book)byMuhammad Jawad Mughniyya [Wikidata] [1] (15th Century) (1904 AD - 1979 AD)
  23. The Message — by Grand Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani (15th Century) (1929 - Present)
  24. Al-Sahih Men Sirat Al-Nabi Al-AzambyJafar Morteza Ameli [Wikidata] (15th Century) (1945 AD - 2019 AD)
  25. Tragedy of al-Zahra’ (book) by Jafar Morteza Ameli [Wikidata] (15th Century) (1945 AD - 2019 AD)
  26. Saadat ud-Darain fi Maqtal al-Hussain— by Muhammad Hussain Najafi

Bibliography of Ahl al-Bayt[edit]

List of books about Ahl al-Bayt


The following books are based on the biographies of the 12 Imams:

Shia-Sunni argumentations[edit]

  1. Al Muraja'at — by Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi (1872 AD - 1957 AD)
  2. Peshawar Nights — by Sultanu'l-Wa'izin Shirazi (1894 AD - 1971 AD)
  3. Al-Ghadir — by Allamah Amini (1902 AD - 1970 AD) — (About the Hadith of Ghadir from Sunni books)
  4. The Role of Holy Imams (a.s.) in the Revival of Religion (Vol.1& Vol.2& Vol.3) — by Sayyid Murtadha al-'Askari (1914 AD - 2007)
  5. Imamate and Leadership [2] — by Mujtaba Musavi Lari (1925 AD – 2013 AD)
  6. Then I was Guided (book) — by Muhammad al-Tijani (1943 AD - Present)
  7. The Shi'ah are (the real) Ahl al-Sunnah (book) — by Muhammad al-Tijani (1943 AD - Present)
  8. Ask Those Who Know (book) — by Muhammad al-Tijani (1943 AD - Present)
  9. To be with the truthful (book) — by Muhammad al-Tijani (1943 AD - Present)
  10. A Shi'ite Encyclopedia (book) — by Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (https://www.al-islam.org/)
  11. Isbat ul-Imamat (book)— by Muhammad Hussain Najafi
  12. Tajalliat-e-Sadaqat fi Jawab Aftab-e-Hidayat (book)— by Muhammad Hussain Najafi
  13. Tahqeeqat ul-Fariqain fi Hadis as-Saqlain (book)— by Muhammad Hussain Najafi
  14. Tanzeeh ul-imamia (book)— by Muhammad Hussain Najafi

Dua (Invocation)[edit]

List of Supplications books

  1. Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a collection of Duas)
  2. Mafatih al-JinanbyShaykh 'Abbas Qummi (a collection of Duas)
  3. Misbah ul Mutahajid by Shaykh Tusi (a collection of Duas)
  4. Zaad-ul-Ibad li-youmil-Ma'adbyMuhammad Hussain Najafi (a collection of Duas)from reliable books

Ethical[edit]

List of Ethical books

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ali ibn Abi Talib (1990). Supplications (Du'a). Muhammadi Trust. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-9506986-4-9.
  • ^ "Alī ibn Abu Talib". Encyclopædia Iranica. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  • ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2001-11-09. Retrieved 2006-06-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ Dar ul Quran Al Karim alkauthar.edu.pk
  • ^ Tafseer -e- Masoomeen wilayatmission.org
  • ^ "Wilayat Mission: Leading Shia Books Publisher". Wilayat Mission.
  • Academic sources:

    External links[edit]

    Online Shi'a references:


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