al-Dhari’ah ilá tasanif al-Shi’ah,Agha Buzurg Tihrani Najaf 1936 OCLC: 15968565
al-Dhari’ah ilá tasanif al-Shi’ah, is a bibliography of Shiite scholars and their works in 20 volumes, including books and articles. The author Sheikh Agha Tehrani has divided the work into 11 sections, according to the “occultation of the 12th Infallible Imam”. Also, every section is named after a century from 4-14 AH, (979-1879 AD), in other words it covers the 13 centuries that follow the Righteous Imams.
The content is comprised of the following topics:
- Great narrators in the 4th century
- “al Nabis” (the prophet), in the 5th century
- Trustworthy sources in the 6th century
- The shining lights in the 7th century
- Contemporary truths in the 8th century
- The shining light in the 9th century
- Revival of the forgotten from the 10th century
- Scholars of the 11th century
- Stars in the 12th century
- The honored (scholars) of the 13th century
- Masters of the 14th century
The sources presented in this bibliography are from writings of the Shiite Imams and sheikhs, narrators and other scholars, which was drawn from existing books in their original copies in public libraries or private ones, or books referenced in bibliographies.
Furthermore, the present bibliography was prepared mainly for Shiite learners and scholars.