Appendices
Appendix 4: Selected English Translations of Referenced Sources
Striving - The Door to Paradise · Ahmed Alhasan
Appendix 4: Selected English Translations of Referenced Sources
(Added by Translators)
Most of the works cited throughout this volume are available only in Arabic. However, several of the major classical sources referenced in this book have been translated into English and are freely available online. These resources are not part of the original Arabic book publication by Sayyed Ahmed Alhasan. Readers who wish to consult these works in English may find the following resources helpful. However, the citations and references throughout this volume are based on the original Arabic editions.
Nahj al-Balagha
The Wisdom and Eloquence of Ali: A Parallel Arabic–English Text, translated by Tahera Qutbuddin (Brill, Open Access).
Al-Kafi
Muhammad ibn Yaʿqub al-Kulayni, Al-Kafi (English translation by Muhammad Sarwar).
Bihar al-Anwar
Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar (selected English translations).
Wasail al-Shia
Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Hurr al-Amili, Wasail al-Shia (English translation project).
Online Hadith Library
The following searchable online library provides English translations of thousands of narrations drawn from a number of the major Shiʿi hadith collections, including Al-Kafi, Tahdhib al-Ahkam, Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih, Al-Istibsar, and others.