Can you recommend two books, either in Urdu or English, that provide a detailed history, similar to the Tarikh-e-Tabari for Sunni Muslims, and similarly a detailed book on the Seerah of the Prophet (s)?
Can you recommend two books, either in Urdu or English, that provide a detailed history, similar to the Tarikh-e-Tabari for Sunni Muslims, and similarly a detailed book on the Seerah of the Prophet (s)?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 12 months ago
These are some of our Shia books of history:
• The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays كتاب سليم by Sulaym ibn Qays (1st Century) (622-30 AD - 709 AD)
• Waq'at Siffin (وقعة صفين book) by Nasr bin Muzahim.
• Al-Gharat (الغاراتbook) by Ibrahim b. ...
• Tarikh al-Yaqubi by Ya'qubi (تاريخ اليعقوبي 3rd century) (died 898 AD)
• Ithbat al-wasiyya (إثبات الوصية للمسعوديbook) by Al-Masudi (4th Century) (896 AD - 956 AD)
Many of these books have been translated in Urdu.
'Allama Sayyed Sa'eed Akhtar Rizwi has written in English a book named( A History of the Shia People).
'Wassalam.