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Iran-Religion Bibliography

Bibliography of Shia Literary Works
al-Dhari'ah ilá tasanif al-Shi'ah

الذریعه الی تصانیف الشیعه

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 12^th 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 4^th century
• "al Nabis" (the prophet), in the 5^th century
• Trustworthy sources in the 6^th century
• The shining lights in the 7^th century
• Contemporary truths in the 8^th century
• The shining light in the 9^th century
• Revival of the forgotten from the 10^th century
• Scholars of the 11^th century
• Stars in the 12^th century
• The honored (scholars) of the 13^th century
• Masters of the 14^th 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.

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