An Overview of The Mahdi’s (‘atfs) Government

Bibliography

Note: With the exception of the Holy Qur’an and Nahj al-Balaghah, the following title-based bibliographical entries are arranged in Arabic alphabetical order, as in the original version, without taking into account the Arabic definite article “al” (أل) in many of the entries. (Trans.)

Holy Qur’an.

Najh al-Balaghah.

أ
Ithbat al-Wasiyyah. ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Mas‘udi (born 346 AH). Qum: Intisharat ar-Radi, 1404 AH.

Ithbat al-Huda’. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan Hurr-‘Amili (born 1104 AH). Qum: Chapkhaneh-ye ‘Ilmiyyeh, n.d.

Al-Ihtijaj. Ahmad ibn ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib at-Tabarsi (6th century AH). Najaf al-Ashraf: Dar al-Nu‘man, 1386 AH.

Ihqaq al-Haqq wa Izhaq al-Batil. Shahid Qadi Nurullah Husayni Mar‘ashi Tastari (born 1019 AH). (Under the supervision of Ayatullah Mar‘ashi Najafi). Qum: Ayatullah Mar‘ashi Najafi Library.

Al-Ikhtisas. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn an-Nu‘man (born 413 AH). Qum: Islamic Publisher affiliated to the Society of Teachers.

Al-Ikhtiyar Ma‘rifah ar-Rijal (Rijal Kashshi). Abu ‘Umru Muhammad ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul-‘Aziz Kashshi (born 385 AH). Abridgement of Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan at-Tusi, Mashhad University.

Al-Idha‘ah Limakana wa ma Yakunu bayna Yadi as-Sa‘ah. Muhammad Siddiq Hasan Qanuji Bukhari (born 1307 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.

Al-Irshad. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn an-Nu‘man (born 413 AH). Qum: Basirati.

Al-Irshad al-Qulub. Abu Muhammad ad-Daylami. Beirut: Ma‘assasah al-A‘lami.

Is‘af ar-Raghibin. Muhammad ibn ‘Ali as-Sabban (born 1206 AH). Cairo: Dar al-Fikr.

Usad al-Ghabah. Ibn al-Athir Shaybani (born 630 AH). Tehran: Chapkhaneh-ye Islamiyyah.

Al-Isabah fi Ma‘rifah as-Sahabah. Ibn Hijr ‘Asqalani (born 852 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Kitab.

Al-Usul as-Sittah ‘Ashar. Researched by Hasan Mustafawi. Tehran, 1371 AHS.

A‘lam al-Munjid. Luyis Ma‘luf al-Yasu‘i. Beirut: Dar al-Mashriq.

A‘lam an-Nisa’. ‘Umar Rida-Kahalah. Beirut: Ma‘assasah ar-Risalah, 1401 AH.

I‘lam al-Wara bi A‘lam al-Huda. Abu ‘Ali Fadl ibn Hasan Tabarsi (born 548 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Ma‘rifah.

A‘yan ash-Shi‘ah. Sayyid Muhsin Amin ‘Amili. Beirut: Dar at-Ta‘aruf.

Iqbal. Radiyyuddin Abu’l-Qasim ‘Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja‘far ibn Tawus (born 664 AH). Tehran: Dar al-Kutub al-Islamiyyah, 1390 AH.

Ilzam an-Nasib. Shaykh ‘Ali Yazdi Ha’iri. Qum, 1404 AH.

Amali ash-Shajari (Al-Amali al-Khamsiyyah). Yahya ibn Husayn Shajari (born 479 AH). Beirut: ‘Alam al-Kutub.

Amali Shaykh Tusi. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn al-Hasan Tusi (born 460 AH). Baghdad: Al-Maktabah al-Ahliyyah.

Amali Mufid. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn an-Nu‘man (born 413 AH). Qum: Islamic Publisher affiliated to the Society of Teachers.

Al-Imamah wa’t-Tabirrah. ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Babuyah al-Qummi (born 329 AH). Qum: Madrasah al-Imam al-Mahdi (atfs).

Al-Ansab. Abu Sa‘d ‘Abdul-Karim Tamimi Sam‘ani (born 563 AH). Beirut: Mu‘assasah al-Kutub ath-Thaqafiyyah, 1408 AH.

Al-Ayqaz min al-Haj‘ah. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan Hurr ‘Amili (born 1104 AH). Qum: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.

Al-Ayyam al-Makkiyyah. Najmuddin Tabasi. Qum: College of the Islamic Sciences.

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Bihar al-Anwar. Muhammad Baqir Majlisi (born 1111 AH). Beirut: Mu‘assasah al-Wafa’.

Al-Bada’ wa’t-Tarikh. Attributed to Abu Zayd Ahmad ibn Sahl Balkhi Muqaddasi (born 355 AH). Tehran: Asadi Library.

Al-Burhan fi Tafsir al-Qur’an. Sayyid Hashim Bahrani (born 1107 AH). Qum: Chapkhaneh-ye ‘Ilmiyyeh.

Al-Burhan fi ‘Alamat Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman. ‘Ala’uddin ‘Ali ibn Hisamuddin, known as Muttaqi Hindi (born 975 AH). Qum: Chapkhaneh-ye Khayyam.

Burhan-e Qati‘. Muhammad Husayn Burhan (born 1083 AH). Tehran: Nashr-e Khirad Nima.

Bisharah al-Islam. Sayyid Mustafa Al as-Sayyid Haydar Kazimi (born 1336 AH). Tehran: Naynawa al-Hadithah Library.

Bisharah al-Mustafa. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Abu’l-Qasim Tabari. Najaf al-Ashraf: Haydariyyah Bookshop.

Basa’ir ad-Darajat fi Fada’il Al Muhammad. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Farukh Saffar Qummi (born 290 AH). Qum: Ayatullah Mar‘ashi Najafi Library.

Bihjah al-Amal. Mulla ‘Ali ‘Aliyari Tabrizi (born 1327 AH). Tehran: Kawshanpur Islamic Cultural Foundation.

Bayan al-A’immah. Muhammad Mahdi Najafi. Qum, 1408 AH.

Al-Bayan fi Akhbar Sahib az-Zaman. Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Muhammad Qurashi, Ganji-ye Shafi‘i (born 658 AH). Tehran: Dar Ihya’ Turath Ahl al-Bayt.

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Ta’wil al-Ayat az-Zahirah fi Fada’il al-‘Itrah at-Tahirah. Sayyid Sharafuddin ‘Ali Husayni Astarabadi Najafi (born 6th AH). Qum: Madrasah al-Imam al-Mahdi (atfs).

Tarikh al-Umam wa’l-Muluk. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Jarir Tabari (born 310 AH). Cairo: Dar al-Ma‘arif.

Tarikh Baghdad. Abubakr Ahmad ibn ‘Ali Khatib Baghdadi (born 463 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.

Tarikh ma Ba‘d az-Zuhur. Sayyid Muhammad Sadiq Sadr. Beirut: Dar at-Ta‘aruf lil-Matbu‘at.

Tabsirah al-Wala. Sayyid Hashim Bahrani (born 1107 AH). Beirut: Mu‘assasah al-A‘lami.

Tuhaf al-‘Uqul ‘an Al ar-Rasul. Abu Muhammad Hasan ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Shu‘bah Harrani. Qum: Islamic Publisher affiliated to the Society of Teachers.

Tadhkirah al-Fuqaha. ‘Allamah Hilli (born 726 AH). Qum: Mu‘assasah Al al-Bayt (‘a) Li-Ihya’ at-Turath.

At-Targhib wa’t-Tarhib min al-Hadith ash-Sharif. ‘Abdul-‘Azim ibn ‘Abdul-Qawi al-Mundhiri (born 656 AH). Beirut: Dar Ihya’ at-Turath al-‘Arabi.

At-Tasrih bima Tawatur fi Nuzul al-Masih. Muhammad Anwar Shah Kashmiri Hindi (born 1352 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Qur’an al-Karim.

At-Tatbiq bayn as-Safinah wa’l-Bihar bi’t-Tab‘ah al-Jadidah. Sayyid Jawad Mustafawi. Mashhad: Astan Quds Radawi, 1403 AH.

Tafsir as-Safi. Fayd Kashani (born 1091 AH). Beirut: Mu‘assasah al-A‘lami.

Tafsir al-‘Askari (‘a). Attributed to Imam Hasan al-‘Askari (‘a). Qum: Madrasah al-Imam al-Mahdi (atfs), 1409 AH.

Tafsir al-‘Ayyashi. Muhammad ibn Mas‘ud ibn ‘Ayyash Samarqandi. Tehran: Kitabfurushi-ye Islamiyyeh.

*Tafsir Furat al-Kufi.*Furat ibn Ibrahim ibn Furat Kufi. Qum: Kitabfurushi-ye Dawari.

Tafsir Qummi. Abu’l-Hasan ‘Ali ibn Ibrahim Qummi (late 3rd century AH). Najaf al-Ashraf: Al-Huda Bookshop.

Tafsir Nur ath-Thaqalayn. ‘Abd ‘Ali ibn Jum‘ah al-‘Arusi al-Hawizi (born 1112 AH). Qum: Chapkhaneh-ye ‘Ilmiyyeh.

Taqrib al-Ma‘arif. Shaykh Taqi’uddin Abu’s-Salih Halabi (born 447 AH). Qum: Islamic Publisher affiliated to the Society of Teachers, 1404 AH.

At-Taqrib wa’t-Taysir. Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi. Beirut.

Tanqih al-Maqal fi ‘Ilm ar-Rijal. Shaykh ‘Abdullah ibn Muhammad Hasan ibn al-Mawla ‘Abdullah al-Mamqani an-Najafi (born 1351 AH).

Tahdhib al-Ahkam fi Sharh al-Maqna‘ah. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn al-Hasan Tusi (born 460 AH). Tehran: Dar al-Kutub al-Islamiyyah.

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Thawab al-A‘mal wa ‘Aqab al-A‘mal. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Babuyah (born 381 AH). Qum: Ayatullah Mar‘ashi Najafi Library.

ج

Jami‘ Ahadith ash-Shi‘ah. Sayyid Husayn Burujerdi (born 1380 AH). Qum: Madinah al-‘Ilm.

Jami‘ al-Akhbar. Tajuddin Shu‘ayri (6th century AH). Qum: Intisharat-e Radi.

Jami‘ al-Usul Ahadith ar-Rasul. Abu as-Sa‘adat Mubarak ibn Muhammad known as Ibn Athir (born 606 AH). Beirut: Dar Ihya’ at-Turath al-‘Arabi.

Al-Jami‘ as-Sahih. Muhammad ibn ‘Isa ibn Surah Tirmidhi (born 297 AH). Beirut: Dar Ihya’ at-Turath al-‘Arabi.

Jam‘ al-Jawami‘ (Al-Jami‘ al-Kabir). Jalaluddin ‘Abd ar-Rahman Suyuti (born 911 AH). Lithography.

ح

Al-Hawi Lil-Fatawa. Jalaluddin ‘Abd ar-Rahman Suyuti (born 911 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.

Haqq al-Yaqin. Muhammad Baqir Majlisi (born 1111 AH). Tehran: Jawidan.

Hilyah al-Abrar fi Fada’il Muhammad wa Alih al-Athar. Sayyid Hashim ibn Isma‘il Bahrani (born 1107 AH). Qum: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.

Hilyah al-Awliya’ wa Tabaqat al-Asfiya’. Abu Na‘im Isfahani Ahmad ibn ‘Abdullah (born 430 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Kitab al-‘Arabi.

خ

Al-Khra’ij wa’l-Jara’ij. Abu al-Husayn Sa‘id ibn Hibatullah known as Qutbuddin Rawandi (born 573 AH). Qum: Mu‘assasah al-Imam al-Mahdi (‘a).

Al-Khisal. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Babuyah Qummi (born 381 AH). Qum: Islamic Publisher affiliated to the Society of Teachers.

Khulasah al-Aqwal (Rijal ‘Allamah). Hasan ibn Yusuf ibn Mutahhar Hilli (born 726 AH). Qum: Ar-Radi.

د

Durar al-Akhbar fima Yata‘allaq Bi-Hal al-Ihtidar. Shakyh Muhammad Rida Tabasi Najafi (born 1405 AH). Najaf al-Ashraf: Nu‘man Publisher.

Ad-Durr al-Manthur fi’t-Tafsir Bi’l-Ma’thur. Jalaluddin Suyuti (born 911 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Ma‘rifah.

Dala’il al-Imamah. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Jarir ibn Rustam Tabari. Qum: Kitabfurushi-ye Radi.

Dala’il an-Nubuwwah. Ahmad ibn ‘Abdullah Abu Na‘im Isfahani (born 430 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Ma‘rifah.

ذ

Dhakha’ir al-‘Uqba fi Manaqib Dhawi’l-Qurba. Muhibbuddin Ahmad ibn ‘Abdullah at-Tabari (born 694 AH). Qum: Kitabfurushi-ye Muhammadi.

Adh-Dhari‘ah ila Tasanif ash-Shi‘ah. Aqa Buzurg Tehrani (born 1389 AH). Tehran: Kitabfurushi-ye Islamiyyeh.

ر

Ramuz al-Ahadith. Ḍiya’uddin Ahmad ibn Mustafawi Istanbuli (born 1311 AH). Printed in India.

Rijal ibn Dawud. Hasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Dawud Hilli (born early 8th century AH). Najaf, 1972.

Raj‘at az Nazar-e Shi‘ah. Najmuddin Tabasi. Qum: Chapkhaneh-ye ‘Ilmiyyeh, 1400 AH.

Ar-Raj‘ah fi Ahadith al-Fariqayn. Najmuddin Tabasi.

Rahnama-ye Kutub Arba‘ah. Muhammad Muzaffari. Qum: Chapkhaneh-ye ‘Ilmiyyeh, 1405 AH.

Rawdah al-Muttaqin. Muhammad Taqi Majlisi (born 1070 AH). Tehran: Kushanpur Islamic Cultural Foundation.

Rawdah al-Wa‘izin. Muhammad ibn Fatal Nayshaburi (born 508 AH). Qum: Intisharat-e ar-Radi.

Riyahin ash-Shari‘ah. Dhabihullah Mahallati. Tehran: Dar al-Kutub al-Islamiyyah.

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Sitareh-ye Dirakhshan. Shaykh Muhammad Rida Tabasi Najafi. Trans. Sayyid Muhammad Mir Shah Walid. Tehran: Intisharat-e Muhammadi.

Safinah al-Bihar. Shaykh ‘Abbas Qummi (born 1359 AH). Qum: Intisharat-e Uswah.

Sunan ibn Majah. Muhammad ibn Yazid Qazwini (born 275 AH). Beirut: Dar Ihya’ at-Turath al-‘Arabi.

Sunan Abi Dawud. Sulayman ibn al-Ash‘ath Sajistani (born 275 AH). Dar Ihya’ as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah.

As-Sunan al-Kubra. Abubakr Ahmad ibn al-Husayn Bayhaqi (born 458 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Ma‘rifah.

Sunan ad-Darami. Abu Muhammad ‘Abdullah Darami (born 255 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Fikr.

As-Sirah al-Halabiyyah. ‘Ali ibn Burhanuddin Halabi Shafi‘i (born 1044 AH). Beirut.

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Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah. ‘Izzuddin Abu Hamid ibn Hibatullah ibn Abi al-Hadid Mada’ini (born 655 AH). Cairo: Babi Halabi Publisher.

Ash-Shi‘ah wa’r-Raj‘ah. Shaykh Muhammad Rida Tabasi Najafi. Najaf al-Ashraf: Al-Adab Publisher, 1385 AH.

ص

Sahih al-Bukhari. Isma‘il ibn Ibrahim Ja‘fi Bukhari (born 256 AH). Beirut: Dar ‘Ihya’ at-Turath al-‘Arabi.

Sahih Tirmidhi. Abu ‘Isa Muhammad ibn ‘Isa ibn Surah (born 297 AH). Beirut: Dar ‘Ihya’ at-Turath al-‘Arabi.

Sahih Muslim. Abu’l-Husayn Muslim ibn Hajjaj Qashiri Nayshaburi (born 261 AH). Beirut: Dar ‘Ihya’ at-Turath al-‘Arabi.

As-Sirat al-Mustaqim ila Mustahaqqi at-Taqdim. Zaynuddin Abu Muhammad ‘Ali ibn Yunus ‘Amili Nabati (born 877 AH). Tehran: Kitabfusushi-ye Murtadawiyyeh.

As-Sawa‘iq al-Muhriqah. Ahmad ibn Hijr Haythami (born 974 AH). Cairo: Cairo Library.

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At-Tabaqat al-Kubra. Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn Sa‘d ibn Mani‘ Basri Zuhri (born 230 AH). Beirut: Dar Sadir.

At-Tara’if fi Ma‘rifah Madhahib at-Tawa’if. ‘Ali ibn Musa known as Sayyid Ibn Tawus (born 664 AH). Qum: Chapkhaneh-ye Khayyam.

ع

Al-‘Adad al-Qawiyyah Li-Daf‘ al-Makhawuf al-Yawmiyyah. Radiyyuddin ‘Ali ibn Yusuf ibn al-Mutahhar Hilli (born 726 AH). Qum: Ayatullah Mar‘ashi Najafi Library.

Al-‘Atr al-Warda. Muhammad Balbisi Shafi‘i (born 1308 AH). Bulaq: Chapkhaneh-ye Amiriyyeh.

‘Aqa’id Saduq. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Babuyah Qummi (born 381 AH). Lithography, 1292 AH.

‘Iqd ad-Durar fi Akhbar al-Muntazar. Yusuf ibn Yahya Muqaddasi Salami Shafi‘i (born 7th century AH). Cairo: ‘Alam al-Fikr.

Al-‘Aqd al-Farid. Ibn ‘Abd Rabih Andalusi (born 327 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Kitab al-‘Arabi.

‘Ilal ash-Sharayi‘. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Babuyah (born 381 AH). Najaf al-Ashraf: Haydariyyah Bookshop.

Al-‘Ilal al-Mutatahiyyah. Abu’l-Faraj ‘Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Jawzi (born 597 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah, 1403 AH.

Al-‘Umdah Li-ibn al-Batriq. Yahya ibn al-Hasan Asadi Hilli known as Ibn al-Batriq. (born 600 AH). Qum: Islamic Publisher affiliated to the Society of Teachers.

‘Awalim al-‘Ulum, wa’l-Ma‘arif wa’l-Ahwal min al-Ayat wa’l-Akhbar wa’l-Aqwal. Shaykh ‘Abdullah Bahrani Isfahani. Qum: Madrasah al-Imam al-Mahdi (‘atfs).

‘Uyun al-Akhbar. ‘Abdullah ibn Muslim Qutaybah Dinwari (born 278 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.

‘Uyun al-Akhbar ar-Rida. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Babuyah (born 381 AH). Qum: Nashr-e Tus.

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Al-Gharat. Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Thaqafi (born 283 AH). Tehran: Anjuman-e Athar-e Milli.

Ghayah al-Maram fi Hujjah al-Khisam ‘an Tariq al-Khas wa’l-‘Am. Sayyid Hashim ibn Sulayman Bahrani (born 1107 AH). Beirut: Mu‘assasah al-A‘lami.

Al-Ghaybah. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn al-Hasan Tusi (born 460 AH). Tehran: Kitabfurushi-ye Naynawi.

Al-Ghaybah. Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Nu‘mani (born 360 AH). Tehran: Kitabfurushi-ye Saduq.

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Al-Fa’iq fi Gharib al-Hadith. Jarullah Mahmud ibn ‘Umar Zamakhshari (born 583 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Ma‘rifah.

Al-Fatawa al-Hadithiyyah. Ahmad ibn Hijr Haythami (born 974 AH). Egypt: At-Taqaddum al-‘Ilmiyyah.

Al-Fitan. Abu ‘Abdullah Na‘im ibn Hammad Marwazi (born 228 AH). Manuscript. Britain: Al-Mathaf Library.

Al-Fatuhat al-Makkiyyah. Muhammad ibn ‘Ali known as Ibn ‘Arabi (born 638 AH). Beirut: Dar Sadir.

Fara’id as-Samtayn fi Fada’il al-Murtada wa’l-Batul wa’s-Sibtayn wa’l-A’immah min Dhurriyyahum (‘a). Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Juwayni Khurasani (born 730 AH). Beirut: Mu’assasah al-Mahmudi.

Fara’id Fawa’id al-Fikr. Mar‘i ibn Yusuf ibn Abibakr (born 11th century AH). Qum: Bonyad-e Ma‘arif Islami.

Firdaws al-Akhbar. Abu Shuja‘ Shiruyah ibn Shahrdar ibn Shiruyah Daylami (born 509 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah.

Farhang-e ‘Amid. Hasan ‘Amid. Tehran: Jawidan.

Al-Fusul al-Muhimmah fi Ma‘rifah Ahwal al-A’immah. ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad Maliki Makki known as Ibn Sabbagh (born 855 AH). Najaf al-Ashraf: Dar al-Kutub Bookshop.

Al-Fadl al-Kufah wa Fadl Ahliha. Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Hasan ‘Alawi Husayni Kufi (born 445 AH). Beirut: Mu’assasah Ahl al-Bayt.

Al-Faqih (Kitab Man La Yahduruh al-Faqih). Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Babuyah Qummi (born 381 AH). Tehran: Dar al-Kutub al-Islamiyyah.

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Qurb al-Asnad. Abu’l-‘Abbas ‘Abdullah ibn Ja‘far Humayri (born 310 AH). Lithography. Tehran: Chapkhaneh-ye Islamiyyeh.

Qisas al-Anbiya’. Qutbuddin Rawandi (born 573 AH). Mashhad: Islamic Research Foundation, 1409 AH.

Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi ‘Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar. Ahmad ibn Hijr Haythami (born 974 AH). Manuscript. Najaf al-Ashraf: Amir al-Mu’minin Library.

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Kamil az-Ziyarat. Abu’l-Qasim Ja‘far ibn Muhammad ibn Qawluyah (born 367 AH). Najaf al-Ashraf: Murtadawiyyah Publisher, 1356 AH.

Al-Kamil fi’t-Tarikh. Abu’l-Hasan ‘Ali ibn Abi’l-Mukarram known as Ibn al-Athir (630 AH). Beirut: Dar Sadir.

Kashf al-Astar. Mirza Husayn Nuri (born 1320 AH). Tehran: Kitabfusushi-ye Naynawi.

Kashf al-Haqq (Al-Arba‘un). Amir Muhammad Sadiq Khatunabadi (born 1207 AH). Tehran: Bunyad-e Bi‘that-e Tehran, 1361.

Kashf al-Ghummah fi Ma‘rifah al-A’immah. Abu’l-Hasan ‘Ali ibn ‘Isa ibn Abi’l-Fath Arbeli (born 692 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Kitab al-Islami.

Al-Kafi. Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub Kulayni Razi (born 329 AH). Tehran: Dar al-Kutub al-Islamiyyah.

Kifayah al-Athar fi’n-Nass ‘ala’l-A’immah al-Ithna ‘Ashar. Abu’l-Qasim ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali (al-Khazaz) (born 4th century AH). Qum: Nashr-e Bidar.

Kamal ad-Din wa Tamam an-Ni‘mah. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ‘Ali ibn Babuyah Qummi (born 381 AH). Qum: Islamic Publisher affiliated to the Society of Teachers.

Al-Kunya wa’l-Alqab. Shaykh ‘Abbas Qummi (born 1359 AH). Tehran: Sadr Library.

Kanz al-‘Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wa’l-Af‘al. ‘Ala’uddin ‘Ali known as Muttaqi Hindi (born 975 AH). Beirut: Mu’assasah ar-Risalah.

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Lisan al-Mizan. Ahmad ibn ‘Ali ibn Hijr ‘Asqalani (born 852 AH). Beirut: Mu’assasah al-A‘lami.

Lawa’ih al-Anwar al-Bahiyyah. Shamsuddin Muhammad ibn Ahmad Safarini Nablusi (born 1188 AH). Cairo: Majallah al-Manar.

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Majma‘ al-Bahrayn. Fakhruddin Turayhi (born 1085 AH). Tehran: Kitabfusushi-ye Murtadawiyyah.

Majma‘ al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Qur’an. Fadl ibn al-Hasan Tabarsi (born 548 AH). Beirut: Dar Ihya’ at-Turath al-‘Arabi.

Majma‘ ar-Rijal. Zakiyyuddin ‘Inayatullah ibn Mushrifuddin Qahba’i (born 11th century AH). Isfahan: Chapkhaneh-ye Rabbani.

Majma‘ az-Zawa’id wa Manba‘ al-Fawa’id. Nuruddin ‘Ali ibn Abibakr Haythami (born 807 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Kitab al-‘Arabi.

Al-Mahasin. Abu Ja‘far Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid Barqi (born 274 AH). Qum: Dar al-Kutub al-Islamiyyah.

Al-Mahajjah fima Nuzil fi’l-Hujjah. Sayyid Hashim Bahrani (born 1107 AH). Beirut: Mu’assasah al-Wafa’, 1403 AH.

Mukhtasar Ithbat ar-Raj‘ah. Fadl ibn Shadhan Nayshaburi. Majallah Turathuna, No. 15.

Mukhtasar Basa’ir ad-Darajat. ‘Izzuddin Hasan ibn Sulayman Hilli (born 9th century AH). Najaf al-Ashraf: Haydariyyah Publisher.

Madinah al-Ma‘ajiz. Sayyid Hashim Bahrani (born 1107 AH). Lithography. Tehran.

Mar’ah al-‘Uqul. Muhammad Baqir Majlisi (born 1111 AH). Tehran: Dar al-Kutub al-Islamiyyah.

Murawwij adh-Dhahab. ‘Ali ibn Husayn Mas‘udi (born 346 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Andalus.

Al-Mustajad min Kitab al-Irshad. Hasan ibn Mutahhar Hilli (born 726 AH). Qum: Ayatullah Mar‘ashi Najafi Library.

Mustadrakat ‘Ilm Rijal al-Hadith. Shaykh ‘Ali Namazi (born 1405 AH). Tehran: Chapkhaneh-ye Haydariyyah.

Al-Mustadrak ‘ala’s-Sahihayn fi al-Hadith. Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah known as Hakim Nayshaburi (born 405 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Fikr.

Mustadrak al-Wasa’il. Mirza Husayn Nuri Tabarsi (born 1320 AH). Qum: Mu’assasah Al al-Bayt (‘a) Li-Ihya’ at-Turath.

Al-Mustarshid. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Jarir ibn Rustam at-Tabari (born 4th century AH). Najaf al-Ashraf: Haydariyyah Publisher.

Musnad Abu ‘Awanih. Ya‘qub ibn Ishaq Isfara’ini (born 316 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Ma‘rifah.

Musnad Abi Ya‘li al-Mawsili. Ahmad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Muthanna at-Tamimi (born 307 AH). Damascus: Dar al-Ma’mun Li’t-Turath.

Musnab Ahmad. Ahmad ibn Hanbal (born 241 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Fikr.

Musnab Abi Dawud. Sulayman ibn Dawud ibn al-Jarud Farsi Basri (born 204 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Ma‘rifah.

Masabih as-Sunnah. Husayn ibn Mas‘ud ibn Muhammad al-Fara’ Baghwi (born 516 AH). Beirut: Dar al-Ma‘rifah.

Musadiqah al-Akhawan. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Babuyah Qummi (born 381 AH). Qum: Madrasah al-Imam al-Mahdi (‘a).

Al-Musannif. ‘Abd ar-Razzaq ibn Hamam San‘a’i (born 211 AH). Beirut: Al-Maktab al-Islami.

Al-Musannif. ‘Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Shaybah (born 235 AH). Bombay: Dar as-Salafiyyah.

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ن

An-Nafyi wa’t-Targhib. Najmuddin Tabasi. Qum: Majma‘ al-Fikr al-Islami.

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و

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Al-Hidayah al-Kubra. Husayn ibn Hamdan Husayni Husayni (born 344 AH). Mu’assasah al-Balagh, 1406 AH.

ي

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