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The Koran (Al-Qur’an)

Translated by George Sale · 1734 · Historical English edition · Project Gutenberg eBook #7440

This is a complete historical English translation, not the Arabic Qur’an. It contains period-specific language and commentary and should be compared with trusted scholarship. A local copy preserves the original Project Gutenberg text and its licence notice; public-domain status may differ by country.

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Primary Texts 4 records

نَهْجُ الْبَلَاغَةِ

Nahj al-Balagha

نہج البلاغہ

Author / compiler
Sermons and letters attributed to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.); compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi
Period
Early Islamic material; compilation in the 4th–5th century AH
Languages
Arabic; translations vary by edition

A collection arranged around sermons, letters and short sayings. Individual reports and attributions should be checked against a named edition and its editorial notes.

External edition; this site reproduces no complete translation. Check the source page for edition and reuse terms.

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الصَّحِيفَةُ السَّجَّادِيَّةُ

Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya

صحیفۂ سجادیہ

Author / compiler
Supplications attributed in the Twelver tradition to Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.)
Period
1st century AH attribution; surviving recensions include later additions
Languages
Arabic; multiple English and Urdu translations

Read the 54-supplication Arabic recension as numbered in the cited source. Recensions differ and may include addenda; this local text does not claim to represent every recension or provide a translation.

Arabic text from Wikisource revision 591900, formatted into numbered entries and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution: Arabic Wikisource contributors. Textual variants and later additions should be checked against a named scholarly edition.

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أُصُولُ الْكَافِي

Usul al-Kafi: selected books

اصولِ کافی — منتخب ابواب

Author / compiler
Compiled by Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni
Period
3rd–4th century AH; al-Kulayni died 329 AH / 941 CE
Languages
Arabic; translation and numbering vary by edition

A major Imami hadith collection. Inclusion in the collection is not, by itself, a grading of every report; assess each narration through its chain, text and scholarly method.

The local content is a topic guide, not a reproduction of the hadith collection. Consult the linked edition and its reuse terms.

Study outlineRead Arabic · Vol. 1

رِسَالَةُ الْحُقُوقِ

Risalat al-Huquq · Treatise on Rights

رسالۃ الحقوق

Author / compiler
Treatise attributed to Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.)
Period
Early Islamic era; attribution transmitted in Imami sources
Languages
Arabic; translations vary

A moral framework that considers duties toward God, the self and people encountered in worship and daily life. Read the complete text through a source edition.

External text; this site provides an outline only. Verify the translation and permissions at the source.

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Qur’anic Studies 2 records

الْمِيزَانُ فِي تَفْسِيرِ الْقُرْآنِ

Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Qur’an · selected studies

المیزان فی تفسیر القرآن — منتخب مباحث

Author / compiler
Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i; English volume 1 translated by Sayyid Sa‘eed Akhtar Rizvi
Period
20th century CE / 14th century AH
Languages
Arabic; English translation editions

A Qur’anic commentary known for its method of reading the Qur’an through the Qur’an. This catalog links to a hosted volume and does not claim the local guide is the complete tafsir.

Translation and hosted digital edition have their own rights and editorial history. Read the source notice before reuse.

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مَدْخَلٌ إِلَى عُلُومِ الْقُرْآنِ

Introduction to Qur’anic Sciences

علومِ قرآن کا تعارف

Author / compiler
Imam Mahdi Civilizition · editorial study syllabus
Period
Contemporary study guide
Languages
English with Qur’anic Arabic references

A guided syllabus for studying revelation, compilation, recitation, language, context and tafsir methodology. It is an editorial learning aid, not a classical book or a fatwa.

Editorial guide; Qur’anic citations are identified by surah and ayah. Interpretive questions should be studied with qualified scholarship.

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Civilization & Ethics 3 records

حُقُوقُ الْمَرْأَةِ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ

The Rights of Women in Islam

اسلام میں عورت کے حقوق

Author / compiler
Murtadha Mutahhari
Period
20th century CE / 14th century AH
Languages
Persian original; English and other translations

Mutahhari’s discussion of marriage, social rights, inheritance and family law. Its arguments are historically situated and should be read alongside the primary legal sources and contemporary scholarship.

The hosted translation is copyrighted/edition-specific; this site links to it and does not reproduce it.

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آدَابُ الصَّلَاةِ

Adab as-Salat · The Disciplines of Prayer

آداب الصلوٰۃ

Author / compiler
Ruhollah Musawi Khomeini
Period
20th century CE / 14th century AH
Languages
Persian original; English translation

A spiritual and ethical treatment of prayer, its inward disciplines and preparation. The local outline is not a substitute for the full published work.

The translation and revised edition have specific rights and editorial notes; consult the linked publisher page.

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أَخْلَاقُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ

Ethics of the Prophets · Qur’anic study guide

انبیاء کے اخلاق — قرآنی مطالعہ

Author / compiler
Imam Mahdi Civilizition · editorial study syllabus
Period
Contemporary study guide on Qur’anic narratives
Languages
English with Arabic Qur’anic references

A comparative study path through Qur’anic portrayals of prophetic truthfulness, patience, justice, mercy and reliance on God. This is a thematic guide, not a transmitted book attributed to a historical author.

Editorial guide. Qur’anic references are linked by chapter and verse; narrative details from later reports are marked separately.

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