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A list of religious books ofShia Islam:

1. Mus'haf of Ali, aTafseer of the Quran by ImamAli
2. Al-Jafr by ImamAli
3. Nahj al-Balaghah, a collection of sermons, letters and quotes attributed toAli
4. Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim compilation of over ten thousand short sayings of ImamAli
5. Al-Sahifa al-Alawiya (Book ofSupplications (Du'a)) by ImamAli, translated byWilliam Chittick.^[1]
6. Divan-i Ali ibn Abu Talib (poems which are attributed to Ali ibn Abu Talib).^[2]
7. Book of Ali byAli
8. Book of Fatimah byFatimah
9. Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by ImamZayn al-Abidin
10. Risalatul Huquq byZayn al-Abidin
11. The Fifteen Whispered Prayers byZayn al-Abidin
12. DuaAbu Hamza al-Thumali byZayn al-Abidin
13. Ma'athiru'l-Baqir by ImamMuhammad al-Baqir
14. Umm al-Kitab by ImamMuhammad al-Baqir
15. Tafsir al-Baqir by ImamMuhammad al-Baqir
16. Tafsir Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq by ImamJafar al-Sadiq
17. Al-Sahifat al-Ridha by ImamAli al-Ridha
18. Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah by ImamAli al-Ridha
19. Tafsir al-Askari by ImamHasan al-Askari

1. Kitab al-Kafi ofKulayni (divided into Usul al-Kafi, Furu al-Kafi and Rawdat al-Kafi)
2. Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih ofShaikh Saduq
3. Tahdhib al-Ahkam ofShaikh Tusi
4. al-Istibsar ofShaikh Tusi

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

1. Kitaab al-Sulaym ibn Qays al-Hilali bySulaym ibn Qays
2. Al-Mahasin byAhmad b. Muhammad al-Barqi [Wikidata]
3. Basair al-Darjaat bySheikh Safaar al-Qummi [Wikidata]
4. Kitab al-Ghayba byMuhammad Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Jafar al-Numani
5. Kamil al-Ziyarat byIbn Qulawayh
6. Uyun Akhbar al-Ridha byShaykh Saduq
7. Kamaaluddin wa Tamam-un-Ne'mah byShaikh Saduq
8. Ilal al-sharayi byShaykh Saduq
9. Al-Tawhid byShaykh Saduq
10. Ma'ani l-akhbar byShaykh Saduq
11. Al-Amali byShaykh Saduq
12. Al-Khisal byShaykh Saduq
13. Thawab al-Aa’maal byShaykh Saduq
14. Fada'il al-Shi'a byShaykh Saduq
15. Tuhaf al-Uqul byIbn Shuba Harrani [Wikidata]
16. Al-Ikhtisaas byShaykh Mufid
17. Al-Amali byShaykh Mufid
18. Al-Amali byShayhk Murtaza
19. Al-Amali byShaykh Tusi
20. Kitab al-Ghayba byShaykh Tusi
21. Khasais of Al Aemmah bySharif Al-Radi
22. Al-Ihtijaj byAbu Mansur Ahmad Tabrisi [Wikidata]
23. Al Saqib Fi al-Manâqib byIbn Hamaza Tusi

(SecondaryHadith 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 byMohsen Fayz Kashani
2. Wasā'il al-Shīʿa byShaikh al-Hur al-Aamili
3. Bihar al-Anwar byAllama Majlesi
4. Haq ul-Yaqeen byAllama Majlisi
5. Ayn al-Hayat byAllama Majlisi
6. Hilyat al-Muttaqin byAllama Majlisi
7. Mustadrak Al-wasa'il [Wikidata] byMirza Husain Noori Tabarsi
8. Safinat al-bihar [Wikidata] byShaykh Abbas Qumi
9. Mustadrak safinat al-bihar byShaykh 'Ali Namazi [Wikidata]
10. Jami' ahadith al-Shi'a byHossein Borujerdi
11. Nahj-al feṣāḥa byAbul Qasem Payandeh [Wikidata]
12. Mizan Al Hikma [Wikidata] byMohammad Reyshahri

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

List of Quran Exegesis books and related Concepts:

1. Tafsir Al-Qummi attributed toMohammad bin Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Qummi (?? - 919 AD)
2. Tafsir Ayyashi byMohammad ibn Masoud Ayyashi (died 932 AD)
3. Tafsir Furat Kufi byFurat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi [Wikidata] (died 964 AD)
4. Tafsir al-Nu'mani byMuhammad b. Ibrahim al-Nu'mani (died 971 AD)
5. Al-Tibbyan Fi Tafsir al-Quran byShaikh Tusi (995 AD - 1067 AD)
6. Majma' al-Bayan byShaykh Tabarsi (1073 AD - 1153 AD)
7. Tafsir Safi byMohsen Fayz Kashani ( ?? - 1680 AD)
8. Al-Burhan Fi Tafsir al-Quran bySyed Hashim al Bahrani (died 1696 AD)
9. Tafsir Noor al-Thaqalayn byAbd al-Ali ibn Juma Aroosi [Wikidata] (died 1701 AD)
10. Tafsir al-Mizan byAllamah Tabatabai (1903 AD - 1981 AD)
11. Al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Quran byAbu al-Qasim al-Khoei (1899 AD - 1992 AD)
12. Fasal Khizab byMufti Jafar Hussain (1914 AD - 1982)
13. Tafsir Anwar e Najaf fi Asrar Mushaf [Wikidata] byHussain Bakhsh Jarra (1920 AD - 1990 AD)
14. Tafsir Nemooneh byNaser Makarem Shirazi (1927 AD - Present)
15. Faizan Ur Rehman byMuhammad Hussain Najafi (1932 AD to present)
16. Tasneem Tafsir byAbdollah Javadi Amoli (1933 AD to present)
17. Tafsir Rahnama byAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934 AD - 2017 AD)
18. Al Kauthar fi Tafsir Al Quran by Mohsin Ali Najafi (1938 AD to Present)^[4]
19. Tafseer e Masoomeen (as)^[5] compiled by Wilayat Mission^[6]
20. Tafsir Hub-e-Ali compiled by Hub-e-Ali Publications

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.

These books seek to give a rational account of Shi'a theology in contrast with theAsh'ari,Mu'tazili and othertheological 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 byShaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
2. Al-Amali byShaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
3. Al-Khisal byShaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
4. Awail Al Maqalat byShaykh Mufid (948 AD - 1022 AD)
5. Al-Amali bySheikh al-Mufid (948 AD to 1022 AD)
6. Tashih al-I'tiqad byShaykh Mufid (948 AD - 1022 AD),a correction ofShaykh Saduq'sEʿteqādātal-Emāmīya.
7. Al-Amali byShayhk Murtaza (965 AD - 1044 AD)
8. Al-Amali byShaykh Tusi (995 AD - 1067 AD)
9. Tajrid al-I'tiqad byNasir al-Din Tusi (1201 AD - 1274 AD)
10. E’teqadaat al-Imamiya byAllama Majlisi
11. Ahsan ul-Fawaid fi Sharh al-Aqaid byMuhammad Hussain Najafi

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

1. Fundamentals Of Islamic Thought byMorteza Motahhari,trans. R. Campbell: Berkeley, California, Mizan Press, 1982.
2. Man and Universe byMorteza Motahhari

1. Rijal al-Barqi
2. Rijal al-Kashshi byal-Kashshi
3. Rijal al-Najashi [Wikidata] byAhmad ibn Ali al-Najashi
4. Rijal al-Tusi byShaykh Tusi
5. Al Fehrist byShaykh Tusi
6. Mojam Rijal e Hadith [Wikidata] byGrand AyatollahKhoei

1. Urwa al-Wuthqa by AyatollahMohammed Kazem Yazdi
2. Shara'i' al-Islam fi masail al-halal wal-haram [Wikidata] byMuhaqqiq al-Hilli
3. Jawahir Al Kalam [Wikidata] by AyatollahMuhammad Hasan al-Najafi
4. Madarik al-ahkam fi sharh shara'i' al-Islam by AyatollahMuhammad Musawi al-Amili [Wikidata]
5. Tawdih al-Masa'il by AyatollahAli al-Sistani
6. Tawdih al-Masa'il by Grand AyatollahHossein Vahid Khorasani

List of History books

1. The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays bySulaym ibn Qays (1st Century) (622-30 AD - 709 AD)
2. Waq'at Siffin (book) byNasr b. Muzahim [Wikidata] (2nd Century) (738 AD - 827 AD)
3. Al-Gharat (book) byIbrahim b. Muhammad al-Thaqafi al-Kufi [Wikidata] (3rd Century) (815 AD - 897 AD)
4. Tarikh al-Yaqubi byYa'qubi (3rd century) (died 898 AD)
5. Ithbat al-wasiyya (book) [Wikidata] byAl-Masudi (4th Century) (896 AD - 956 AD)
6. 'Murūj aḏ-Ḏahab byAl-Masudi (4th Century) (896 AD - 956 AD)
7. Kamaaluddin wa Tamamum ul Ne'amah [Wikidata] — byShaikh 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 byShaykh 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— byQazi 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-SayyidTaj al-Din al-Husayni al-'Amili [Wikidata] (11th Century)
19. Riyad al-abrar fi manaqib al-a'immat al-athar (book) byNematollah 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 AyatollahJa'far Sobhani (15th Century) (1929 - Present)
24. Al-Sahih Men Sirat Al-Nabi Al-Azam byJafar Morteza Ameli [Wikidata] (15th Century) (1945 AD - 2019 AD)
25. Tragedy of al-Zahra’ (book) byJafar Morteza Ameli [Wikidata] (15th Century) (1945 AD - 2019 AD)
26. Saadat ud-Darain fi Maqtal al-Hussain— byMuhammad Hussain Najafi

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

• Kitab al-Irshad by Shaykh Mufid
• Bihar al-Anwar (contains 110 volumes out of which various volumes are based on the biographies of the 14 Infallibles) byAllama Majlisi
• Jila al-Uyoon byAllama Majlisi
• Kashf al-ghumma fi ma'rifat al-a'imma byBaha'al-Din Ali b. Isa al-Irbili
• Hilyat al-Abraar byShaykh Yusuf al-Bahrani
• Muntahi al-Amal by Shaykh Abbas Qumi
• Encyclopedia of the Biography of Ahl Al-Bayt (English) (Arabic) (40 Vol.) byBaqir Sharif Al-Qurashi (1925 - 2012)
• Fatemeh is Fatemeh byAli Shariati (1933 – 1977) (aboutFatimah al-Zahra)

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

List of Supplications books

1. Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by ImamZayn al-Abidin (a collection ofDuas)
2. Mafatih al-Jinan byShaykh 'Abbas Qummi(a collection ofDuas)
3. Misbah ul Mutahajid byShaykh Tusi(a collection ofDuas)
4. Zaad-ul-Ibad li-youmil-Ma'ad byMuhammad Hussain Najafi(a collection ofDuas)from reliable books

• List of Sunni books
• List of Islamic texts

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 byMoojan 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 byChristoph Marcinkowski (Berlin 2010).

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

• Shia literature
• Islam-related lists
• Lists of books about religion
• Shia bibliography

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