Since then the true spirit of Islam has been covered with...

Since then the true spirit of Islam has been covered with the thick layers of Heresy, being touched upon almost every aspect of beliefs and practices prevailing within Muslims.

Hence today, it has become very difficult to find the truth, the basic books which served the purpose of looking into the causes of divisions and disputes are being modified and changed, for example, the references from many Sunni books cited during shia-suni debates, not long ago, are extinct as new editions have omitted those Ahadith which Sunnis Muslims found difficult to defend! See a brief description at the end of the article [1] .

When it comes to Shias, they too had many sub-divisions (e.g., Kaysanites, Waqifite, Ismāʿīlism….) starting from very early days, – we have dealt with the beliefs of these sects elsewhere. [2] The rest of the article is devoted to acquiring basic knowledge about Islam, in a most simplified way – as many of our readers have asked us: How to develop basic and sound understanding of Islam? From where one may start and which are the basic (Shia) books one must read?

In this short article, we would try to introduce some original basic Shias Ahadith books compiled during the life-time of Masomeen -asws – the earlier sources of Ahadith Books – which we have found have enormously benefited those who would like to adapt and practise Islam in its purist form while repealing the heretical layers laid upon Islam over more than 1000 years since the Grand Occultation of the 12 th Imam -asws .