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 2 years 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.