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6,509 free books in English and Arabic, one search. Ask a real question and the whole library answers.

What should I read about Karbala?
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  • Bab ul Qaim
  • Shia Library
  • Shia Central
  • al-islam.org
  • ShiaVault

The shelves

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Shelf I

The source texts

al-Kafi, Nahjul Balagha and the four books — the narrations themselves.

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Shelf II

Lives of the Ahlulbayt (a)

Karbala, the Holy Prophet (s) and the fourteen infallibles (a).

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Shelf III

Qur'an & tafsir

Exegesis, translation and study of the verses.

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Shelf IV

Character & akhlaq

Self-refinement, manners and the greater jihad.

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Shelf V

Dua & worship

Supplications, ziyarat and acts of devotion.

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Shelf VI

المكتبة العربية

5,107 Arabic titles — hadith, tafsir, fiqh and history, free to read in full.

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