The Book Catalogue
46 works across the Islamic sciences — 18 rendered in full on-site (public domain), the rest catalogued with their author, era, tradition and source. Nothing copyrighted is reproduced; nothing is fabricated.
46 of 46 works
- Al-Aqida al-TahawiyyaCatalogueالعقيدة الطحاويةAbu Ja'far al-Tahawi · d. 933 · HanafiA concise, widely accepted statement of Sunni creed.
- Al-Iqtisad fi'l-I'tiqadCatalogueالاقتصاد في الاعتقادAbu Hamid al-Ghazali · d. 1111 · Ash'ariA measured exposition of Ash'ari theology.
- Sharh al-Usul al-KhamsaCatalogueشرح الأصول الخمسةQadi Abd al-Jabbar · d. 1025 · Mu'taziliA principal exposition of the five foundations of Mu'tazili theology.
- Al-KitabCatalogueالكتابSibawayh · d. 796The first and foundational systematic grammar of Arabic.
- Lisan al-ArabCatalogueلسان العربIbn Manzur · d. 1311The most comprehensive classical dictionary of the Arabic language.
- Kitab al-Tabaqat al-KabirRead on siteالطبقات الكبرىIbn Sa'd · d. 845The earliest major biographical dictionary, documenting the Prophet's companions and later generations.
- Siyar A'lam al-NubalaCatalogueسير أعلام النبلاءal-Dhahabi · d. 1348A vast biographical history of notable figures across Islamic history, a standard reference.
- Wafayat al-A'yanCatalogueوفيات الأعيانIbn Khallikan · d. 1282A celebrated biographical dictionary of eminent Muslims.
- Al-Fasl fi'l-Milal wa'l-NihalCatalogueالفصل في الملل والأهواء والنحلIbn Hazm · d. 1064 · ZahiriAn early comparative study of religions, sects and schools of thought.
- Al-Milal wa'l-NihalCatalogueالملل والنحلal-Shahrastani · d. 1153A classic survey of religions and philosophical sects, valued for its systematic method.
- Al-UmmCatalogueالأمMuhammad al-Shafi'i · d. 820 · Shafi'iThe foundational law manual of the Shafi'i school by its eponym.
- Al-RisalaCatalogueالرسالةMuhammad al-Shafi'i · d. 820 · Shafi'iThe first systematic treatise on legal theory (usul al-fiqh).
- Al-MughniCatalogueالمغنيIbn Qudama al-Maqdisi · d. 1223 · HanbaliA monumental comparative work of Hanbali law engaging the other schools.
- Bidayat al-MujtahidCatalogueبداية المجتهدIbn Rushd (Averroes) · d. 1198 · MalikiA classic of comparative law explaining the roots of juristic disagreement.
- Al-MuwafaqatCatalogueالموافقاتal-Shatibi · d. 1388 · MalikiA seminal work on the higher objectives of the law (maqasid al-shari'a).
- Sahih al-BukhariRead on siteصحيح البخاريMuhammad al-Bukhari · d. 870The most authoritative Sunni hadith collection, compiled from rigorous chains; c. 7,500 narrations (with repetitions).
- Sahih MuslimRead on siteصحيح مسلمMuslim ibn al-Hajjaj · d. 875The second of the two Sahihs, prized for its precise arrangement and isnad criticism.
- Jami al-TirmidhiRead on siteجامع الترمذيMuhammad al-Tirmidhi · d. 892One of the six major Sunni collections, noted for recording gradings and juristic differences.
- Sunan Abi DawudRead on siteسنن أبي داودAbu Dawud al-Sijistani · d. 889A major Sunan focused on legal hadith used in fiqh.
- Al-KafiRead on siteالكافيMuhammad al-Kulayni · d. 941The foremost Twelver Shia hadith compilation, foundational to Shia law and theology.
- Nahj al-BalaghaRead on siteنهج البلاغةcompiled by al-Sharif al-Radi · d. 1015A celebrated collection of sermons, letters and sayings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib; its compilation and attribution are discussed by scholars.
- Al-MuwattaRead on siteالموطأMalik ibn Anas · d. 795 · MalikiThe earliest surviving compilation of hadith and legal practice of Medina; foundation of the Maliki school.
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk (Tarikh al-Tabari)Read on siteتاريخ الرسل والملوكal-Tabari · d. 923The most important early universal history, from creation to the author's own time.
- Al-Bidaya wa'l-NihayaRead on siteالبداية والنهايةIbn Kathir · d. 1373A major universal chronicle from creation to the 14th century, including seerah and eschatology.
- Al-Kamil fi'l-TarikhCatalogueالكامل في التاريخIbn al-Athir · d. 1233A comprehensive universal history, a principal source for the medieval Islamic world.
- Muruj al-DhahabRead on siteمروج الذهبal-Mas'udi · d. 957A wide-ranging history and geography, famous for its breadth of anecdote and observation.
- Al-MuqaddimaRead on siteالمقدمةIbn Khaldun · d. 1406The pioneering prolegomenon to history, founding social theory ('ilm al-'umran); the opening of his Kitab al-Ibar.
- Futuh al-BuldanRead on siteفتوح البلدانal-Baladhuri · d. 892A key early account of the Islamic conquests and administration of the conquered lands.
- Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Qur'anCatalogueالإتقان في علوم القرآنJalal al-Din al-Suyuti · d. 1505A comprehensive classical encyclopedia of the Qur'anic sciences.
- Al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Qur'anCatalogueالبرهان في علوم القرآنBadr al-Din al-Zarkashi · d. 1392A foundational classical work systematising the sciences of the Qur'an.
- Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya (Ibn Hisham)Read on siteالسيرة النبويةIbn Hisham (from Ibn Ishaq) · d. 833The earliest surviving biography of the Prophet, a recension of Ibn Ishaq's Sira.
- Kitab al-MaghaziCatalogueكتاب المغازيal-Waqidi · d. 823An early detailed account of the Prophet's military expeditions.
- Zad al-Ma'adCatalogueزاد المعادIbn Qayyim al-Jawziyya · d. 1350 · HanbaliA work on the Prophet's guidance and way of life, blending seerah with fiqh and spirituality.
- Al-Raheeq al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar)Catalogueالرحيق المختومSafi-ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri · d. 2006A modern award-winning seerah; under copyright, catalogued only.
- Ihya Ulum al-DinCatalogueإحياء علوم الدينAbu Hamid al-Ghazali · d. 1111The great synthesis of law, ethics and spirituality — 'The Revival of the Religious Sciences'.
- Al-Risala al-QushayriyyaCatalogueالرسالة القشيريةAbu al-Qasim al-Qushayri · d. 1072A foundational manual of Sufism defining its terms, states and masters.
- Al-Futuhat al-MakkiyyaCatalogueالفتوحات المكيةIbn Arabi · d. 1240The vast metaphysical summa of Ibn Arabi; influential and much debated.
- Kashf al-MahjubCatalogueکشف المحجوبAli al-Hujwiri (Data Ganj Bakhsh) · d. 1077The earliest Persian treatise on Sufism, deeply influential in South Asia.
- Mathnawi-e Ma'nawiCatalogueمثنوی معنویJalal al-Din Rumi · d. 1273The great Persian poem of Sufi teaching, often called 'the Qur'an in Persian' by admirers.
- Jami al-Bayan (Tafsir al-Tabari)Read on siteجامع البيانMuhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari · d. 923The great foundational tafsir by transmission (bil-ma'thur), gathering early exegesis with chains.
- Tafsir Ibn KathirRead on siteتفسير القرآن العظيمIbn Kathir · d. 1373A widely used tafsir explaining the Qur'an by the Qur'an, hadith and reports of the early generations; hosted in Arabic and in Urdu translation.
- Al-Jami li-Ahkam al-Qur'an (al-Qurtubi)Read on siteالجامع لأحكام القرآنal-Qurtubi · d. 1273 · MalikiA tafsir emphasising legal rulings derived from the Qur'an.
- Ma'alim al-Tanzil (al-Baghawi)Read on siteمعالم التنزيلal-Baghawi · d. 1122A concise tafsir by transmission, widely relied upon in later scholarship.
- Fi Zilal al-Qur'anCatalogueفي ظلال القرآنSayyid Qutb · d. 1966A modern literary-thematic tafsir; still under copyright, so catalogued and linked rather than reproduced.
- Tafhim al-Qur'anCatalogueتفہیم القرآنAbul A'la Maududi · d. 1979An influential 20th-century Urdu tafsir; under copyright, catalogued only.
- Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Qur'anCatalogueالميزان في تفسير القرآنMuhammad Husayn Tabataba'i · d. 1981A major modern Twelver Shia tafsir; under copyright, catalogued only.