The most famous and authoritative collections of Shi'ite hadiths are:
Bihar al-anwar in arabic (بحارالانوار) collected by Mohammed Baqir Majlisi ibn e Mohammed Taqi Majlisi
Al-Kāfī in arabic (الکافی) collected by Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Kulayni Al-Razi.
Man lā yahduruhu al-Faqīh in arabic ( من لا يحضره الفقيه) collected by
Al-Shaykh al-Saduq.
Tahdhib al-Ahkam in arabic (تهذیب الاحکام )collected by Shaykh al-Taʾifah.
Wasa'il al-Shi`ah in arabic (وسائل الشیعه ) collected by al-Shaykh Muhammad b. Hasan al-Hurr al-`Amili.
Al-Istibsar in arabic (الاستبصار )collected by Shaykh al-Taʾifah.
Mustadrak al-Wasa'il in arabic (مستدرک الوسائل) collected by al-Hajj Mirza Husayn al-Nuri al-Tabarsi.
Muslims had written thousands of books covering all science fields including mathematics, astronomy, medicine, physics, optics, geography, philosophy, ... etc.However; from the religious point of view; the most important reference books are:The holy book Quran that reflects real God word revelations to prophet Muhammad; peace be upon him; through the angel Gabriel (or Jibril)The Hadith (prophet Muhammad sayings and practices) books as AlBukhari and other Hadith collection books.Answer 2According to both Shia and Sunni Muslims Quran is word of God and is the most Important book ever. about Hadith (sayings of prophet SAWW according to Sunni and sayings of any of the fourteen infallibles according to shia) there are different Hadith books. but for Shia the Nahj ul Balaghah (the collection of some of the sayings of Imam Ali a.s. along with the 6 main Hadith books are the most important Hadith books)
the battle of Karbala had a great effect on spread of shiite Islam and caused Muslims specially in understand there is two main version of Islam, Islam of Yazid and Islam of Hussain S.A.
Yes. Muslims believe the Quran is the word of God. They memorize chapters and recite them during prayer. There are also several books of Hadith, sayings or actions of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). However, not all Hadiths are authentic. A what is the meaning of (PBUH)? It means "peace be upon him". Muslims say that after saying the name of a prophet.
No group is an enemy to Shiites Muslims. Muslims are Muslims irrelevant to their groups or schools. The main two Islamic groups; Sunnis and Shiites; differ in minor side issues that never imply any enmity between both. Refer to question below.
their main book is Quran. also Nahj al-Balaghe (collection of sayings of Imam Ali)- brother of Quran and Sahifeh Sajadieh (worships from Imam Sajad)- Sister of Quran also 4 main Hadith book that contains near 120,000 Hadith from the fourteen infallibles.
There are actually three main sects of Islam in the Middle East. In order of size, most populous to least populous: Sunni, Shiite, and Ibadi.
The holy Quran & the Hadith are the first main sources of legislations in Islam,respectively.
the sunni and the shiite are two main sects of islam religion.the are agree in three principles like divine unity,belief in ressurrection and prophecy.shiite,in spite of that,shiite belief in justice and imamate.
Sunni and Shiite are two main branches of Islam that differ primarily in their beliefs about the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad. The split originated from a historical disagreement over leadership, and the two groups have since developed distinct theological and legal traditions. Despite these differences, both Sunni and Shiite Muslims share core beliefs in the Quran and the five pillars of Islam.
shia Muslims live in many countries. but shia Muslims mainly live in Iran. also Iraq, Bahrain, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Yemen, India and many more. other Muslim countries are mainly sunni with minor shia population. Qum in Iran is main central city of Shia Islam. also Najaf in Iraq was in past a main city of Iran and also today.
The main holy book is the Quran that reflects God word revelation to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) through the angel Gabriel (or Jibril). Refer to related Quran questions below. Other books are not holy but important to Muslims to know the rules of their religion; mainly are the books of prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) sayings and practices (called prophet Sunnah) as Sahih Al Bukhari and other relevant books. According to Shia Islam the main book after Quran is Bahj ul Balaghah (called the brother of Quran) that is collection of sayings of Imam Ali a.s. (below link) and the Sahifeh Sajadiyeh, The Psalms of Islam (called the sister of Quran) (below link) are main books. shia and sunni have main Hadith books. shia Muslims do not consider any hadith book completely authentic. but sunni Muslims consider the book of Bukhari (an Iranian sunni writer) completely authentic.
near 70% of Iraq people are Shia Muslims. shia Muslims live in many countries. but shia Muslims mainly live in Iran. also Iraq, Bahrain, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and more. other Muslim countries are mainly sunni with minor shia population. Qum in Iran is main central city of Shia Islam. also Najaf in Iraq was in past a main city of Iran and also today.