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  • A Shi'ite Encyclopedia

    A vast collection of information that addresses Shi'a/Sunni inter-school related issues. An effort of the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project Team

  • The Shia-Sunni Debate: Answering the 50 Most Common Questions

    With this book the authors try to bridge the gap between Muslims by answering the most common questions that arise when Sunni and Shia debate. The answers provided have as resources the Holy Qur'an and tradition books of Ahlul Sunnah. This book is dedicated to The Ahlul Bayt and The 12th Living Imam Muhammad Mahdi (as)

  • Forty Hadith, An Exposition, Second Revised Edition

    Detailed commentary on 40 selected traditions narrated through the Prophet (S) and his Ahl al-Bayt (a) on topics of ethics and spirituality, including jihad al-nafs. Second revised edition. The original work in Persian, recently published under the title “Arba’in, ya chihil hadith” was written by Imam al-Khumayni forty-six years ago and was completed in the month of Muharram 1358 (April-May, 1939). The manuscript of this work, together with that of two other unpublished works of the author, Sharh Du’ae sahar, and Adab al-salat, were recovered from the library of the late Ayatullah Akhund al-Hamadani. All the three works have now been published.

  • Muta', Temporary Marriage in Islamic Law

    A description of the legal situation of mut'a / mutah in Shi'ism and the origin of this divergence between Sunni and Shi'i law on temporary marriage

  • Peshawar Nights

    Transcript of dialogues between Sunni scholars and Shi'i author, about major topics relating to Shi'ism including the death of the Prophet (s), successorship, companions, infallibility, Muta' (temporary marriage), and the family of the Prophet. Includes a search facility.

  • Imam Khumayni’s Vision of Islamic Unity

    This article attempts to delineate the aims, objectives and scope of Imam Khumayni’s vision of Islamic unity. It also describes some of the practical steps Imam undertook in order to achieve this vision.

  • God and His Attributes

    Belief in God, God in the Qur'an, free will, and a discussion of some of attributes of God. Translated by Dr. Hamid Algar.

  • Then I was Guided

    An autobiographical account of Sayed Tijani's search for knowledge, which aims to remove some of the barriers that exist between the schools of thought of the ahl-as-Sunnah and the shi'a by clearing misconceptions about Shi'ism.

  • Day of Judgement

    This text discusses in detail the nature of death and the life beyond it. It especially focuses on the state of the soul from the time of death till the Day of Judgment, and also has chapters on the Signs of the Day of Judgment as well as the events that will occur thereon.

  • The Last Journey, Translation of Manazil Al- Akhirah

    The Last Journey is an amazing book that explains in an extensive manner the processes involved in the act of death and their meaning. The book starts by pondering about the importance of the life of this world, what we should do? why should we do it, where will love of this world it take us?, how can we combat that? In continuation, the present work presents the details entailed in death, the grave, the separation of body and soul, Barzakh, resurrection, the role of the intersession by the Prophet (sawaws) and the Ahlul bayt (as), the Bridge of Serat and the seven passes, Hell, Paradise. The importance of the present book lies both in the processes description and the advice provided by ahadith and incidents presented for each stage of the process of death. If you wonder about it and want to be ready for it, this is the book to read.

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