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A list of religious books of Shia Islam:

Books attributed to Shia Imams

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 more than 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 Ali by Ali
8. Book of Fatimah by Fatimah
9. Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by Imam Zayn al-Abidin
10. Risalatul Huquq by Zayn al-Abidin
11. The Fifteen Whispered Prayers by Zayn al-Abidin
12. Dua Abu Hamza al-Thumali by Zayn 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

The Four Books (Al-Kutub Al-Arb'ah)

These are the four most authoritative collections of Hadiths.

1. Kitab al-Kafi by Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
2. Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih by Ibn Babawayh
3. Tahdhib al-Ahkam by Shaykh Tusi
4. Al-Istibsar by Shaykh Tusi

Other primary hadith collections

1. The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays by Sulaym ibn Qays
2. Al-Mahasin by Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Barqi [Wikidata]
3. Basair al-Darjaat by Safaar al-Qummi [Wikidata]
4. Qurb al-Isnaad by Abdullah Ibn Jafar al-Qummi
5. Kamil al-Ziyarat by Ibn Qulawayh
6. Uyoun Akhbar Al-Ridha by Ibn Babawayh
7. Kamaaluddin wa Tamam-un-Ne'mah by Ibn Babawayh
8. Ilal al-sharayi by Ibn Babawayh
9. Al-Tawhid by Ibn Babawayh
10. Ma'ani l-akhbar by Ibn Babawayh
11. Al-Amali by Ibn Babawayh
12. Al-Khisal by Ibn Babawayh
13. Thawab al-Aa’maal by Ibn Babawayh
14. Fada'il al-Shi'a by Ibn Babawayh
15. Tuhaf al-Uqul by Ibn 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-Amali by Shaykh Mufid
19. Al-Amali by Sharif al-Murtaza
20. Al-Amali by Shaykh Tusi
21. Kitab al-Ghayba by Shaykh Tusi
22. Kitab al-Ghayba by Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Jafar al-Numani
23. Khasais of Al Aemmah by Sharif Al-Radi
24. Dala'il al-imama [Wikidata] by Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari al-Saghir
25. Al-Ihtijaj by Abu Mansur Ahmad Tabrisi [Wikidata]
26. Al Saqib Fi al-Manâqib by Ibn Hamaza Tusi

Secondary books of Hadith

These were compiled from the primary collections.

1. Al-Wafi by Mohsen Fayz Kashani
2. Wasa'il al-Shia by Al-Hurr al-Amili
3. Al-Jawahir al-saniyya by Al-Hurr al-Amili
4. Bihar al-Anwar by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi
5. Reality of Certainty (Haq ul-Yaqeen) by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi
6. Essence of Life (Ayn al-Hayat) by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi
7. Hilyat al-Muttaqin by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi
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] by Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi
11. Safinat al-bihar [Wikidata] by Shaykh Abbas Qumi
12. Mustadrak safinat al-bihar by Shaykh 'Ali Namazi [Wikidata]
13. Jami' ahadith al-Shi'a by Hossein Borujerdi
14. Nahj-al feṣāḥa by Abul Qasem Payandeh [Wikidata]
15. Mizan Al Hikma [Wikidata] by Mohammad Reyshahri

Hadith anthologies and commentaries

1. Sharh Usul al-Kafi by Mohammad Salih al-Mazandarani
2. A Bundle of Flowers collected by Ayatollah Sayyid Kamal Faghih Imani; based on primary collections as Kitab al-Kafi and Man la Yahdhuruhu'l Faqih.
3. A Shia Anthology^[3] by William Chittick, Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i
4. Mir'at al-Uqul (Mirror of the Mind) by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi.

Quranic Tafsirs

List of Quran Exegesis books and related Concepts:

1. Tafsir al-Askari by Imam Hassan al-Askari
2. Tafsir Al-Qummi by Mohammad bin Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Qummi (?? - 919 AD)
3. Tafsir Ayyashi by Mohammad ibn Masoud Ayyashi (died 932 AD)
4. Tafsir Furat Kufi by Furat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi [Wikidata] (died 964 AD)
5. Tafsir al-Nu'mani by Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Nu'mani (died 971 AD)
6. Al-Tibbyan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by Shaikh Tusi (995 AD - 1067 AD)
7. Majma' al-Bayan by Shaykh Tabarsi (1073 AD - 1153 AD)
8. Tafsir Safi by Mohsen Fayz Kashani ( ?? - 1680 AD)
9. Al-Burhan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by Syed Hashim al Bahrani (died 1696 AD)
10. Tafsir Noor al-Thaqalayn by Abd al-Ali ibn Juma Aroosi [Wikidata] (died 1701 AD)
11. Tafsir al-Mizan by Allamah Tabatabai (1903 AD - 1981 AD)
12. Al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (1899 AD - 1992 AD)
13. Fasal Khizab by Mufti Jafar Hussain (1914 AD - 1982)
14. Tafsir Anwar e Najaf fi Asrar Mushaf [Wikidata] by Hussain Bakhsh Jarra (1920 AD - 1990 AD)
15. Tafsir Nemooneh by Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927 AD - Present)
16. Faizan Ur Rehman by Muhammad Hussain Najafi (1932 AD to present)
17. Tasneem Tafsir by Abdollah Javadi Amoli (1933 AD to present)
18. Tafsir Rahnama by Akbar 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

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

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-Emāmīya by Shaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
2. Al-Amali by Shaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
3. Al-Khisal by Shaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
4. Awail Al Maqalat by Shaykh Mufid (948 AD - 1022 AD)
5. Al-Amali by Sheikh al-Mufid (948 AD to 1022 AD)
6. Tashih al-I'tiqad by Shaykh Mufid (948 AD - 1022 AD), a correction of Shaykh Saduq's Eʿteqādātal-Emāmīya.
7. Al-Amali by Shayhk Murtaza (965 AD - 1044 AD)
8. Al-Amali by Shaykh Tusi (995 AD - 1067 AD)
9. Tajrid al-I'tiqad by Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201 AD - 1274 AD)
10. E’teqadaat al-Imamiya by Allama Majlisi
11. Ahsan ul-Fawaid fi Sharh al-Aqaid by Muhammad Hussain Najafi

Modern Kalam

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 Thought by Morteza Motahhari, trans. R. Campbell: Berkeley, California, Mizan Press, 1982.
2. Man and Universe by Morteza Motahhari

Ilm ar-Rijal

1. Rijal al-Barqi by Sheikh Al-Barqi
2. Rijal al-Kashshi by al-Kashshi
3. Rijal al-Najashi [Wikidata] by Ahmad ibn Ali al-Najashi
4. Rijal al-Tusi by Shaykh Tusi
5. Al Fehrist by Shaykh 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] by Grand Ayatollah Khoei

Shia Jurisprudence (fiqh)

1. Al-Mahasin by Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Barqi [Wikidata]
2. Ilal al-sharayi' [Wikidata] by Shaykh Saduq
3. Sifat al-Shi'a by Shaykh Saduq
4. Fada'il al-Shi'a by Shaykh Saduq
5. Al-Tawhid (Saduq) [Wikidata] by Shaykh Saduq
6. Ma'ani l-akhbar [Wikidata] by Shaykh 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] by Muhaqqiq 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

List of History books

1. The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays by Sulaym 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-Yaqubi by Ya'qubi (3rd century) (died 898 AD)
5. Ithbat al-wasiyya (book) [Wikidata] by Al-Masudi (4th Century) (896 AD - 956 AD)
6. 'Murūj aḏ-Ḏahab by 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] by Hasan 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] by Shaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
11. Masarr al-Shi'a (book) [Wikidata] by Shaykh 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) by Baha' al-Din 'Ali b. 'Isa al-Irbili [Wikidata] (7th Century) (1223-28 AD - 1294 AD)
14. Al-Luhuf ala qatla l-tufuf (book) by Ali 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) by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (11th Century) (died 1699 AD)
17. Hilyat al-abrar fi ahwal Muhammad wa alih al-athar (book) [Wikidata] by Seyyed 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) by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (12th Century) (died 1699 AD)
21. Nafas al-mahmum (book) [Wikidata] by Abbas Qomi (14th Century) (1877 AD - 1940 AD)
22. Al-Shia wa l-hakimun (book) by Muhammad 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-Azam by Jafar 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

List of books about Ahl al-Bayt

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

• Kitab al-Irshad by Shaykh Mufid
• Manaqib Ale Abi Talib by Abu Jafar Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Shahr Ashub (489-588 lunar/1096-1192)
• Rawdat al-Waizeen wa basirat al-mutta'izin by Shaykh Fattal al-Neyshapuri
• Bihar al-Anwar (contains 110 volumes out of which various volumes are based on the biographies of the 14 Infallibles) by Allama Majlisi
• Jila al-Uyoon by Allama Majlisi
• Kashf al-ghumma fi ma'rifat al-a'imma by Baha'al-Din Ali b. Isa al-Irbili
• Hilyat al-Abraar by Shaykh Yusuf al-Bahrani
• Muntahi al-Amal by Shaykh Abbas Qumi
• Encyclopedia of the Biography of Ahl Al-Bayt (English) (Arabic) (40 Vol.) by Baqir Sharif Al-Qurashi (1925 - 2012)
• Fatemeh is Fatemeh by Ali Shariati (1933 – 1977) (about Fatimah al-Zahra)

Shia-Sunni argumentations

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)

List of Supplications books

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

Ethical

List of Ethical books

See also

• List of Sunni books
• List of Islamic texts

References

Academic sources:

• Expectation of the Millennium: Shi'ism in History by Seyyed Hossein Nasr.
• Shi'ism Doctrines, Thought, and Spirituality by Seyyed 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)
• Shi'ite Identities: Community and Culture in Changing Social Contexts by Christoph Marcinkowski (Berlin 2010).

External links

Online Shi'a references:

• Al-Islam.org Library
• Wasail Al Shia English Translation
• Noor Library:
• Yasoob Library
• Shia Books Library
• Sipah-e-Masoomeen(as) Library