Meezan ul Hikmat (Scale of Wisdom) Author: Ayatullah Muhammad Muhammadi Rayshahri Categories: Theological library Mizan al-Hikmah (Scale of Wisdom) This text is a collection of narrations from the honourable Prophet of Islam and the Twelve Imams (a.s.). This compendium of Shi’a hadith aims at traditions which are central to understanding the teachings of the […]
Kitab-e-Sulaym Ibn-Qays Al-Hilali Author: Sulaym Ibn-Qays Al-Hilali Categories: Theological library Kitab-e-Sulaym Ibn-Qays Al-Hilali Sulaym ibn Qays al-Hilālī al-ʿĀmirī (Arabic: سليم بن قيس الهلالي العامري) was one of the Tabi‘un and companions of Ali towards the end of the latter’s life. Sulaym was also a loyal companion of Ali’s sons Hasan and Husayn, the latter’s […]
A Shi’ite Creed Author: Sheikh Sadooq Translator(s): ASAF A. A. FYZEE Categories: Theological library A Shi’ite Creed This text is a translation of one of the most important works of Shayh Saduq; it presents a summary of all of the core tenets of the Shi’ite creed.
Author: Sheikh Sadooq Translator(s): Al-Sayyid Muhammed Al-Mousawi Categories: Theological library. AL KHISAL Al-Khisal (Arabic:الخصال) or The Book of Characters by Ibn Babawayh is a book about morals and religious beliefs.
al-ghadir (vol. 41) Author: Allama Abdul Hussain al-Amini Translator(s): badr shahin Categories: Theological library. al-ghadir(vol. 41) This text is about the day when Divine Revelation declared the completion of the Divine message, immediately after the Holy Prophet’s (saw) appointment of ‘Ali (as) as the commander of the believers after him (saw). Referring to Ghadir- […]
A Shiite Anthology Author: Syed Muhammad Hussain Tabatabaii Translator(s): Seyyed Hossein Nasr Categories: Theological library A Shiite Anthology A collection of sayings, sermons, prayers and writings that represent cross section of Shi’ite religious thought with an emphasis upon the principles and fundamentals (usul) of Islam, the passages from the traditions shed light on three […]
Treatise On Rights (Risalat al-Huquq) Author: Imam Ali Zaynul Abidin (a.s) Categories: Theological library. Treatise On Rights (Risalat al-Huquq) Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin’s `Treatise on Rights’ is the only work attributed to him other than supplications or relatively short sayings and letters. The `Treatise on Rights’ elaborates on a well-known saying of the Prophet (s.a.w.w), […]
The Emendation of A Shi‘ite Creed Author: Shaykh al-Mufid Translator(s): Irfan Abdul Hamid Categories: Theological library. The Emendation of A Shi‘ite Creed This text is a translation of Tashihu ‘l-I‘tiqad of Shaykh al-Mufid and discusses the intellectual relationship between the Mu‘tazilite school of thought and Shi‘ism, which constitutes, as the late Prof. Macdonald noticed, […]
Kashaf-ul-yaqeen (Certainty Uncovered) Author: Jamal al-Din ibn Yusuf Allamah Hilli Categories: Theological library. Kashaf-ul-yaqeen-Certainty-Uncovered This book, authored by Allamah Hilli, discusses Imam Ali’s merits and virtues during the course of his life, before birth and in his years of youth till his last day. The book discusses Imam Ali’s physical excellence and superiority […]
Abaqat al Anwar (or Noor ul Anwar or Hadith-al-Thaqalayn)
Abaqat al Anwar( or Noor ul Anwar or Hadith-al-Thaqalayn) Author: Mir Hamid Hussain Hindi Categories: Theological library Abaqat al anwar (Hadith-al-Thaqalayn) A study of the tawatur, or the multiplicity of sources and narrators that verify the authenticity of Hadith al-Thaqalayn, when the Messenger of Allah (s) said: “Verily, I am leaving behind two […]