The book “Arba‘īn in Shia Culture” explores the exclusive link between Arba‘īn and Imam Hussein, criticizing its extension to others. It highlights the spiritual significance of Arba‘īn as a key symbol of Shia identity and the number forty in Islamic tradition
Jalāʾ al-ʿUyūn by ʿAllāma Majlisī is a Persian book that introduces the fourteen Infallibles in Shiʿa Islam. Written in the 11th century, it covers their biographies, virtues, miracles, and the importance of shedding tears for their sufferings. The book has been translated into multiple languages and is highly recommended, including an English translation.
This book contains short accounts of Shii dignitaries in the early Islamic period.
This is a two-volume and coherent account of the Ashura episode. Book author: Sayyid Muḥammad Saʽīd al-Ṭabāṭabāʼī al-Ḥakīm
Book review author: Muhammad-Reza Fakhr-Rohani
