Islamic Books

Ethics and Spiritual Growth by : Sayyid Mujtaba Musawi Lari We observe very clearly that everything in this world is in a state of flux and change. The process of renewal in life is a principle underlying the law of creation. In the same way as we b...

Ethics and Spiritual Growth by : Sayyid Mujtaba Mu...

Trends of History in Qur'an by : Ayatullah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. An inquiry into the system of the laws which govern the process of history and the effects which historical events produce on the l...

Trends of History in Qur'an by : Ayatullah Muhamma...

Imam Hasan and Caliphate by : Qurrat-ul-Ain Abidiy The life of Imam Hasan (as) was both eventful and full of lessons, and yet the significance of his role seems to have been ignored, forgotten, or eclipsed by the extent of focus on Imam Hussain (as)...

Imam Hasan and Caliphate by : Qurrat-ul-Ain Abidiy...

Ghadir Khumm in the Qur'an, Hadith, History by : Shi'a Encyclopedia Team The following is a description of the historic event of Ghadir Khumm. Click on the book icons below to see the detailed references backing up each key element of this event. Th...

Ghadir Khumm in the Qur'an, Hadith, History by : S...

A Probe Into the History of Ashura by : Dr. Ibrahim Ayati The tragedy of Karbala is an unparalleled event of the history of mankind. The great sacrifice made by Imam Husayn, the grandson of the Holy Prophet, on Ashura (the l0th of Muharram 61 A.H.) ...

A Probe Into the History of Ashura by : Dr. Ibrahi...

The Great Companion of the Prophet (s) : Abu Dharr by : A Group of Scholars An alert mind today notices a change in the intellectual life of man. Science and technology with their wondrous achievements seem to have reached their zenith. Material nee...

The Great Companion of the Prophet (s) : Abu Dharr...

A Glance at the Life of the Holy Prophet of Islam by : Dar Rah Haqq's Board of Writers In the Name of God; the Merciful, the Compassionate The Pre-Islamic World Before the advent of Islam, people all over the world were sadly impoverished in thought...

A Glance at the Life of the Holy Prophet of Islam ...

Beacons of Light Muhammad, the Prophet, and Fatimah, the Radiant by : Abu Ali al Fadl ibn al Hasan ibn al Fadl at-Tabarsi It has been our intention for a long time to translate into English a book that would narrate the lives of the fourteen ma'sumi...

Beacons of Light Muhammad, the Prophet, and Fatima...

The Life of Imam ALI bin Muhammad AL-HADI by : Baqir Shareef al-Qurashi To the pioneer of wisdom and social justice in the earth, To the thinking mind of humanity, To the guardian of the Messenger of Allah (blessing and peace be upon him), his compa...

The Life of Imam ALI bin Muhammad AL-HADI by : Baq...

The Twelve Successors of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) by : Sayyid Murtada al-'Askari In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Praise be to Allah the Lord of the worlds. Benedictions be upon Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) and his Purified Progeny. Peac...

The Twelve Successors of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) b...

The Victory of Truth; The Life of Zaynab bint 'Ali Researched and Edited by : M. H. Bilgrami We wish to acknowledge the Peermohammed Ebrahim Trust for suggesting that we produce this book to commemorate the birth anniversary of Zaynab bint Ali [a.s....

The Victory of Truth; The Life of Zaynab bint 'Ali...

Whose Justice? Which Rationality? by Alasdair MacIntyre This is an important book, a book with which Muslims, in particular, need to become acquainted. The author, Alasdair MacIntyre, is one of the most profound and most controversial moralists and ...

Whose Justice? Which Rationality? by Alasdair MacI...

Where Shall we Begin? In the tradition of Abudhar, who is my mentor, whose thought, whose understanding of Islam and Shi'ism, and whose ideals, wants, and rage I emulate, I begin my talk with the name of the God of the oppressed (mustad'afan). My to...

Where Shall we Begin? In the tradition of Abudhar...

Scholastic Theology For sometime now, we have been looking at giving the up and coming generation the attention that they deserve. Our aim is to make available to them the sort of things and literature that they identify with and like in different l...

Scholastic Theology For sometime now, we have bee...

The Characteristics of a Muslim by Al-Balagh Foundation This book is the second in a series on Fundamental Aspects of Islamic Culture, specially written for young readers or anyone wanting a simplified version of Basic Islamic Doctrines. The first b...

The Characteristics of a Muslim by Al-Balagh Found...

Outlines of the Development of the Science of Hadith by Dr. Mustafa Awliya'i The word hadith, according to the dictionary, has several meanings such as "new," "novel," "recent," "modern," and "speech", "report," "account," and "narrative." However, ...

Outlines of the Development of the Science of Hadi...

Modern Philosophy Modern philosophy is an outgrowth of the spirit and work of Roger Bacon, John Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham. These men claimed that philosophy should be a free and independent inquiry concerning truth and life. All modern phil...

Modern Philosophy Modern philosophy is an outgrow...

Misgivings about the Religious Pluralisms by : Muhammad Legenhausen 0n 25 October 1994, the Turkish scholar Adnan Aslan interviewed Profs. Nasr and Hick at the home of John Hick in Birmingham. The topic of discussion was religious pluralism, about wh...

Misgivings about the Religious Pluralisms by : Muh...

Master and Mastership The words, Wala, Walayat, Wilayat, Waly, Mawla, Awlaand the like have been derived from the same root, viz. Waly. The various forms of this root-word and its derivatives are the most oft-recurring words in the Holy Qur'an. It i...

Master and Mastership The words, Wala, Walayat, W...

Leader's Speeches The following translation of an important speech by the dear Leader of the Islamic Revolution on the Majlis election was done by a foreign news agency, although the translation seems to be more or less OK, its accuracy has not been...

Leader's Speeches The following translation of an...

Islam, The Modern World And The West Many students are shocked when they realize that modern Euro-American culture is the embodiment of a multi-dimensional world view or belief system that is commonly called "modernism." Some of the beliefs of moder...

Islam, The Modern World And The West Many student...