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- Description: A History of the Hind Dai
- Description: A History of the Yemeni Dai
Sharh al Akhbar Vol 1 English.pdf
- Description: Explanation of the Reports Concerning the Virtues of the Pure Imams by Al-Qadi al-Nu’man Part 1: Virtues and Hadiths if Alī
Sharh al Akhbar Vol 2 English.pdf
- Description: Explanation of the Reports Concerning the Virtues of the Pure Imams by Al-Qadi al-Nu’man Part 2: Alī Preceded Others in Islam
Sharh al Akhbar Vol 3 English.pdf
- Description: Explanation of the Reports Concerning the Virtues of the Pure Imams by Al-Qadi al-Nu’man Part Three: The Military Expeditions of the Messenger of God and ʿAlī’s Sacrifice of His Life before Him
- A google drive link for Akhbar based Sabaqs
A Treasury of Virtues – Sayings and Sermons of Ali.pdf
- Description: An English scholarly edition and translation of sayings, sermons, teachings, prayers, letters, and other works attributed to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, including the One Hundred Proverbs attributed to al-Jahiz.
- Author: Tahera Qutbuddin (editor and translator); al-Qāḍī al-Quḍāʿī (original compiler)
- Time Period: Original material: 7th century CE; compilation by al-Qāḍī al-Quḍāʿī: 11th century CE; English edition: 2013
Light in the Heavens – Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad.pdf
- Description: - A collection of sayings and teachings attributed to Prophet Muhammad, covering faith, ethics, worship, spiritual conduct, and guidance for Muslim life.
- Author: Tahera Qutbuddin
- Time Period: 7th century CE; English edition published in the modern period
Nahj al-Balagha – The Wisdom and Eloquence of Ali.pdf
- Description: - A celebrated collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Imam Ali, addressing theology, ethics, justice, governance, spirituality, and wisdom.
- Author: Tahera Qutbuddin
- Time Period: 7th century CE; compiled in the 10th–11th century CE
- A History of the Imams and Dai found on the Website the Bohras.com which is no longer available. It also provides some Esoteric information and proofs of Ismails Imamat.
Article - The Conquest of Mecca.pdf
Biography of Maulatuna Hurratul Malika.pdf
Biography of Syedna Hatim Mohyuddin 3rd Dai.pdf
Biography of Syedna IdrisImaduddin 19th Dai.pdf
Syedi Fakhruddin Shaheed biography .pdf
Biography of Syedi Khawj Bin Malak Tayyibi Historian.pdf
Biography of Syedna Qutbuddin Shaheed 32nd Dai.pdf
Biography of Syedna Ismail Badruddin bin Maula Raj 34th Dai.pdf
Biography of Syedi Abdulqadir Hakimuddin Mazoon of the 38th Dai.pdf
Biography of Syedna Noor Mohammad Nooruddin 37th Dai.pdf
Biography of Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin 43rd Dai.pdf
Biography of Syedna Tayyib Zainuddin 45th Dai.pdf
Biography of Syedna Abdullah Badruddin 50th Dai.pdf
Biography of Syedna Taher Saifuddin 51st Dai.pdf
Short Biography Syedna Taher Saifuddin.pdf
Life History of Sheik Shaheed Sajjad Husein Sarangpurwala.pdf
- Description: A Biography and explanation for the claim of why some believed the 46th Dai died poisoned and didn’t leave a valid nass.
Bohra Community of Medival Gujrat.pdf
- Description: - A historical study of the Bohra community in medieval Gujarat, examining its origins, religious development, social organization, economic activities, and place within the wider political and cultural landscape
- Author: Monika Sharma
- Time Period: Medieval Gujarat; approximately 12th–16th centuries CE
- Description: A history of the imams up until Imam Mustansir
- Description: A major Shi’i biographical work documenting the lives, teachings, virtues, succession, and religious authority of the Imams. Only goes until Jafar us Sadiq and continues with the Twelver Imams but is referenced in Daaim ul Ilsam
Shia Ismaili Imams A Brief History.pdf
- Description: A history of the first 17 Imams and the rest of the Nizari Imams
al-Muayyad al-Shirazi – Encyclopedia of Islam (2020).pdf
- Description: A scholarly biographical study of al-Mu’ayyad al-Shirazi, the prominent Fatimid Isma’ili missionary, theologian, poet, and author who served at the Fatimid court.
- Author: Tahera Qutbuddin
- Time Period: 10th–11th century CE; article published 2020
Muhammad in Islam – A Short Guide to the Faith (2011) – Article.pdf
- Description: An introductory account of Prophet Muhammad’s life, teachings, prophethood, revelation, and significance within Islamic belief and practice.
- Author: Tahera Qutbuddin
- Time Period: 7th century CE; article published 2011