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A growing Shia hadith library

The Shia hadith library.

The Four Books and later collections. Every report linked to the page it was printed on.

Arabic and EnglishFree, no sign-upLinked to the printed page
Open the libraryNarrator network

Where the library stands today—still early, and growing.

18

Readable books

114,618

Digitised pages

6,729

Catalogued works

3,283

Indexed authors

The Four Books and later works.

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Al-Kafi — cover of the catalogued editionAl-KafiEdition cover8 volumesAl-Kafi research betaMan La Yahduruhu al-Faqih — cover of the catalogued editionMan La Yahduruhu al-FaqihEdition cover4 volumesGraph-ready · reader betaTahdhib al-Ahkam — cover of the catalogued editionTahdhib al-AhkamEdition cover10 volumesStructured · under reviewAl-Istibsar — cover of the catalogued editionAl-IstibsarEdition cover4 volumesStructured · under review

Read, search, and trace narrators.

ReadIn order, by chapter or by printed page.Open the libraryFindArabic and English together, in one query.Search the collectionsInvestigateWho a narrator heard from, and who heard from them.Browse the narrators

What each record contains.

من النص إلى الدليل

  1. 01

    Arabic text

    As printed — chain, body and footnotes kept distinct.

  2. 02

    English translation

    Alongside the Arabic, with its translator named.

  3. 03

    Narrator profiles

    Every name links to its narrator, with the evidence for the identification.

  4. 04

    Transmission

    How narrators connect, back to the reports that establish each link.

  5. 05

    Citation

    A stable reference to the volume, page and original scan.

Open access.

No account required. The full library is free to read, search, and cite.

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