Books to be read, not browsed
Works of the imams
34 major works of Islamic scholarship and the Qurʾanic sciences, in full, each from a named printed edition.
Prose works read by chapter — not numbered hadith collections.
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Zad al-Ma'ad fi Hady Khayr al-'Ibad — Provisions for the Hereafter, on the Guidance of the Best of Servants
Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya · d. 751 AH
An encyclopedia of the Prophet's life and guidance: on worship, medicine, fiqh, and his distinctive traits.
573,960 words · 2,628 leaves
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I'lam al-Muwaqqi'in 'an Rabb al-'Alamin — Instructing Those Who Sign on Behalf of the Lord of the Worlds
Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya · d. 751 AH
On the principles of fiqh, fatwa, and the Sharia's maxims and rulings.
455,783 words · 1,221 leaves
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Al-Turuq al-Hukmiyya fi al-Siyasa al-Shar'iyya — Judicial Methods in Sharia Governance
Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya · d. 751 AH
On judgeship, Sharia governance, and the ways of establishing the truth.
209,400 words · 553 leaves
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Jami' Bayan al-'Ilm wa-Fadlih — The Comprehensive Exposition of Knowledge and its Merit
Yusuf ibn 'Abd Allah Ibn 'Abd al-Barr · d. 463 AH
On the merit of knowledge, the manners proper to it, and the way to seek it.
137,273 words · 2,853 leaves
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Jami' al-'Ulum wa-l-Hikam — The Compendium of Knowledge and Wisdom
'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali · d. 795 AH
A commentary on fifty hadiths of concise, comprehensive speech — a foundational treatment of manners, rulings, and the actions of the heart.
193,711 words · 999 leaves
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I'jaz al-Qur'an li-l-Baqillani — The Inimitability of the Qur'an, by al-Baqillani
Abu Bakr al-Baqillani Muhammad ibn al-Tayyib · d. 403 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
86,161 words · 104 leaves
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Al-Muhkam fi Naqt al-Masahif — The Precise Work on the Pointing of Qur'anic Codices
'Uthman ibn Sa'id ibn 'Uthman ibn 'Umar, Abu 'Amr al-Dani · d. 444 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
33,072 words · 247 leaves
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I'rab al-Qur'an — The Grammatical Analysis of the Qur'an
Abu Ja'far al-Nahhas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Yunus al-Muradi al-Nahwi · d. 338 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
414,577 words · 1,417 leaves
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Ma'ani al-Qur'an li-l-Akhfash [Mu'tazili] — The Meanings of the Qur'an, by al-Akhfash [Mu'tazili]
Abu al-Hasan al-Mujashi'i by clientage, al-Balkhi then al-Basri, known as al-Akhfash al-Awsat · d. 215 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
88,842 words · 581 leaves
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Al-Burhan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an — The Proof in the Sciences of the Qur'an
Abu 'Abd Allah Badr al-Din Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bahadur al-Zarkashi · d. 794 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
323,682 words · 1,926 leaves
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Ahkam al-Qur'an li-l-Shafi'i, jam' al-Bayhaqi — The Rulings of the Qur'an by al-Shafi'i, compiled by al-Bayhaqi
Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn 'Ali ibn Musa al-Khusrawjirdi al-Khurasani, Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi · d. 458 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
56,127 words · 495 leaves
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Dala'il al-I'jaz fi 'Ilm al-Ma'ani — The Proofs of Inimitability, on the Science of Meanings
Abu Bakr 'Abd al-Qahir ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad, al-Farisi by origin, al-Jurjani by residence · d. 471 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
122,059 words · 670 leaves
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Al-Amthal min al-Kitab wa-l-Sunna — Parables from the Book and the Sunna
Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi · d. 320 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
46,767 words · 317 leaves
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Kitab al-Masahif — The Book of the Qur'anic Codices
Abu Bakr ibn Abi Dawud al-Sijistani 'Abd Allah ibn Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath · d. 310 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
59,573 words · 433 leaves
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Asbab Nuzul al-Qur'an — The Occasions of the Revelation of the Qur'an
Abu al-Hasan 'Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Wahidi, al-Naysaburi, al-Shafi'i · d. 468 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
98,808 words · 468 leaves
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Gharib al-Qur'an, entitled Nuzhat al-Qulub — The Rare Words of the Qur'an, entitled The Delight of Hearts
Muhammad ibn 'Uzayr al-Sijistani, Abu Bakr al-'Uzayri · d. 330 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
35,376 words · 499 leaves
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Asrar al-Takrar fi al-Qur'an — The Secrets of Repetition in the Qur'an
Mahmud ibn Hamza ibn Nasr al-Kirmani · d. 505 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
32,500 words · 196 leaves
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Kashf al-Ma'ani fi al-Mutashabih min al-Mathani — Uncovering the Meanings in the Similar Passages of the Qur'an
Abu 'Abd Allah, Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Sa'd Allah ibn Jama'a al-Kinani al-Hamawi al-Shafi'i, Badr al-Din · d. 733 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
30,809 words · 302 leaves
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Nawasikh al-Qur'an = Nasikh al-Qur'an wa-Mansukhuh — The Abrogating Verses of the Qur'an = The Abrogating and the Abrogated in the Qur'an
Jamal al-Din Abu al-Faraj 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Jawzi · d. 597 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
67,589 words · 616 leaves
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Al-Nashr fi al-Qira'at al-'Ashr — The Dissemination of the Ten Readings
Shams al-Din Abu al-Khayr Ibn al-Jazari, Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf · d. 833 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
277,015 words · 959 leaves
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Al-Tamhid fi 'Ilm al-Tajwid — The Introduction to the Science of Tajwid
Shams al-Din Abu al-Khayr Ibn al-Jazari, Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf · d. 833 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
22,090 words · 174 leaves
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Gharib al-Qur'an — The Rare Words of the Qur'an
Abu Muhammad 'Abd Allah ibn Muslim ibn Qutayba al-Dinawari · d. 276 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
60,676 words · 536 leaves
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Ma'ani al-Qur'an wa-I'rabuh — The Meanings of the Qur'an and its Grammatical Analysis
Ibrahim ibn al-Sari ibn Sahl, Abu Ishaq al-Zajjaj · d. 311 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
428,366 words · 2,148 leaves
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Hidayat al-Qari ila Tajwid Kalam al-Bari — Guidance for the Reciter to the Correct Recitation of the Speech of the Maker
'Abd al-Fattah ibn al-Sayyid 'Ajami ibn al-Sayyid al-'Asas al-Marsafi al-Misri al-Shafi'i · d. 1409 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
156,267 words · 747 leaves
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Dalil al-Hayran 'ala Mawrid al-Zam'an — The Guide for the Perplexed, on Mawrid al-Zam'an (The Watering Place of the Thirsty)
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Ahmad ibn Sulayman al-Marghini al-Tunisi al-Maliki · d. 1349 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
103,266 words · 416 leaves
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Al-Tibyan fi I'rab al-Qur'an — The Exposition on the Grammatical Analysis of the Qur'an
Abu al-Baqa' 'Abd Allah ibn al-Husayn ibn 'Abd Allah al-'Ukbari · d. 616 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
201,232 words · 1,308 leaves
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Fada'il al-Qur'an — The Merits of the Qur'an
Abu 'Abd al-Rahman Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb ibn 'Ali al-Khurasani, al-Nasa'i · d. 303 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
8,597 words · 144 leaves
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Al-Tibyan fi Adab Hamalat al-Qur'an — The Exposition on the Conduct of the Bearers of the Qur'an
Al-Nawawi · d. 676 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
22,928 words · 224 leaves
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Al-Nasikh wa-l-Mansukh fi al-Qur'an al-'Aziz wa-ma fihi min al-Fara'id wa-l-Sunan — The Abrogating and the Abrogated in the Mighty Qur'an, and the Obligations and Sunnas it Contains
Abu 'Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam ibn 'Abd Allah al-Harawi al-Baghdadi · d. 224 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
71,437 words · 409 leaves
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Asrar Tartib al-Qur'an — The Secrets of the Ordering of the Qur'an
'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr, Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti · d. 911 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
27,953 words · 189 leaves
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Al-Itqan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an — Mastery in the Sciences of the Qur'an
Jalal al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman al-Suyuti · d. 911 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
249,742 words · 1,098 leaves
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Lubab al-Nuqul fi Asbab al-Nuzul — The Kernel of the Transmitted Reports on the Occasions of Revelation
'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr ibn Muhammad al-Suyuti, Abu al-Fadl · d. 911 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
60,781 words · 224 leaves
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Mu'tarak al-Aqran fi I'jaz al-Qur'an, also called (I'jaz al-Qur'an wa-Mu'tarak al-Aqran) — The Arena of Peers on the Inimitability of the Qur'an
'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr, Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti · d. 911 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
362,868 words · 1,546 leaves
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Ahkam al-Qur'an al-Karim — The Rulings of the Noble Qur'an
Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Salama ibn 'Abd al-Malik ibn Salama al-Azdi al-Hajri al-Misri, known as al-Tahawi · d. 321 AH
A work in the sciences of the Qur'an.
254,910 words · 2,166 leaves