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• Doctrines of Shīʿī Islam

  Shaykh Jaʿfar Subhānī drive.google.com

  “This text offers a wide-ranging overview of the principal tenets of Shi‘i Islam. It is useful not only as an introductory text on Shi’i thought and practice, but also as a contemporary expression, from within, of this vibrant branch of the Islamic faith.”

• Shi’ite Islam

  Allāmah Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabāṭabāʾī drive.google.com

  This book is a primer on the main theological and historical components of Shīʿī Islam as well as some history. Written for a non-Muslim audience.

• Man and His Destiny

  Shahīd Murtaḍa Muṭahharī al-islam.org

  Explores the nature of free will in Islamic theology

• Islam and Religious Pluralism

  Shahīd Murtaḍa Muṭahharī al-islam.org

  Explores the nature of salvation in Islamic theology

• Shi‘i Theology (Kashf al-Murad fi Sharh Tajrid al-I‘tiqad)

  ‘Allamah al-Hilli islamic-college.ac.uk

  "[A] cornerstone of Twelver Shi‘i theology that has long served as a foundational textbook in seminaries. It is the most distinguished commentary on Tajrid al-I‘tiqad by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi’s (d. 1274) whose life and contributions are detailed in the prefatory section."

• Lessons on Islamic Doctrine – 4 Parts

  Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari al-islam.org

  1- God and His Attributes

  2- Seal of the Prophets and His Message

  3 – Resurrection, Judgement & the Hereafter

  4 – Imamate and Leadership

  These books are useful, accessible, and relevant primers for core Islamic theological topics.