Shia Research: Ask & Cite

Ask a question about Shia Islam and get an answer built from the primary sources, cited passage by passage, so you can read the original text yourself.

Shia Research answers questions about the Twelver Shia textual tradition — and shows you exactly which passages the answer came from.

Ask in plain English. Every answer is assembled from the primary sources and cited line by line, so you can read the original text yourself instead of taking the answer on trust.

WHAT'S INSIDE

Over 200,000 passages from the classical corpus, including:

• The Four Books — al-Kafi, Man la Yahduruh al-Faqih, Tahdhib al-Ahkam, al-Istibsar • The major later collections — Wasa'il al-Shi'a, Mustadrak al-Wasa'il • Tafsir — Nur al-Thaqalayn, al-Burhan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an • Rijal — narrator biographies and the classical evaluations of them • Nahj al-Balagha and al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya • Shaykh al-Saduq's corpus — 'Ilal al-Shara'i', al-Khisal, 'Uyun Akhbar al-Rida, and more • Treatises, lectures, and contemporary juridical material

HOW IT WORKS

• Ask a question — the app retrieves the passages that actually bear on it, rather than searching for keywords • Read the citation beside every claim, with the book and passage named • Ask follow-ups in the same conversation • Sign in and your research is saved and available on the web at shiaresearch.org

WHAT THIS IS NOT

This is a research and study tool, not a source of religious rulings. It reports what the texts say and who transmitted them. For a binding ruling, consult a qualified scholar.

MEMBERSHIP

Asking questions is free — six questions an hour, no account needed.

A membership adds: • Follow-up questions in the same conversation • Twenty questions an hour, counted per account • Your research saved across your devices

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