Islamic Books

The Prophets and Revealed Religion What the prophets of God received through revelation and as a message from God and conveyed to mankind was religion (Din), 3 that is, a way of life and...

The Prophet and the Qur'an It was demanded of the Prophet, as it had been of other prophets, that he produce a miracle. The Prophet himself also confirmed the power of prophets...

Another Explanation In discussing the outward and inward meaning of the Qur'an, we pointed out that the Islamic sciences are explained in the Qur'an through different means and that...

Hadith Haqq Umm-Salamah has said, "I heard from the Prophet of God who said, 'All is with the Truth (haqq) and the Qur'an, and the ( 202 ) Truth and the Qur'an are...

A Brief History Of The Lives Of The Twelve Imams The First Imam Amir al-mu'minin 'Ali 1 —upon whom be peace— was the son of Abu-Talib, the Shaykh of the Banu-Hashim. Abu-Talib...

The Fourth Imam Imam Sajjad ('Ali ibn Husayn entitled Zayn al-'Abidin and Sajjad) was the son of the third Imam and his wife, the queen among women, the daughter of Yazdigird the king...

The Spiritual Message of Shi'ism The message of Shi'ism to the world can be summarized in one sentence: "To know God." Or in other words, it is to instruct man to follow the path...

Shi'ah by: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i Translated by: Sayyid Husayn Nasr The Publisher's Foreword 11 Preface 15 The Study of Shi ism 15 Fundamental...

Foreword     If one studies the literature of Islam carefully, one will immediately encounter a vast and varied field of material. First there is the network of laws and...

On the Unity of God     A follower of the Islamic religion must first accept the testimony of faith: "There is no god but God" (la ilaha illa-llah). This profession of God's...

4. The Fairest of Creators     It has been related that Ali-upon whom be peace-delivered the following sermon at Kufa. He was standing on a stone that had been set up for...

F. Ali al-Rida, the Eighth Imam 1. Profession of Unity     It has been related that when al-Ma'mun1 desired to install al-Rida (as his successor), he collected...