- List of Shia books
Theology of Shi'a These books include discussions about Theology (
Tawhīd ,Nubuwwah ,Imamah , etc ) of Shi'a.Classic Kalam
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).
*Tajrid al-i‘tiqad byNasir al-Din Tusi (1201-1274)Modern Kalam
These books seek to give a rational account of Shi'a theology in contrast with modern Western ideologies including
Marxism andLiberalism during the 20th century.
* "Fundamentals Of Islamic Thought" byMorteza Motahhari , trans. R. Campbell: Berkeley, California, Mizan Press, 1982Hadith collections *
Nahj al-Balagha — Collected sermons of Imam 'Ali ibn Abi Talib by Sayyad Razi.
* "The Four Books " (Al-Kutub Al-Arbʿah ) - The collections which have gained most prominence. Comparable to Sunni Al-Sihah al-Sittah.
#Kitab al-Kafi ofKulayni (divided into Usul al-Kafi, Furu al-Kafi and Rawdat al-Kafi)
#Man la Yahdhuruhu'l Faqih ofShaikh Saduq
#Tahdhib al-Ahkam byAbu Ja'far al-Tusi
#Al-Istibsar byAbu Ja'far al-Tusi
*The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays —bySulaym ibn Qays
*Wasael ush-Shia — 1600s byShaikh al-Hur al-Aamili . A 20 volume collection, meant to include all 'authentic' Hadith from the available Shia hadith books, checking their authenticity on the strict principles of Ilm-ur-Rajjal.
*Bihar al-Anwar — 1600s byAllama Majlesi . An encyclopedic, 100 volume collection, meant to include all Hadith current at the time of compilation as well as his opinions regarding their authenticity
*Reality of Certainty (book)
*Mir'at-ul-Uqool (Shahr Usul al-Kafi ) — byAllama Majlesi
*Jesus through Shiite Narrations — ? byMahdi Muntazir Qaim
*Alal-Alshraiy —Shaikh Saduq
*Hulyatul Mutaqeen —Allama Majlesi
*Maeny Alakhbar — byShaikh Saduq
*Aamali — byShaikh Saduq
*Aamali — bySheikh al-Mufid
*Sharhul Akhbar - bySyedna Qadi al Nu’man
*Uyun al Akhbar - bysyedna Idris Imad al din
*Daym Al Islam - bysyedna Qadi al Nu'man Also another book which is considered by the
Mustaali Ismaili as the greatest authority on Ismaili law up to the present day isDaim al-Islam composed by syedenna qadi al-numan. This contains hadiths and traditions from the Ismaili Imams on all aspects of life, i.e. Faith, devotion, ritual purity, prayer, funerals, alms tax, fasting, pilgrimage, and jihad.The second volume deals with a wide range of subjects such as food, dress, medicine, oaths, hunting, ritual slaughter, business transactions, marriage, divorce, inheritance, criminal punishments, the question of apostasy and the etiquette of judges.
Collections of Du'a (Supplications and
Prayers )*
al-Sahifa al-Alawiya — prayers of 'Ali, the 1st Shi'a Imam.
*al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya — 678-713 by AliZayn al-Abidin , the 4th Imam.
*Sahifa al-Mahdi — prayers attributed last Shi'a Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi.
*Mafatih al-Jinan — collected byShaykh 'Abbas Qummi .Tafsir *
Holy Quran (Tabatabai) — byAllamah Tabatabai
*Holy Quran (puya) — byMahdi Puya
*Al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Quran — byAl-Fazl Al-Tubrusi
*Al-Tibbyan Fi Tafsir al-Quran — by Al-Sheik Al-Tusi
*Tafsir Al-Qummi — byMohammad bin Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Qummi
*Tafsir Farman Ali & mdash; byHafiz Maulalna Farman Ali
* ["Hindi" Translation of (quran-e-Majeed)By- Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi,"Gauhar" Lucknavi. tafsir e mizan by ayatollah muhammad hussein tabatabai [ online available in english ]History books
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Restatement of History of Islam by SayedAli Asgher Razwy
*Shi'a Islam (book) — byAllama Tabatabai
*Fatemeh Is Fatemeh — byAli Shariati
*Tazkar-tul-Athar — bySheikh al-Mufid
*Kamaaluddin wa Tamamum ul Ne'amah — byShaikh Saduq
*Majalisul Momoneen — byQazi Noor Ullah Shoostri
*Tareq-a-Shian-Ali — byMuhammad Hassan Rizvi hi'a-Sunni argumentations
*Al Muraja'at — ? by
Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi
*Peshawar Nights — ? bySultanu'l-Wa'izin Shirazi
*Then I was Guided — ? byMuhammad al-Tijani
*The Shi'ah are (the real) Ahl al-Sunnah (book) — ? byMuhammad al-Tijani
*Ask Those Who Know (book) — ? byMuhammad al-Tijani
*To be with the truthful (book) — ?Muhammad al-Tijani
*Saful Jali fe Munkiray Welyate Ali by Dr.Tahir-ul-Qadri maktab imamat and khalafat [madrasatul maulien] by ayatollah murtaza askariAnthologies
*A Bundle of Flowers — a popular English language
secondary collection of Shi'a hadith as collected by Ayatullah Sayyid Kamal Faghih Imani. It narrates traditions from such Shia collections asMan La Yahduruhul Faqih andKitab al-Kafi .
* A Shi'ah Anthology [http://www.al-islam.org/publishers/mtrust/antholgy.htm] — byWilliam Chittick ,Nasr , and Tabatabaei; A brief introduction to exemplary hadith from the 12 Imams.Uncategorized
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Imamate and Leadership
*Fatemeh is Fatemeh
*The Message (Subhani) byAyatullah Ja'far Subhani
*Islamic Laws *(Quran-e-Majeed) Hafiz Maulana farman Ali sb (Hindi translation)By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi
*(Thofatul awam) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi
*(Quran and Science)Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi
*(wazaiful Abrar) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi.
*(Tafseer-e-Karbala)Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi
*(Aliea) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi
*(Husain ka Balidan)Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi
*(Chaudha Sitarai) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi
*(Gauhar-e-Aza) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi
*(Najmul Aza) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi
*(Hayat-Bad-Az-Maut)Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi
*(shahan-e-Avadh aur shiyat) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi(Gauhar)Lucknavi
*(Guldasta-e-Salam)(Urdu) By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi
*(Tareekh-e-Islam-Az-Quran)"Masnavi"(Urdu) By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi
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List of Sunni books References
Academic sources:
* "Expectation of the Millennium: Shi'ism in History" bySeyyed Hossein Nasr .
* "Shi'ism Doctrines, Thought, and Spirituality" bySeyyed Hossein Nasr .
* "Introduction to Shi'i Islam" by Moojan Momen, Yale University Press.
* "An Introduction to Shi'i Law: A Bibliographical Study" by Hossein Modarressi Tabataba'i (London 1984)External links
Online Shi'a references:
* [http://www.shiabooks.ca/ Shiabooks.ca]
* [http://www.al-islam.org/ Al-islam.org] :
* [http://www.al-islam.org/beliefs/practices/khums.html What is Khums?]balagh.net:
* [http://www.balagh.net/english/shia/shia_islam/index.htm The Origins and Early Development of Shi'a Islam]
* [http://www.balagh.net/english/shia/shiism_imamate_and_wilayat/index.htm Imamate & Wilayat] by Sayyed Muhammad Rizvi.
* [http://www.balagh.net/english/ethical/ethical_role_models/index.htm Ethical Role-Models] by Sayyid Mahdi as-Sadr
* [http://www.balagh.net/english/ahl_bayt/ Several books on]
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