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# List of Biographies of Muhammad

This is a chronological listing of biographies of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, ranging from the earliest traditional writers to modern times. The focus is on historical and academic-quality works that refer directly to the primary sources.

Earliest biographers

The following is a list of the earliest known Hadith collectors who specialized in collecting Sīra and Maghāzī reports.

7th and early 8th century (1st century of Hijra)

· Sahl ibn Abī Ḥathma (d. in Mu'awiya's reign, i.e., 41-60 AH), was a young companion of the Prophet. Parts of his writings on Maghazi are preserved in the Ansāb of al-Baladhuri, the Ṭabaqāt of Ibn Sa'd, and the works of Ibn Jarir al-Tabari and al-Waqidi.

· Abdullah ibn Abbas (d. 78 AH), a companion of Muhammad, his traditions are found in various works of Hadith and Sīra.

· Saīd ibn Sad ibn Ubāda al-Khazrajī, another young companion, his writings have survived in the Musnad of Ibn Hanbal and Abī Iwāna, and the Tārīkh of al-Tabari.

· Urwa ibn al-Zubayr (d. 713). He wrote letters replying to inquiries of the Umayyad caliphs, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan and al-Walid I, involving questions about certain events that happened in the time of the Prophet. Since Abd al-Malik did not appreciate the maghāzī literature, these letters were not written in story form. He is not known to have written any books on the subject. He was a grandson of Abu Bakr and the younger brother of Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr.

· Saīd ibn al-Masīb al-Makhzūmī (d. 94 AH), a famous Tābiī and one of the teachers of al-Zuhri. His traditions are quoted in in the Six major hadith collections, and in the Sīra works of Ibn Ishaq, Ibn Sayyid al-Nās, and others.

· Abū Fiḍāla Abd Allāh ibn Kab ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī (d. 97 AH), his traditions were mentioned in Ibn Ishaq and al-Tabari.

· Abbān ibn Uthmān ibn Affān (d. 101-105 AH), the son of Uthman. His traditions are transmitted through Malik ibn Anas in his Muwaṭṭaʾ, the Ṭabaqāt of Ibn Sa'd, and in the histories of al-Tabari and al-Yaqūbī.

· Āmir ibn Sharāḥīl al-Shabī (d. 103 AH), his traditions were transmitted through Abu Isḥāq al-Subaiī, Saīd ibn Masrūq al-Thawrī, al-Amash, Qatāda, Mujālid ibn Saīd, and others.

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8th and early 9th century (2nd century of Hijra)

· Al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr (d. 107 AH), another grandson of Abu Bakr. His traditions are mainly found in Tabari, Al-Balathuri, and al-Waqidi.

· Wahb ibn Munabbih (d. during 725 to 737, or 114 AH). Several books were ascribed to him but none of them are now extant. Some of his works survive as quotations found in works by Ibn Ishaq, Ibn Hisham, Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Abū Nuaym al-Iṣfahānī, and others.

· Ibn Shihāb al-Zuhrī (d. c. 737), a central figure in sīra literature, who collected both ahadith and akhbār. His akhbār also contain chains of transmissions, or isnad. He was sponsored by the Umayyad court and asked to write two books, one on genealogy and another on maghāzī. The first was canceled and the one about maghāzī is either not extant or has never been written.

· Musa ibn Uqba, a student of al-Zuhrī, and wrote Kitāb al-Maghāzī, a notebook used to teach his students; now lost. Some of his traditions have been preserved, although their attribution to him is disputed.

· Muhammad ibn Ishaq (d. 767 or 761), another student of al-Zuhrī, who collected oral traditions that formed the basis of an important biography of the Prophet. His work survived through that of his editors, most notably Ibn Hisham and Ibn Jarir al-Tabari.

Others (710 AD- 921 AD)

· Zubayr ibn al-Awam, the husband of Asma bint Abi Bakr.

· Abaan ibn Uthman ibn Affan, the son of Uthman wrote a small booklet.

· Al-Sha'bi.

· Hammam ibn Munabbih, a student of Abu Hurayrah

· Asim Ibn Umar Ibn Qatada Al-Ansari

· Ma'mar Ibn Rashid Al-Azdi, pupil of Al-Zuhri

· Abdul Rahman ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Ausi, pupil of Al-Zuhri

· Muhammad ibn Salih ibn Dinar Al-Tammar was a pupil of Al-Zuhri and mentor of Al-Waqidi.

· Hashim Ibn Urwah ibn Zubayr, son of Urwah ibn Zubayr, generally quoted traditions from his father but was also a pupil of Al-Zuhri.

· Ya'qub bin Utba Ibn Mughira Ibn Al-Akhnas Ibn Shuraiq Al-Thaqafi

· Abu Ma'shar Najih Al-Madani.

· Ali ibn mujahid Al razi Al kindi.

· Al-Bakka was a disciple of Ibn Ishaq and teacher of Ibn Hisham and thus forms a very important link in Sira between two great scholars.

· Abdul Malik Ibn Hisham, his work incorporated the text of Ibn Ishaq; he was a pupil of Al-Bakka.

· Salama ibn Al-Fadl Al-Abrash Al-Ansari, pupil of Ibn Ishaq.

· Al-Waqidi, whose only surviving work is "Kitab alTarikh wa al-Maghazi" (Book of History and Campaigns)

· Abu Isa Muhammad Al-Tirmidhi wrote compilations of Shamaail (Characteristics of Muhammad)

· Ibn Sa'd wrote the 8-volume work called Tabaqat or The Book of the Major Classes; he was also a pupil of Al-Waqidi.

· Imam Al-Bayhaqee, wrote Dalial An-Nabuwwah (Argument for Prophet hood).

· Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari wrote the well-known work History of the Prophets and Kings, whose earlier books include the life of Muhammad, which cite of Ibn Ishaq.

Later writers and biographies (1100 AD- 1517 AD)

· Abdul Rahman Al-Suhaili, wrote a commentary on Ibn Ishaq's work called Raud al-Unuf.

· Al-Hafiz Abdul Mu'min Al-Dimyati, wrote the book "al-Mukhtasar fi Sirati Sayyid Khair al-Bashar" but is commonly referred to as Sira of Al-Dimyati.

· Ala'al-Din Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Khilati Hanafi,wrote Sirat of Al-Khilati.

· Sheikh Zahir al-Din ibn Muhammad Gazaruni.

· Abu-al-Faraj ibn Al-Jawzi,wrote A Great Collection of Fabricated Traditions a critique of Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal. But his book on Sira is called Sharaf Al-Mustafa (actual full Title of book(s):Uyun al-hikayat fi Sirat Sayyid al-Bariyya).

· Ibn Kathir, wrote Al-Sira Al-Nabawiyya (Ibn Kathir).

· Abu Rabi Sulaiman ibn Musa Al-Kala'i compiled a book titled "Iktifa fi Maghazi al-Mustafa wal-Khulafa al-Thalatha".

· Ibn Abd al-Barr.

· Ibn Sayyid Al-Nas, wrote Uyun al-Athar.

· Qadi Iyad, wrote Ash-Shifa – Muhammad The Messenger of Allah

· Zain al-Din Iraqi was a teacher of Ibn Hajar and he wrote Sira Manzuma.

· Al-Qastallani, his book on Sira is Al-Mawahib al-Ladunniya.

Modern biographies (1800 AD – Present)

· Al-Zurqani,wrote a commentary on the Al-Mawahib al-Ladunniya by Qastallani and it was called Al-Zurqani 'ala al-Mawahib.

· Qazi Halb Burhan-ud-din,wrote Sirat al-Halbiya.

· Shibli Nomani, wrote his famous 5 volume book Sirat-un-Nabi in Urdu with the help of his disciple Syed Sulaiman Nadvi.The book was translated in English by M. Tayyib Bakhsh Budayuni.

· Muhammad Husayn Haykal,wrote The Life of Muhammad in Arabic, 1933; with English translation by Isma'il Raji A. al-Faruqi.

· Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, wrote Muhammad The Ideal Prophet and Muhammad The Prophet Of Peace translated by Rauf Luther.

· N Tawheedi, wrote A Glance At The Life Of The Holy Prophet Of Islam .

· Mohammad Amin, wrote A Spark From The Dynamo Of Prophethood .

· Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall, wrote Al-Amin A Life-Sketch Of The Prophet Muhammad

· Syed M. Nadvi,wrote An Easy History Of The Prophet Of Islam.

· Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi, wrote Muhammad-ur-Rasoolullah in 4 volumes.

· Abdul Hameed Siddiqui,wrote Life Of Muhammad .

· Dr Muhammad Shamsul Haque, wrote Life Of Prophet Muhammad The Final Messenger

· Afzalur Rahman wrote 3 books namely, Muhammad As A Military Leader ; Muhammad Encyclopedia Of Seerah and Muhammad Blessing For Mankind.

· Zahir Ahmed Muhammad,wrote the Glimpses Of The Prophet's Life & Times.

· Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din a.k.a. Martin Lings, wrote Muhammad : His Life Based on the Earliest Sources (1983), Islamic Texts Society.
· Osman Kartal, wrote The Prophet's Scribe(2009), Athena Press.

· Ali Musa Raza, wrote Muhammad In The Qur'an.

· Seyyed Hossein Nasr, wrote Muhammad Man Of Allah.

· Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, wrote Muhammad Rasulullah .

· Muhammad Iqbal,wrote Muhammad The Beloved Prophet.

· Naeem Siddiqui,wrote Muhammad The Benefactor Of Humanity.

· Dr M.H. Durrani,wrote two books namely Muhammad The Biblical Prophet and The Holy Prophet Muhammad.

· Dr Majid Ali Khan,wrote Muhammad The Final Messenger.

· Ahmed Deedat,wrote Muhammad the Greatest and Muhammad the Natural Successor to Christ.

· Jamal Badawi, wrote Muhammad A Blessing For Mankind,a Short Biography and Commentary.

· Mustafa Ahmad al-Zarqa,wrote Muhammad The Perfect Model For Humanity.

· Maulana Wahiduddin Khan,wrote Muhammad The Prophet Of Revolution.

· Syed Iqbal Zaheer,wrote Muhammad The Unlettered Prophet Who Changed The World.

· Abdur Rahman Lutz,wrote Muhammad Upon Whom Be Peace.

· Syed Athar Husain, wrote Prophet Muhammad & His Mission.

· Fethullah Gulen,wrote Prophet Muhammad As Commander and Prophet Muhammad The Infinite Light.

· Kais al-Kalby, wrote Prophet Muhammad The Last Messenger In The Bible.

· Mufti Shafi,wrote Seerat Khaatmul-Ambiyaa – Life Of Rasulullah translated by Abbas Zuber Ali.

· Dr Mohamed Abdulla Pasha,wrote Sixth Century & Beyond – The Prophet & His Times.

· Zakaria Bashier,wrote Sunshine At Madinah: Studies In Life Of Prophet and The Makkan Crucible.

· Dr Ata Mohy-ud-din, wrote The Arabian Prophet.

· Fakir Syed Waheeduddin,wrote The Benefactor & The Rightly-Guided.

· Mustafa as-Sibaa'ie,wrote The Life of Prophet Muhammad – Highlights and Lessons.

· Muhammad Bashiruddin Mahmood, wrote The First & The Last – Muhammad.

· Abdul Majeed,wrote The Last Prophet & His Message

· Mohammad Yusuf,wrote The Last Prophet Of Islam .

· Muhammad Abdul Rauf, wrote The Life & Teaching Of The Prophet Muhammad.

· Syed Ameer Ali, wrote The Life & Teachings Of Mohammad .

· Tahia Al-Ismail,wrote The Life Of Muhammad – Based On Earliest Sources.

· Sarwar Saulat, wrote The Life Of The Prophet.

· Abdal Rahman Azzam,wrote The Life Of The Prophet Muhammad.

· Muhammad Al-Kidari,wrote The Light Of Certitude.

· Muhammad Hamidullah,wrote 4 books on Sira Muhammad Rasulullah: A concise survey of the life and work of the founder of Islam ; The prophet of Islam: Prophet of migration ; The Prophet's establishing a state and his succession ; Battlefields of the Prophet Muhammad.

· Ayatullah Jafar Subhani,wrote The Message – The Holy Prophet Of Allah.

· Khalifa Abdul Hakim, wrote The Prophet & His Message.

· Syed Abdul Wahab, wrote The Shadowless Prophet Of Islam.

· Muhammad Abdul Hai,wrote Uswai Rasool-e-Akram (Life & Teachings Of Prophet).

· Safdar Hosain,wrote Who Was Muhammad?.

· K.L. Gauba, wrote The Prophet of the Desert. (1962)

· Allama Syed Saadat Ali Qadri, wrote Jaan-e-Aalam – Soul of the worlds. (2006)

· Safiur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri,wrote Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar).

· Ali al-Sallabi, wrote The Noble Life of the Prophet (3 Vol.). (2005)

· Mahdi Rizqullah Ahmad,wrote The Prophet of Islam in the Light of the Original Sources: An Analytical Study.

· Muhammad Mohar Ali,wrote Sirat al-Nabi and the Orientalists – with special reference to the writings of William Muir, D.S. Margoliouth and W. Montgomery Watt.

· Khalid Masud, wrote Hayat e Rasul e Ummi in Urdu (translated as: The Unlettered Prophet by Saadia Malik)

· Maulana Wahiduddin Khan wrote Prophet of Revolution

· Karen Armstrong,wrote Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet (1991), and Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time (2006).

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# List of Sunni books

This is a list of the significant books of Islamic Sunni's doctrine.

Hadith

Al-Kutub Al-Sittah

· Sahih al-Bukhari of Muhammad al-Bukhari

· Sahih Muslim of Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj

· Sunan al-Sughra of Al-Nasa'i

· Sunan Abu Dawud of Abu Dawood

· Sunan al-Tirmidhi of Al-Tirmidhi

· Sunan Ibn Majah of Ibn Majah

Primary sources

· Sunan al-Darimi of Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Darimi

· Al-Muwatta of Malik ibn Anas

· Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal of Ahmad ibn Hanbal

· Sunan Al Baihaqi of Al-Bayhaqi

· Bulugh al-Maram by Ibn Hajar Asqalani

Secondary sources

· Masabih al-Sunnah of Al-Baghawi

· Mishkat al-Masabih by Muhammad ibn Abd Allah Khatib Al-Tabrizi

· Riyadh as-Saaliheen of Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi

· Talkhis al-Mustadrak by al-Dhahabi

· Majma al-Zawa'id Ali ibn Abu Bakr al-Haythami

· Kanz al-Ummal of Ali ibn Abd-al-Malik al-Hindi

· Maariful Hadith by Shaykh Mohammad Manzoor Nomani.

· Sahifah Hammam ibn Munabbih of Hammam ibn Munabbih

· Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq of ‘Abd ar-Razzaq as-San‘ani

· Musannaf ibn Jurayj of Ibn Jurayj

· Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer by al-Tabarani

· Al-Mustadrak alaa al-Sahihain of Hakim al-Nishaburi

· Tahdhib al-Athar of Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari

· Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah of Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Ishaq Ibn Khuzaimah

· Sahih Ibn Hibbaan of Abu Hatim Muhammad Ibn Hibbaan Ibn Ahmad At Tamimi Al Busti

· Zujajat al-Masabih of Abdullah Shah Naqshbandi

· At-Targhib wat-Tarhib by Zakiuddin Abdul-Azim Al-Mundhiri.

Hadith studies

· Introduction to the Science of Hadith by Ibn al-Salah.

Commentaries of Hadith collections

· Fath al-Bari of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani

· Umdat al-Qari of Badr al-Din al-Ayni

· Al Minhaj Be Sharh Sahih Muslim of Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi

· Nayl al-Awtar by Muhammad ash-Shawkani

· Mirqat Sharh Mishkat al-masabih by Ali al-Qari

Tafsir

· Tafsir al-Qurtubi by Al-Qurtubi

· Tafsir ibn Kathir by Ismail ibn Kathir

· Tanwir al-Miqbas by Abd Allah ibn Abbas

· Tafsir al-Baghawi by Husain bin Masood al-Baghawi

· Al-Tafsir Al-Kabir by Muhammad ibn Umar Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

· Tafsir al-Jalalayn by Al-Mahalli and Suyuti

· Dur al-Manthur by Suyuti

· Ruh al-Ma'ani by Mahmud al-Alusi

· Tafsir al-Tabari by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari

· Al-Kashshaf by al-Zamakhshari

· Fath al-Qadir by Muhammad ash-Shawkani

· Tafseer-e-Siddiqui by Bahr-ul-Uloom Muhammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqi Qadri Hasrat

· Al-Mufradat fi Gharib al-Quran by al-Raghib al-Isfahani

· Fi Zilal al-Qur'an by Sayyid Qutb

· Tafsir Ziya’ al-Qur'an by Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari

· The Meaning of the Qur'an by Abul Ala Maududi.

· The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali.

· Tafsir-e-Usmani by Shabbir Ahmad Usmani.

Aqeedah

Textual / Athari

· al-Aqīdah aṭ-Ṭaḥāwiyya or "The Fundamentals of Islamic Creed by the Imām aṭ-Ṭaḥāwī. This has been accepted by almost all Sunnī Muslims (Atharis, Asharīs, Māturīdīs). A well-known explanation exists by Ibn Abī 'l-Izz and that by the late Saudi Mufti Abdullāh Ibn Bāz. Several mainstream Sunni scholars have written about the Tahawiyya creed, including a commentary by Ibn al-Seraj al-Dimashqi al-Hanafi called Al-Qala'id fi Sharh il-'Aqa'id

· al-Aqīdah al-Wāsiṭiyyah or "The Fundamentals of Islamic Creed as given to the people of Wāsiṭ, Iraq" by Ibn Taymiya.

· Sharh as Sunnah or the Explanation of the Sunna by Al-Barbahaaree. Lists approximately 170 points pertaining to the fundamentals of Aqidah.

· Khalq Af'aal al-Ibad (The Creation of the acts of Servants) by Bukhari. It shows the opinion of early scholars (Salaf) but it does not cover all topics.

· Lum'at-ul-'Itiqaad by Ibn Qudamah. Details the creed of the early Imams of the Sunni Muslims, defining the Athari school of thought.

· al-Uloow by al-Dhahabī. Details the opinions of early scholars on matters of creed.

· Ibaanah by Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari. Accepted by Atharis and early Ash'aris.

· Kitab Al tawheed by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab

Ash'ari

· Ibaanah by Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari. Accepted by Atharis and early Ash'aris.

· Kitab Al-Irshad Ila Qawati Al-Adilla Fi Usul Ati Tiqad by Al-Juwayni.

Seerah

· Zad al-Ma'ad by Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

· Kitab al-Miraj by Abu'l-Qasim al-Nisaburi (alleged)

· Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum by Safi-ur-Rehman Mubarakpuri

· Al Khasayas Al kubra by Suyuti

· Haza Al-Habib Muhammad Rasool Allah, Ya Muhab by Abu Bakr Jabir Al-Jazairi. Available in English, French translation.

Islamic jurisprudence

Hanafi

· Bahar-e-Shariat by Mufti Amjad Ali Aazmi.

· Fatawa Rashidiya by Rashid Ahmad Gangohi.

· Fatawa Razawiyya by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi.

· Fatawa Mustafwiyah by Mustafa Raza Khan.

· Hidayah by Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani.

· Mukhtasar al-Quduri by Imam al-Quduri translated by Imam Tahir Mahmood al-Kiani.

· Radd al-Muhtar ala al-Dur al-Mukhtar by Ibn Abidin.

Shafi'i

· Al-Maqasid by Yahya Ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi

· Safinat an-Naja by Salim ibn `Abdullah ibn Sa`d ibn Samir al-Hadrami

· Umdat al-Salik wa Uddat al-Nasik by Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri

Maliki

· Al Madwnah AlKubriya M'a Muqadamat Ibn Rashd by Imam Malik ibn Anas

Hanbali

· Al-Kaafi fi fiqh al-Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal by Ibn Qudamah.

· Al Mughni: Sharh Al Kabir by Ibn Qudamah.

General

· Al-Muhalla by Ibn Hazm

· The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam by Yusuf al-Qaradawi

· Nayl al-Awtar by Muhammad ash-Shawkani

· Maratab Al Ijmaa by Ibn Hazm focussing on Ijma.

· Al Mustasfa min Ilm Al-Usool by Ghazali

History books

· Raud al-Unuf by Al Suhayli, a commentary of Ibn Hisham's As-Sirah An-Nabawiyyah

· Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun

· Al-maghazi by Al-Waqidi

· Genealogies of the Nobles (Ansab al-Ashraf) by Ahmad Ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri

· The Comprehensive Compilation of the Names of the Prophet's Companions by Ibn Abd-al-Barr

· Tarikh al-Umam wa al-Muluk by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari

· Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh by Ibn al-Athir

· al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah by Ibn Kathir

· Tarikh al-Khulafa by Suyuti

· The Khalifas who took the right way (book) by Suyuti

· History of Baghdad by Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi

· Al-Farooq by Shibli Nomani

· Ma'alim fi al-Tariq by Sayyid Qutb

· Al-Imama wa al-Siyasa by Ibn Qutaybah

· Al-Fitna Al-Kubra by Taha Hussein

· Sirat al-Halbiya by Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani

· Fath al-Buldan by Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri

Biographical evaluation

· Tahdhib al-Tahdhib by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani

· The Great History by Muhammad al-Bukhari

· Kitab Ma'rifat al-Sahaba (The Book of Knowledge about the Companions) by Ali ibn al-Madini

· The Comprehensive Compilation of the Names of the Prophet's Companions by Yusuf ibn abd al-Barr

· Finding the Truth in Judging the Companions by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani

· The Lions of the Forest and the Knowledge About the Companions by Ali ibn al-Athir

· The Book of The Major Classes by Ibn Sa'd al-Baghdadi

· History of Damascus by Ibn Asaker

· Al-Kamal fi Asma' al-Rijal by Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi

· Tadhkirat al-huffaz by al-Dhahabi

Critique

Shi'a

· Minhaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah by Ibn Taymiya

· Taufa Ithna Ashari by Shah Abdul Aziz

· Al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah by Ibn Hajar al-Haytami

· Mawaddat al-Qurba by Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani (alleged)

· Yanabi al-Muwadda by Sulayman al-Qunduzi (alleged)

Ikhtilaf

· Maulana, Andhe ki laathi

· Habib al-Siyar by Muhammad Khwandamir

· Al Insaf fi Bayaanul Asbabul Ikhtilaf by Shah Waliullah.

Avicenna

· The Incoherence of the Philosophers by Al-Ghazali

Tazkiah and Tasawwuf

Dhikr

· al-Wabil al-Sayyib by Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya.

· Dala'il al-Khayrat by Muhammad al-Jazuli

General

· Kashf Al-Mahjub by Ali Hujwiri.

· Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism: Al-risala Al-qushayriyya Fi 'ilm Al-tasawwuf by Abd al-Karīm ibn Hawāzin Qushayri (ISBN 9781859641866)

· Kimiya-yi sa'ādat by Ghazali.

· Mukashafatul Quloob by Ghazali. English title - Exposition of Hearts.

Adab

· Minhaj ul Muslimeen by Syed Masood Ahmad

Political Islam

· Ma'alim fi al-Tariq by Sayyid Qutb.

· To Be a European Muslim by Tariq Ramadan.

· Islamic Way of Life by Abul Ala Maududi.

· Fatwa on Terrorism by Tahir-ul-Qadri.

· Hujjat al-Balagha by Shah Waliullah

Miscellaneous books

· Chach Nama by Kazí Ismail

· Sharh al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah by Muhammad al-Zurqani

· Sirush Shahadhathayn Shah Abdul Aziz

· Mu'jam Al-Buldan by Yaqut al-Hamawi

· Wafa al-Wafa by Ali ibn Ahmad al-Samhudi

· Ma'arij-ul-Nabuwwah by Abdul-Haqq Dehlavi

· Kitab Akhbar as-Sifat by Ibn Jawzi

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# List of tafsir works

List of Tafsir

Tafsir is a body of commentary and explication, aimed at explaining the meanings of the Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam. The following is a list of books of tafsir, also known as Qur'anic commentaries.

Classic Arabic

· Muqatil ibn Sulayman (80-150 AH) Tafsir al Kabīr. The first "full tafsir" attributed to Muqatil ibn Sulayman ibn Bashir al Balkhi.

· Muḥammad ibn Jarīr al-Ṭabarī (838-923 CE): Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī.

· Ibn Kathīr (1301-1373 CE): Tafsīr ibn Kathīr - A classic tafsīr, considered to be a summary of the earlier tafsīr by Ibn Jarīr al-Ṭabarī.

· Fakhruddīn al-Rāzī (865-925 CE): Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb ('Keys to the Unseen') also known as Al-Tafsīr al-Kabīr ('The Great Exegesis') - a voluminous work covering many aspects of the meanings of the Quran, including science and medicine.

· Yahyā ibn Ziyād al-Farrā': Ma'ānī al-Qur'ān (The Meanings of the Quran).

· Qāḍī Abū Sa'ūd al-Ḥanafī: Irshād al 'Aql as-Salīm ilā Mazāyā al-Qur'ān al-Karīm also known as Tafsīr Abī Sa'ūd.

· Imām Abū 'Abdullāh ibn Aḥmad al-Qurṭubī (1214-1273 CE): Al-Jāmi' li-Aḥkām al-Qur'ān ('The Collection of Quranic Injunctions') by the famous Mālikī jurist of Cordoba, in Andalucia. This ten-volume tafsīr is a commentary on the Quranic verses dealing with legal issues. Although the author was a Mālikī, he also presents the legal opinions of other major schools of Islamic jurisprudence; thus it is popular with jurists from all of the schools of Islamic law. One volume of this tafsīr has been translated into English by Aisha Bewley.

· Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Tha'labī (died 427 AH / 1035 CE): Tafsīr al-Tha'labī, also known as al-Tafsīr al-Kabīr ('The Great Commentary').

· Qaḍi Abū Bakr ibn al-'Arabī: Aḥkam al-Qur'ān - The author is generally known as 'Qaḍi ibn al-'Arabī' (ibn 'Arabī, the judge) to distinguish him from the famous Sufi ibn 'Arabī; he was a Mālikī jurist from Andalucia (Muslim Spain) His tafsīr has been published in three volumes and contains commentary on the legal rulings of the Quran according to the Mālikī school.

· Al-Jaṣṣāṣ: Aḥkam al-Qur'ān ('The Commands of the Quran') - Based on the legal rulings of the Ḥanafī school of Islamic law. This was published in three volumes and remains popular amongst the Hanafis of India, the Middle East and Turkey.

· Maḥmūd Ālūsī al-Ḥanafī: Tafsīr Rūḥ al-Ma'ānī fī Tafsīr al-Qur'ān al-'Azīm wa al-Saba' al-Mathānī ('The Spirit of Meanings on the Exegesis of the Sublime Quran and the Seven Oft-repeated [Verses]') - often abbreviated to Rūḥ al-Ma'ānī.

· Ismā'īl Haqqī al-Bursawī: Rūḥ al-Bayān - the ten-volume Arabic work by the founder of the Hakkiyye Jelveti Sufi Order from Turkey.

· Ibn 'Ajībah: Al-Baḥr al-Muḥīṭ ('The Encompassing Ocean'), generally known as Tafsīr ibn 'Ajībah - a two-volume work by a Moroccan Sheikh of the Darqāwī branch of the Shādhilī Order of Sufis.

· Ma'ālim al-Tanzīl- by Ḥasan bin Mas'ūd al-Baghawī (died 510 AH/1116 CE) also known widely as Tafsīr al-Baghawī - A popular tafsīr amongst Sunni Muslims, it relies heavily on the Tafsīr of al-Tha'labī, whilst placing more emphasis on Prophetic traditions (ḥadīth).

· Abu al-Qāsim Mahmūd ibn 'Umar al-Zamakhsharī (died 1144 CE): Al-Kashshāf ('The Revealer'). Al-Zamakhsharī belonged to the Mu'tazilah sect, but nevertheless this tafsīr has been popular among scholars down the years, and is usually printed along with Sunnī supercommentaries, pointing out what they consider to be mistakes, made because of the author's Mu'tazilite beliefs.

· 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar al-Baiḍāwī (died 685 AH/1286 AD) - Anwār al-Tanzīl, also famous as Tafsīr al-Bayḍāwī - a shortened version of Al-Kashshāf, with Mu'tazilite references altered; printed in two volumes. In Turkey it is often published with marginal notes by a Turkish Sheikh called 'al-Qunawī' in seven volumes.

· Al-Muḥarrar al-wajīz fī tafsīr al-kitāb al-azīz ('The Concise Record of the Exegesis of the Noble Book') - commonly known as Tafsīr ibn 'Aṭiyyah after its author, Ibn Aṭiyyah (d. ~ 541 or 546 AH), a Maliki judge from al-Andalus. This tafsīr work is popular in North Africa.

· Zad al-Masir fi ‘Ilm al-Tafsir - Written by the great Ḥanbalī polymath Ibn al-Jawzi.

· Tafsīr an-Nasafī - Written by the great Hanafi theologian al-Nasafī and published in two volumes.

· Tafsīr Abī Ḥayyān also called Al-Baḥr al-Muḥīṭ - This tafsīr is in several volumes and contains many stories that some commentators consider to be unreliable. However, it is popular in North Africa as it originated from Andalucia.

· "Tafsīr al-Jalālayn" ('The Commentary of the Two Jalāls') - This Arabic tafsīr was begun by Jalāluddīn al-Maḥallī (in 1459), and was subsequently completed, in the same style, by his student, the famous Shāfi'ī Sheikh Jalāluddīn al-Suyūṭī (died 911 AH/1505 CE), who completed it in 1505. Jalālayn is very popular with Muslims all over the world due to its simplicity. It has also been translated completely by Aisha Bewley.

· Al-Durr al-Manthūr fī al-Tafsīr bi-l-Ma'thūr ('The Threaded Pearl Concerning Commentary Based on Traditions'), also by Jalāluddīn al-Suyūṭī. This tafsīr, in Arabic, concentrates on the hadīths that have been transmitted relating to each verse and subject in the Quran. It has been published in six volumes.

Modern Tafsīrs

· Hamid Hasan Bilgrami: Fuyuooz ul-Qur'ān ('Benevolences of Quran') in Urdu. Dr Bilgrami, former Vice Chancellor Islamic University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan; An Educationist, Sufi and Widely acknowledged as one of the leading scholars of the Muslim World, received Religious and Spiritual Knowledge from Hazrat Qibla Maulana Qazi Ahmed Abdus Samad Farooqui Quadri Chishti of Tekmal, Hyderabad Deccan, India (Hazrat Qibla migrated from India to Karachi, Pakistan in 1950). Dr. Bilgrami wrote one of the most accepted Urdu commentaries, Fuyuooz ul-Qur'ān (Fayyuz-Ul-Quran), (two Volumes).

· Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari: A great scholar of the last century, wrote one of most widely-read Urdu commentaries Zia' ul-Qur'ān ('The Light of the Quran'), written in eloquent Urdu and is known for its literary excellence.

· Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri: Irfan-ul-Quran - Available both in English and in Urdu, by scholar and author Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri.

· Ghulām Rasūl Sa'īdī: Widely acknowledged as one of the leading scholars of the Muslim World, he has written a twelve volume tafsīr of the Qur'an' Tibyan ul Quran ' that is written in a scholarly manner and includes references to many classical works of Islam (as well as some modern).

· Sayyid Sa'ādat 'Alī Qādarī: Elder brother of Justice Sayyid Shujā'at 'Alī Qādarī, has written an Urdu tafsīr, entitled Yā'ayyuhalladhīna Āmanū, which covers modern-day issues in a very easy to understand style

· Muhammad Shafi: Ma'ārif-ul Qur'ān, is a detailed and comprehensive commentary of the Quran written in Urdu, and has been translated to English. The author is the father of Muftī Taqī Usmānī. It is published in eight volumes, and addresses many modern issues.

· Bahr-ul-Uloom Muhammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqi Qadri Hasrat: Tafseer-e-Siddiqui, in Urdu. Written early last century by the former dean of theology of Osmania University. As a professor of Arabic and theology, he attempted to interpret the Quranic Arabic in Urdu as well to as address some critical current issues.

· Sayyid Quṭb: Fī Zilāl al-Qur'ān ('In the Shade of the Quran') in Arabic. - Many praise it as a modern tafsīr, but at the same time, many critics including some sunni scholars say that Quṭb had little Islamic knowledge, and wrote his commentary according to his own opinion. It has also been attacked for not following the style of classical tafsīrs.

· Sayyid Abul A'lā Maudūdī: Tafhīm al-Qur'ān ('Understanding of the Quran'), a six-volume tafsir, written in Urdu. The English translation was released as Towards Understanding the Qur'an, and it was also translated into Malayalam and Kannada.

· Amīn Ahsan Islāhī: Tadabbur-i Qur'ān - written in Urdu by Indian/Pakistani scholar. Based on the idea of the nazm (thematic and structural coherence) in the Quran.

· Ghulam Ahmad Pervez: Matalib-ul-Furqān - written in Urdu by a Pakistani scholar.

· Muḥammad al-Ghazzālī, a recent Egyptian scholar who died in 2001 (not the Imām al-Ghazālī): "A Thematic Commentary on the Qur'an" - A tafsīr that tries to explore the themes that weave through the entire Quran as well as the main theme of each chapter.

· Bediuzzaman Said Nursi: Isharat al I'jaz (Signs of Miraculousness). Nursi began to write this tafsīr in 1910s. It was written in Ottoman Turkish (translated into Arabic, English etc.) in the classical exegesis style, with special emphasis to combining linguistical nuances with theological depth. Consists of one volume only, addressing the exegesis of the first chapter and part of the second chapter of the Quran.

· Bediuzzaman Said Nursi: Risale-i Nur, written mainly in Turkish, is a larger work, with four main volumes. It consists of extensive exegesis of certain verses and explanation of the fundamentals of how to approach the Quran. It especially explains the verses that 21. Century's people need most. In other words, it studies the verses about the six articles of belief of Islam Religion such as believing in God, day of judgment. It also gives logical answers to the questions asked by Atheists. This work is written in a more accessible style to the general public and is translated into 52 languages.,  Nursi also wrote Muhakamat in Arabic (also translated into Turkish) which outlines in a sophisticated manner the hermeneutics of the Quran. Mathnawi al Nuriya, written in Arabic (abridged Turkish translation and also a non-academic English rendition is available),can also be considered an exegetical work in that it contains his deep reflections on different verses of the Quran. Born toward the end of the Ottoman State, Nursi, an erudite exegete and theologian, died in 1960 in modern Turkey.

· Muḥammad Ḥusayn al-Ṭabāṭabā'ī: Tafsīr Al-Mīzān - A twenty-volume work using the methodology of explaining the Qur'an through the Qur'an, and compiled by a Shī'ah author.

· Al-Habib Muhammad Ridwan Al-Jufrie wrote Tafsir Al-Jufrie Baina Tafwidh Wa Ta'wil in the Arabic language.

· Tafsser Al-shaarawi : to Muhammad Mutwaly Al-shaarawi, a famous Egyptian scholar.

Ashraf ALi Thanvi,19/0/1863-4/7/1943, was an Indian Islami Sunni Hanfi Scholar,graduated from Darul Uloom Doeband, the great Islamic seminary, Tafisr written by him Bayanul Quran in Urdu. [wiki, 2012]

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# List of Shia books

Theology of Shi'a

These books include discussions about Theology (Tawhīd, Nubuwwah, Imamah, etc. ) of Shi'a.

Classic Kalam

These books seek to give a rational account of Shi'a theology in contrast with the Ash'ari, Mu'tazili and other theological schools of Islam. The contents of these books are taken from the 8th to the 13th century (2nd to 7th century of Islam).

· I'tiqadatul Imamiya by Shaykh Saduq

· Tashih al-I'tiqad by Shaykh Mufid, a correction of al-Saduq's I'tiqad by al-Mufid.

· Tajrid al-i‘tiqad by Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201-1274)

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

Hadith collections

· Book of Fatimah (by Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad)

· Nahj al-Balagha — Collected sermons of Imam 'Ali ibn Abi Talib by Sayyad Razi.

1.      Kitab al-Kafi of Kulayni (divided into Usul al-Kafi, Furu al-Kafi and Rawdat al-Kafi)

2.      Man la Yahdhuruhu'l Faqih of Shaikh Saduq

3.      Tahdhib al-Ahkam by Abu Ja'far al-Tusi

4.      Al-Istibsar by Abu Ja'far al-Tusi

· The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays —by Sulaym ibn Qays

· Wasael ush-Shia — 1600s by Shaikh al-Hur al-Aamili. A 20 volume collection, meant to include all 'authentic' Hadith from the available Shia hadith books, checking their authenticity on the strict principles of Ilm-ur-Rajjal.

· Mustadrak al-Wasael by Mirza Hussayn Nuri

· Bihar al-Anwar — 1600s by Allama Majlesi. An encyclopedic, 100 volume collection, meant to include all Hadith current at the time of compilation as well as his opinions regarding their authenticity

· Haqqul Yaqeen by Allama Majlisi

· Mir'at-ul-Uqool fi Akhbar aal al-Rasul (Shahr Usul al-Kafi) — by Allama Majlesi

· Jesus through Shiite Narrations — ? by Mahdi Muntazir Qaim

· Ilal-Alshraiy — Shaikh Saduq

· Hulyatul Mutaqeen — Allama Majlesi

· Maeny Alakhbar — by Shaikh Saduq

· Aamali — by Shaikh Saduq

· Aamali — by Sheikh al-Mufid

· Al-Khisal - by Shaikh saduq

· Sharhul Akhbar - by Syedna Qadi al Nu’man

· Uyun al Akhbar - by syedna Idris Imad al din

· Daym Al Islam - by syedna Qadi al Nu'man

· Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim

Also another book which is considered by the mustaali Ismailis as the greatest authority on Ismaili law up to the present day is Daim al-Islam composed by syedenna qadi al-numan(R.A). This contains hadiths and traditions from the Ismaili Imams on all aspects of life, i.e. Faith, devotion, ritual purity, prayer, funerals, alms tax, fasting, pilgrimage, and jihad.

The second volume deals with a wide range of subjects such as food, dress, medicine, oaths, hunting, ritual slaughter, business transactions, marriage, divorce, inheritance, criminal punishments, the question of apostasy and the etiquette of judges.

Collections of Du'a (Supplications and Prayers)

· al-Sahifa al-Alawiya — prayers of 'Ali, the 1st Shi'a Imam.

· al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya — 678-713 by Ali Zayn al-Abidin, the 4th Imam.

· Sahifa al-Mahdi — prayers attributed last Shi'a Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi.

· Mafatih al-Jinan — collected by Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi.

· Ahsan ul Aqayed — writer Alama Muhammad Qasim Zaidi

Tafsir

· Tafseer Imam Hassan Askari(As)

· Tafsir al-Mizan — by Allamah Tabatabai

· Holy Quran (puya) — by Mahdi Puya

· Al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Quran — by Al-Fazl Al-Tubrusi

· Al-Tibbyan Fi Tafsir al-Quran — by Al-Sheik Al-Tusi

· Tafsir Al-Qummi — by Mohammad bin Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Qummi

· Tafsir of Mujahid — by Abu al-Hajjaj Mujahid

· Tafsir Farman Ali — by Hafiz Maulalna Farman Ali

· "Hindi" Translation of (Quran-e-Majeed) — by Dr. Syed Ali Imam Zaidi, "Gauhar" Lucknavi

· Tafsir Al-mizan by Muhammad Hussein Tabatabai

History books

· Restatement of History of Islam by Sayed Ali Asgher Razwy

· Tazkar-tul-Athar— by Sheikh al-Mufid

· Kamaaluddin wa Tamamum ul Ne'amah— by Shaikh Saduq

· Majalisul Momoneen— by Qazi Noor Ullah Shoostri

· Tareq-a-Shian-Ali— by Muhammad Hassan Rizvi

hi'a-Sunni argumentations

· Al Muraja'at — ? by Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi

· Peshawar Nights — ? by Sultanu'l-Wa'izin Shirazi

· Then I was Guided (book) — ? by Muhammad al-Tijani

· The Shi'ah are (the real) Ahl al-Sunnah (book) — ? by Muhammad al-Tijani

· Ask Those Who Know (book) — ? by Muhammad al-Tijani

· To be with the truthful (book) — ? Muhammad al-Tijani

· Saful Jali fe Munkiray Welyate Ali by Dr.Tahir-ul-Qadri

· Maktab Imamat and Khalafat by Murtaza Askari

· Mujhe Raasta Mil Gaya

· Ho Jao Sachcho Ke Saath

Anthologies

· A Bundle of Flowers — a popular English language secondary collection of Shi'a hadith as collected by Ayatullah Sayyid Kamal Faghih Imani. It narrates traditions from such Shia collections as Man La Yahduruhul Faqih and Kitab al-Kafi.

· A Shi'ite Anthology  — by William Chittick.

Uncategorized

· Imamate and Leadership

· Fatemeh is Fatemeh

· The Message (Subhani) by Ayatullah Ja'far Subhani

· Islamic Laws

· (Quran-e-Majeed) Hafiz Maulana farman Ali sb (Hindi translation)By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi

· (Thofatul awam) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi

· (Quran and Science)Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi

· (wazaiful Abrar) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi.

· (Tafseer-e-Karbala)Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi

· (Aliea) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi

· (Husain ka Balidan)Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi

· (Chaudha Sitarai) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi

· (Gauhar-e-Aza) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi

· (Najmul Aza) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi

· (Hayat-Bad-Az-Maut)Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi

· (shahan-e-Avadh aur shiyat) Hindi translation By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi(Gauhar)Lucknavi

· (Guldasta-e-Salam)(Urdu) By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi

· (Tareekh-e-Islam-Az-Quran)"Masnavi"(Urdu) By: Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi (Gauhar) Lucknavi

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)

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