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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Brother of the : Imam ‘Ali Bibliography Clarification: The dates which are mentioned in this bibliography are based on the Islamic Calendar which started by the departure of the from Mecca to Medina. That departure is called "Hijrah" of the Prophet which took place in the year 622 A.D. If the reader wants to convert the dating from Islamic to the Western Calendar he should take into account the difference of the 622 years before the Hijrah.

Furthermore the lunar year on which the Islamic Calendar is based is only 354 days. Thus it is 11 days less than a solar year. Each one hundred solar years would be 103 lunar years. A thousand solar years is 1030 lunar years. *** The Holy Qur'an AMINI (Sheikh Hussein Ahmad Al-Amini) Al-Ghadir (The reported Declaration of the Prophet concerning the Imam ‘Ali at Ghadir Khum) second printing by ‘Ali-Haidari Printing Tehran 1372 Hijri. Al-Amini is a well-known contemporary historian.

ASKARI (Sayed Murtadha Al-Askari) Abdullah lbn Saba second printing by Matabi-a Al-Kitab Al-Arabi in Cairo 1381 H. Al-Askari is a contemporary historian and theologian. ATHIR (‘Ali Ibn Muhammad Al-Shaibani known as Ibn Al-Athir) Al-Kamil (The Complete) a well-known book of Islamic history published by Al-Azhari Printings 1301 H. It is also printed by Dar Al-Kitab Al-Lubnani (The Lebanese House of Books) 1973 A.D. Most of the quotations here are from the latter. Ibn Al-Athir died 750 H.

BALADHURI (Al-Baladhuri) Ansabul-Asharaf (The Genealogy of the Nobles). A well- known book of Islamic history published in Jerusalem. Al- Baladhuri is a well-known historian died in 279 H. BIRR (Yousuf Ibn Abdul-Birr) Al-Istee-ab Fi Maarifat Al-Ass-hab (The Comprehensive knowledge about the companions of the Prophet). A known book of Islamic history published by Al-Fajjala Printing Cairo 1970 A.D. Ibn Abdul-Birr is a known historian died in the year 463 H.

BUKHARI (Muhammad Ibn Ismail Al-Bukhari) Sahih Al-Bukhari (The Authentic of Al-Bukhari) one of the Six Authentic Books of the recorded hadith (a hadith is a reported statement or action or silent approval of the ). The book was published by Muhammad ‘Ali Subh in Al-Azhar Cairo. Al-Bukhari is a famous hadith selector and recorder died in the year 256 H.