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A list of religious books of
Shia Islam :
Books attributed to Shia
Imams
Mus'haf of Ali , Tafseer Quran by Imam
Ali
Al-Jafr by Imam
Ali
Nahj al-Balaghah , a collection of sermons, letters and quotes of Imam
Ali
Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim compilation of more than ten thousand short sayings of Imam
Ali
Al-Sahifa al-Alawiya (Book of Supplications (
Du'a ) ) by Imam
Ali , translated by
William Chittick .
[1]
Divan-i Ali ibn Abu Talib (poems which are attributed to Ali ibn Abu Talib).
[2]
Book of Ali by
Ali
Book of Fatimah by
Fatimah
Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by Imam
Zayn al-Abidin
Risalatul Huquq by
Zayn al-Abidin
The Fifteen Whispered Prayers by
Zayn al-Abidin
Dua
Abu Hamza al-Thumali by
Zayn al-Abidin
Ma'athiru'l-Baqir by Imam
Muhammad al-Baqir
Umm al-Kitab by Imam
Muhammad al-Baqir
Tafsir al-Baqir by Imam
Muhammad al-Baqir
Tafsir Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq by Imam
Jafar al-Sadiq
Al-Sahifat al-Ridha by Imam
Ali al-Ridha
Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah by Imam
Ali al-Ridha
Uyoun Akhbar Al-Ridha , a collection of debates on religious questions and the sayings of Imam
Ali al-Ridha
Tafsir al-Askari by Imam
Hasan al-Askari
Hadith collections
These are the four most authoritative collections of Hadiths.
Kitab al-Kafi by
Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih by
Ibn Babawayh
Tahdhib al-Ahkam by
Shaykh Tusi
Al-Istibsar by Shaykh Tusi
Other primary hadith collections
The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays by
Sulaym ibn Qays
Al-Mahasin by
Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Barqi [
Wikidata ]
Basair al-Darjaat by
Safaar al-Qummi [
Wikidata ]
Qurb al-Isnaad by Abdullah Ibn Jafar al-Qummi
Kamil al-Ziyarat by
Ibn Qulawayh
Uyoun Akhbar Al-Ridha by Ibn Babawayh
Kamaaluddin wa Tamam-un-Ne'mah by Ibn Babawayh
Ilal al-sharayi by Ibn Babawayh
Al-Tawhid by Ibn Babawayh
Ma'ani l-akhbar by Ibn Babawayh
Al-Amali by Ibn Babawayh
Al-Khisal by Ibn Babawayh
Thawab al-Aa’maal by Ibn Babawayh
Fada'il al-Shi'a by Ibn Babawayh
Tuhaf al-Uqul by
Ibn Shuba Harrani [
Wikidata ]
Kifayat-ul-Asar fi-Nass Alal Aimaa al-Ithna Ashar by
Sheikh Khazaz al-Qumi
Al-Ikhtisaas by
Shaykh Mufid
Al-Amali by Shaykh Mufid
Al-Amali by
Sharif al-Murtaza
Al-Amali by
Shaykh Tusi
Kitab al-Ghayba by Shaykh Tusi
Kitab al-Ghayba by
Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Jafar al-Numani
Khasais of Al Aemmah by
Sharif Al-Radi
Dala'il al-imama [
Wikidata ] by Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari al-Saghir
Al-Ihtijaj by
Abu Mansur Ahmad Tabrisi [
Wikidata ]
Al Saqib Fi al-Manâqib by
Ibn Hamaza Tusi
Secondary books of Hadith
These were compiled from the primary collections.
Al-Wafi by
Mohsen Fayz Kashani
Wasa'il al-Shia by
Al-Hurr al-Amili
Al-Jawahir al-saniyya by Al-Hurr al-Amili
Bihar al-Anwar by
Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi
Reality of Certainty (Haq ul-Yaqeen) by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi
Essence of Life (Ayn al-Hayat) by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi
Hilyat al-Muttaqin by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi
Al-Mahajat al-bayda by
Mohsen Fayz Kashani
Irshaad al-Quloob by Hassan b. Muhammad al-Dailmi
Mustadrak Al-wasa'il [
Wikidata ] by
Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi
Safinat al-bihar [
Wikidata ] by
Shaykh Abbas Qumi
Mustadrak safinat al-bihar by
Shaykh 'Ali Namazi [
Wikidata ]
Jami' ahadith al-Shi'a by
Hossein Borujerdi
Nahj-al feṣāḥa by
Abul Qasem Payandeh [
Wikidata ]
Mizan Al Hikma [
Wikidata ] by
Mohammad Reyshahri
Hadith anthologies and commentaries
Sharh Usul al-Kafi by
Mohammad Salih al-Mazandarani
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 .
A Shia Anthology
[3] by
William Chittick ,
Seyyed Hossein Nasr and
Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i
Mir'at al-Uqul (Mirror of the Mind) by
Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi .
Quranic Tafsirs
List of Quran Exegesis books and related Concepts:
Tafsir al-Askari by Imam
Hassan al-Askari
Tafsir Al-Qummi by
Mohammad bin Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Qummi (?? - 919 AD)
Tafsir Ayyashi by
Mohammad ibn Masoud Ayyashi (died 932 AD)
Tafsir Furat Kufi by
Furat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi [
Wikidata ] (died 964 AD)
Tafsir al-Nu'mani by
Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Nu'mani (died 971 AD)
Al-Tibbyan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by
Shaikh Tusi (995 AD - 1067 AD)
Majma' al-Bayan by
Shaykh Tabarsi (1073 AD - 1153 AD)
Tafsir Safi by
Mohsen Fayz Kashani ( ?? - 1680 AD)
Al-Burhan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by
Syed Hashim al Bahrani (died 1696 AD)
Tafsir Noor al-Thaqalayn by
Abd al-Ali ibn Juma Aroosi [
Wikidata ] (died 1701 AD)
Tafsir al-Mizan by
Allamah Tabatabai (1903 AD - 1981 AD)
Al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (1899 AD - 1992 AD)
Fasal Khizab by
Mufti Jafar Hussain (1914 AD - 1982)
Tafsir Anwar e Najaf fi Asrar Mushaf [
Wikidata ] by
Hussain Bakhsh Jarra (1920 AD - 1990 AD)
Tafsir Nemooneh by
Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927 AD - Present)
Faizan Ur Rehman by
Muhammad Hussain Najafi (1932 AD to present)
Tasneem Tafsir by
Abdollah Javadi Amoli (1933 AD to present)
Tafsir Rahnama by
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934 AD - 2017 AD)
Al Kauthar fi Tafsir Al Quran by Mohsin Ali Najafi (1938 AD to Present)
[4]
Tafseer e Masoomeen (as)
[5] compiled by Wilayat Mission
[6]
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).
Eʿteqādātal-Emāmīya by
Shaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
Al-Amali by
Shaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
Al-Khisal by
Shaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
Awail Al Maqalat by
Shaykh Mufid (948 AD - 1022 AD)
Al-Amali by
Sheikh al-Mufid (948 AD to 1022 AD)
Tashih al-I'tiqad by
Shaykh Mufid (948 AD - 1022 AD), a correction of
Shaykh Saduq 's
Eʿteqādātal-Emāmīya .
Al-Amali by
Shayhk Murtaza (965 AD - 1044 AD)
Al-Amali by
Shaykh Tusi (995 AD - 1067 AD)
Tajrid al-I'tiqad by
Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201 AD - 1274 AD)
E’teqadaat al-Imamiya by
Allama Majlisi
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.
Fundamentals Of Islamic Thought by
Morteza Motahhari , trans. R. Campbell: Berkeley, California, Mizan Press, 1982.
Man and Universe by
Morteza Motahhari
Ilm ar-Rijal
Rijal al-Barqi by Sheikh Al-Barqi
Rijal al-Kashshi by
al-Kashshi
Rijal al-Najashi [
Wikidata ] by
Ahmad ibn Ali al-Najashi
Rijal al-Tusi by
Shaykh Tusi
Al Fehrist by
Shaykh Tusi
Kitab ur-Rijal by Hassan bin Dawood al-Hilli
Al Mabani ur-Rijalia by Allama Hilli
Mojam Rijal e Hadith [
Wikidata ] by Grand Ayatollah
Khoei
Shia Jurisprudence (fiqh)
Al-Mahasin by
Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Barqi [
Wikidata ]
Ilal al-sharayi' [
Wikidata ] by
Shaykh Saduq
Sifat al-Shi'a by
Shaykh Saduq
Fada'il al-Shi'a by
Shaykh Saduq
Al-Tawhid (Saduq) [
Wikidata ] by
Shaykh Saduq
Ma'ani l-akhbar [
Wikidata ] by
Shaykh Saduq
Masa'il al-Awees by
Shaykh Mufid
Jumal al-'ilm wal Amal by
Sharif al-Murtaza
Al-khilaaf fil Ahkaam by
Shaykh Tusi
Al-Mabsut fi fiqh al-Imamiyya by
Shaykh Tusi
Urwa al-Wuthqa by Ayatollah
Mohammed Kazem Yazdi
Shara'i' al-Islam fi masail al-halal wal-haram [
Wikidata ] by
Muhaqqiq al-Hilli
Jawahir Al Kalam [
Wikidata ] by Ayatollah
Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi
Madarik al-ahkam fi sharh shara'i' al-Islam by Ayatollah
Muhammad Musawi al-Amili [
Wikidata ]
Tawdih al-Masa'il by Ayatollah
Ali al-Sistani
Tawdih al-Masa'il by Grand Ayatollah
Hossein Vahid Khorasani
History books
List of History books
The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays by
Sulaym ibn Qays (1st Century) (622-30 AD - 709 AD)
Waq'at Siffin (book) by
Nasr b. Muzahim [
Wikidata ] (2nd Century) (738 AD - 827 AD)
Al-Gharat (book) by
Ibrahim b. Muhammad al-Thaqafi al-Kufi [
Wikidata ] (3rd Century) (815 AD - 897 AD)
Tarikh al-Yaqubi by
Ya'qubi (3rd century) (died 898 AD)
Ithbat al-wasiyya (book) [
Wikidata ] by
Al-Masudi (4th Century) (896 AD - 956 AD)
'
Murūj aḏ-Ḏahab by
Al-Masudi (4th Century) (896 AD - 956 AD)
Kamaaluddin wa Tamamum ul Ne'amah [
Wikidata ] — by
Shaikh Saduq (4th Century) (923 AD - 991 AD)
Tarikh Qom (book) [
Wikidata ] by
Hasan b. Muhammad b. Hasan al-Qummi [
Wikidata ] (4th Century) (died 1015 AD)
Kitab al-Irshad also known as Tazkar-tul-Athar by
Shaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
Al-Jamal (book) [
Wikidata ] by
Shaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
Masarr al-Shi'a (book) [
Wikidata ] by
Shaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
Dala'il al-imama (book) [
Wikidata ] by Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari al-Saghir (5th Century)
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)
Al-Luhuf ala qatla l-tufuf (book) by
Ali b. Musa b. Ja'far b. Tawus (7th Century) (1193 AD - 1266 AD)
Majalis al-muminin — by
Qazi Nurullah Shustari (10th Century) (1542 AD - 1610 AD)
Hayat al-qulub (book) by
Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (11th Century) (died 1699 AD)
Hilyat al-abrar fi ahwal Muhammad wa alih al-athar (book) [
Wikidata ] by
Seyyed Hashem Bahrani (11th Century) (1640 AD - 1698 AD)
Al-Tatimma fi tawarikh al-a'imma [
Wikidata ] by al-Sayyid
Taj al-Din al-Husayni al-'Amili [
Wikidata ] (11th Century)
Riyad al-abrar fi manaqib al-a'immat al-athar (book) by
Nematollah Jazayeri (12th Century) (1640 AD - 1701 AD)
Jala' al-'uyun (book) by
Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (12th Century) (died 1699 AD)
Nafas al-mahmum (book) [
Wikidata ] by
Abbas Qomi (14th Century) (1877 AD - 1940 AD)
Al-Shia wa l-hakimun (book) by
Muhammad Jawad Mughniyya [
Wikidata ]
[1] (15th Century) (1904 AD - 1979 AD)
The Message — by Grand Ayatollah
Ja'far Sobhani (15th Century) (1929 - Present)
Al-Sahih Men Sirat Al-Nabi Al-Azam by
Jafar Morteza Ameli [
Wikidata ] (15th Century) (1945 AD - 2019 AD)
Tragedy of al-Zahra’ (book) by
Jafar Morteza Ameli [
Wikidata ] (15th Century) (1945 AD - 2019 AD)
Saadat ud-Darain fi Maqtal al-Hussain — by
Muhammad Hussain Najafi
List of books about Ahl al-Bayt
The following books are based on the biographies of the 12 Imams:
Shia-Sunni argumentations
Al Muraja'at — by
Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi (1872 AD - 1957 AD)
Peshawar Nights — by
Sultanu'l-Wa'izin Shirazi (1894 AD - 1971 AD)
Al-Ghadir — by
Allamah Amini (1902 AD - 1970 AD) — (About the Hadith of Ghadir from
Sunni books)
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)
Imamate and Leadership
[2] — by
Mujtaba Musavi Lari (1925 AD – 2013 AD)
Then I was Guided (book) — by
Muhammad al-Tijani (1943 AD - Present)
The Shi'ah are (the real) Ahl al-Sunnah (book) — by
Muhammad al-Tijani (1943 AD - Present)
Ask Those Who Know (book) — by
Muhammad al-Tijani (1943 AD - Present)
To be with the truthful (book) — by
Muhammad al-Tijani (1943 AD - Present)
A Shi'ite Encyclopedia (book) — by
Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (
https://www.al-islam.org/ )
Isbat ul-Imamat (book) — by
Muhammad Hussain Najafi
Tajalliat-e-Sadaqat fi Jawab Aftab-e-Hidayat (book) — by
Muhammad Hussain Najafi
Tahqeeqat ul-Fariqain fi Hadis as-Saqlain (book) — by
Muhammad Hussain Najafi
Tanzeeh ul-imamia (book) — by
Muhammad Hussain Najafi
Dua (Invocation)
List of Supplications books
Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by Imam
Zayn al-Abidin (a collection of
Duas )
Mafatih al-Jinan by
Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi (a collection of
Duas )
Misbah ul Mutahajid by
Shaykh Tusi (a collection of
Duas )
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
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: