List of Shia books

Books of 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 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 Fatimah by Bibi Fatimah
  8. Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by Imam Zayn al-Abidin
  9. Risalatul Huquq by Zayn al-Abidin
  10. The Fifteen Whispered Prayers by Zayn al-Abidin
  11. Dua Abu Hamza al-Thumali by Zayn al-Abidin
  12. Ma'athiru'l-Baqir by Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
  13. Umm al-Kitab by Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
  14. Tafsir al-Baqir by Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
  15. Tafsir Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq by Imam Jafar al-Sadiq
  16. Al-Sahifat al-Ridha by Imam Ali al-Ridha
  17. Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah by Imam Ali al-Ridha
  18. Uyoun Akhbar Al-Ridha, a collection of debates on religious questions and the sayings of Imam Ali al-Ridha
  19. Al-Fiqh al-Radawi by Imam Ali al-Ridha
  20. Tafsir al-Askari by Imam Hasan al-Askari

Shia collections
  1. Kitab al-Kafi of Kulayni (divided into Usul al-Kafi, Furu al-Kafi and Rawdat al-Kafi)
  2. Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih of Shaikh Saduq
  3. Tahdhib al-Ahkam of Shaikh Tusi
  4. al-Istibsar of Shaikh Tusi
  • Primary Hadith Collection (Primary Hadith books are those books which are collected, compiled and written by author or their students themselves).
  1. The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays by Sulaym ibn Qays
  2. Kitab ul Momin by Hussain bin Saeed Ahwazi
  3. al-Mahasin by Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Barqi
  4. Al-Amali by Shaikh Tusi
  5. Al-Amali of Shaikh Saduq
  6. Al Tawheed of Shaikh Saduq
  7. Uyun Akhbar al-Ridha by Shaykh Saduq
  8. Tuhaf al-Uqul by Ibn Shuja Harrani
  9. Al-Amali by Shaikh Mufid
  10. Nahj al-Balaghah by Al-Sharif al-Radi
  11. Khasais of Al Aemmah by Al-Sharif al-Radi
  12. Daim al-Islam by Al-Qadi al-Nu'man
  13. Al-Ihtijaj by Abu Mansur Ahmad Tabrisi
  14. Kamil al-Ziyarat by ibn al-Qummi
  15. Al Saqib Fi al-Manâqib by Ibn Hamaza Tusi
  16. Basâ'ir al-darajât by Sheikh Al-Safar al-Qummi
  17. Al Ghaybah by Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Jafar al-Numani
  18. Al Ghaybah of Al Tusi by Shaykh Tusi
  • Secondary books of Hadith (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-Wafi by Mohsen Fayz Kashani
  2. Wasā'il al-Shīʿa by Shaikh al-Hur al-Aamili
  3. Bihar al-Anwar by Allama Majlesi
  4. Haq ul-Yaqeen by Allama Majlisi
  5. Ayn al-Hayat by Allama Majlisi
  6. Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim by Abdul Wahid al-Tamimi
  7. Mustadrak Al-wasa'il by Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi
  8. Safinat al-bihar by Shaykh Abbas Qumi
  9. Mustadrak safinat al-bihar by Shaykh 'Ali Namazi
  10. Jami' ahadith al-Shi'a by Hossein Borujerdi
  11. Nahj-al feṣāḥa by Abul Qasem Payandeh
  12. Mizan Al Hikma by Mohammad Reyshahri

Hadith's Anthologies & Commentaries
  1. Shahr 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.

Quranic Tafsirs
  1. Tafsir Furat Kufi by Furat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi
  2. Tafsir Al-Qummi by Mohammad bin Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Qummi (?? - 919 AD)
  3. Tafsir Ayyashi by Allamah Ayyashi
  4. Al-Tibbyan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by Shaikh Tusi (995 AD - 1067 AD)
  5. Tafsir Noor al-Thaqalayn by Abd al-Ali ibn Juma Aroosi
  6. Al-Burhan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by Syed Hashim al Bahrani
  7. Majma' al-Bayan by Shaykh Tabarsi (1073 AD - 1153 AD)
  8. Tafsir al-Nu'mani by Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Nu'mani
  9. Tafsir Safi by Mohsen Fayz Kashani ( ?? - 1680 AD)
  10. Tafsir al-Mizan by Allamah Tabatabai (1903 AD - 1981 AD)
  11. Al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (1899 AD - 1992 AD)
  12. Tafsir Nemooneh by Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927 AD - Present)
  13. Tafsir Anwar e Najaf fi Asrar Mushaf by Hussain Bakhsh Jarra
  14. Fasal Khizab by Mufti Jafar Hussain
  15. Al Kauthar fi Tafsir Al Quran by Mohsin Ali Najafi (1938 AD to Present)[4]
  16. Faizan Ur Rehman by Muhammad Hussain Najafi
  17. Tasneem Tafsir by Abdollah Javadi Amoli
  18. Tafsir Rahnama by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
  19. Tafseer e Masoomeen (as)[5] compiled by Wilayat Mission[6]

Theology of Shi'a

These books include discussions about Theology (Tawḥīd, 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).

  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. Tajrid al-i‘tiqad by Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201 AD - 1274 AD)
  8. Al-Amali by Shaykh Tusi
  9. Al-Amali by Shayhk Murtaza

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.

Ilm ar-Rijal
  1. Rijal al-Kashshi by al-Kashshi
  2. Rijal al-Najashi by Ahmad ibn Ali al-Najashi
  3. Rijal al-Tusi by Shaykh Tusi
  4. Mojam Rijal e Hadith by Grand Ayatollah Khoei

Shia Jurisprudence (fiqh)
  1. Ilal-Alshraiy by Shaykh Saduq
  2. Sifat al-Shi'a by Shaykh Saduq
  3. Fada'il al-Shi'a by Shaykh Saduq
  4. Al-Tawhid by Shaykh Saduq
  5. Ma'ani l-akhbar by Shaykh Saduq
  6. Urwa al-Wuthqa by Ayatollah Mohammed Kazem Yazdi
  7. Shara'i' al-Islam fi masail al-halal wal-haram by Muhaqqiq al-Hilli
  8. Jawahir Al Kalam by Ayatollah Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi
  9. Madarik al-ahkam fi sharh shara'i' al-Islam by Ayatollah Muhammad Musawi al-Amili
  10. Al-Mahasin by Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Barqi
  11. Tawdih al-Masa'il by Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani
  12. Tawdih al-Masa'il by Grand Ayatollah Hossein Vahid Khorasani

History books
  1. Kamaaluddin wa Tamamum ul Ne'amah— by Shaikh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
  2. Tazkar-tul-Athar— by Sheikh al-Mufid (948 AD - 1022 AD)
  3. Majalis al-muminin— by Qazi Nurullah Shustari ( (1542 AD - 1610 AD)
  4. A 250 Years Old Person— by Ali Khamenei (1939 AD - Present)

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. Then I was Guided (book) — by Muhammad al-Tijani (1943 AD - Present)
  5. The Shi'ah are (the real) Ahl al-Sunnah (book) — by Muhammad al-Tijani (1943 AD - Present)
  6. Ask Those Who Know (book) — by Muhammad al-Tijani (1943 AD - Present)
  7. To be with the truthful (book) — by Muhammad al-Tijani (1943 AD - Present)

Others & Uncategorized
  1. Misbah ul Mutahajid by Shaykh Tusi (a collection of Duas)
  2. Mafatih al-Jinan by Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi (a collection of Duas)
  3. Imamate and Leadership
  4. Fatemeh is Fatemeh
  5. The Message (Subhani) by Ja'far Sobhani

See also

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

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).

Online Shi'a references:

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