A list of religious books of Shia Islam:
- List of Quran Exegesis books and related Concepts:
- Tafsir Al-Qummi by Mohammad bin Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Qummi (?? - 919 AD)
- Tafsir Ayyashi by Mohammad ibn Masoud Ayyashi (died 932 AD)
- Tafsir Furat Kufi by Furat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi [Wikidata] (died 964 AD)
- Tafsir al-Nu'mani by Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Nu'mani (died 971 AD)
- Al-Tibbyan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by Shaikh Tusi (995 AD - 1067 AD)
- Majma' al-Bayan by Shaykh Tabarsi (1073 AD - 1153 AD)
- Tafsir Safi by Mohsen Fayz Kashani ( ?? - 1680 AD)
- Al-Burhan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by Syed Hashim al Bahrani (died 1696 AD)
- Tafsir Noor al-Thaqalayn by Abd al-Ali ibn Juma Aroosi [Wikidata] (died 1701 AD)
- Tafsir al-Mizan by Allamah Tabatabai (1903 AD - 1981 AD)
- Al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (1899 AD - 1992 AD)
- Fasal Khizab by Mufti Jafar Hussain (1914 AD - 1982)
- Tafsir Anwar e Najaf fi Asrar Mushaf [Wikidata] by Hussain Bakhsh Jarra (1920 AD - 1990 AD)
- Tafsir Nemooneh by Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927 AD - Present)
- Faizan Ur Rehman by Muhammad Hussain Najafi (1932 AD to present)
- Tasneem Tafsir by Abdollah Javadi Amoli (1933 AD to present)
- Tafsir Rahnama by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934 AD - 2017 AD)
- Al Kauthar fi Tafsir Al Quran by Mohsin Ali Najafi (1938 AD to Present)[4]
- Tafseer e Masoomeen (as)[5] compiled by Wilayat Mission[6]
- 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.
Modern Kalam
These books seek to give a rational account of Shi'a theology in contrast with modern Western ideologies including Marxism and Liberalism during the 20th century.
- Fundamentals Of Islamic Thought by Morteza Motahhari, trans. R. Campbell: Berkeley, California, Mizan Press, 1982.
- Man and Universe by Morteza Motahhari
- List of History books
- The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays by Sulaym ibn Qays (1st Century) (622-30 AD - 709 AD)
- Waq'at Siffin (book) by Nasr b. Muzahim [Wikidata] (2nd Century) (738 AD - 827 AD)
- Al-Gharat (book) by Ibrahim b. Muhammad al-Thaqafi al-Kufi [Wikidata] (3rd Century) (815 AD - 897 AD)
- Tarikh al-Yaqubi by Ya'qubi (3rd century) (died 898 AD)
- Ithbat al-wasiyya (book) [Wikidata] by Al-Masudi (4th Century) (896 AD - 956 AD)
- 'Murūj aḏ-Ḏahab by Al-Masudi (4th Century) (896 AD - 956 AD)
- Kamaaluddin wa Tamamum ul Ne'amah [Wikidata] — by Shaikh Saduq (4th Century) (923 AD - 991 AD)
- Tarikh Qom (book) [Wikidata] by Hasan b. Muhammad b. Hasan al-Qummi [Wikidata] (4th Century) (died 1015 AD)
- Kitab al-Irshad also known as Tazkar-tul-Athar by Shaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
- Al-Jamal (book) [Wikidata] by Shaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
- Masarr al-Shi'a (book) [Wikidata] by Shaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
- Dala'il al-imama (book) [Wikidata] by Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari al-Saghir (5th Century)
- Kashf al-ghumma fi ma'rifat al-a'imma (book) by Baha' al-Din 'Ali b. 'Isa al-Irbili [Wikidata] (7th Century) (1223-28 AD - 1294 AD)
- Al-Luhuf ala qatla l-tufuf (book) by Ali b. Musa b. Ja'far b. Tawus (7th Century) (1193 AD - 1266 AD)
- Majalis al-muminin— by Qazi Nurullah Shustari (10th Century) (1542 AD - 1610 AD)
- Hayat al-qulub (book) by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (11th Century) (died 1699 AD)
- Hilyat al-abrar fi ahwal Muhammad wa alih al-athar (book) [Wikidata] by Seyyed Hashem Bahrani (11th Century) (1640 AD - 1698 AD)
- Al-Tatimma fi tawarikh al-a'imma [Wikidata] by al-Sayyid Taj al-Din al-Husayni al-'Amili [Wikidata] (11th Century)
- Riyad al-abrar fi manaqib al-a'immat al-athar (book) by Nematollah Jazayeri (12th Century) (1640 AD - 1701 AD)
- Jala' al-'uyun (book) by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (12th Century) (died 1699 AD)
- Nafas al-mahmum (book) [Wikidata] by Abbas Qomi (14th Century) (1877 AD - 1940 AD)
- Al-Shia wa l-hakimun (book) by Muhammad Jawad Mughniyya [Wikidata] (15th Century) (1904 AD - 1979 AD)
- The Message — by Grand Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani (15th Century) (1929 - Present)
- Al-Sahih Men Sirat Al-Nabi Al-Azam by Jafar Morteza Ameli [Wikidata] (15th Century) (1945 AD - 2019 AD)
- Tragedy of al-Zahra’ (book) by Jafar Morteza Ameli [Wikidata] (15th Century) (1945 AD - 2019 AD)
- Saadat ud-Darain fi Maqtal al-Hussain— by Muhammad Hussain Najafi
The following books are based on the biographies of the 12 Imams:
List of Supplications books
- Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a collection of Duas)
- Mafatih al-Jinan by Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi (a collection of Duas)
- Misbah ul Mutahajid by Shaykh Tusi (a collection of Duas)
- Zaad-ul-Ibad li-youmil-Ma'ad by Muhammad Hussain Najafi (a collection of Duas)from reliable books
Academic sources:
- Expectation of the Millennium: Shi'ism in History by Seyyed Hossein Nasr.
- Shi'ism Doctrines, Thought, and Spirituality by Seyyed Hossein Nasr.
- Introduction to Shi'i Islam by Moojan 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 by Christoph Marcinkowski (Berlin 2010).