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1.  http://www.islamicbooks.org/150.html Nahj ul Balaagha - $12
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     http://www.al-khoei.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=269
Nahjul-Balagha Vol.1-2 (Peak of Eloquence) - $35 -
Known also as "Peak of Eloquence " A collection of Imam Ali's (A.S ) sermons, epistles and sayings in Arabic text with English translation. H/B


2.  http://www.islamicbooks.org/164.html Kitab al Irshad - $12
Compilation of the lives, accomplishments and sayings of the Twelve Imams beginning with Imam Ali and concluding with Imam Mahdi.


3.  http://www.islamicbooks.org/162.html  Brother of the Prophet - $14
A comprehensive biography of the life of Ali Ibn Abi Talib, this work unveils his achievements in every facet of life, from the home to the battlefield to the mosque to the seat of government. Shaykh Chirri is meticulous in his description of the complex yet beautiful life and character of Ali. He is able to capture the depth of Ali's relationships with his family, with the Prophet, with the people and with God. This book is a beautiful complement to Ali's own sermons that are presented in the Nahjual Balagha.


4.  http://www.al-khoei.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=32_25&products_id=50 
A Probe into the History of Hadith - $6 - A probe in to the History of the delicate Institution of Hadith by Allama Murtaza Askari, a renowned contemporary scholar and historian, who unveiled the picture of this institution in such a manner that every line and contour of its countenance becomes distinctly clear. His unbiased analysis invites the attention of the Muslim scholars to dispassionately differentiate between authentic and fabricated Hadith.P/B


5.a   http://www.al-khoei.org/catalog/default.php?cPath=32_25 
Hayat al Qulub - $26 - Writtten by Allama Baqar Majlisi. This is one of the best known works of allamah Majlisi., published in three volumes, the first volume deals with the lives and times of all the Prophets up to the Holy Prophet Muhammad SAWA. H/B Pages 664 The second volume is exclusively about the biography of the Holy Prophet SAWA translated by James L.Merrick under the title   The life and Religion ofMuhammad SAWA. H/B Pgs. 462 The third volume explores the question of succesion to the Prophet Muhammad SAWA and describes the lofty position of Ahl Al-Bayt in Islam. H/B Pgs. 495

5.b   http://www.al-khoei.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1271
Hayat Al- Qulub vol. 2- $26 -

 5.c  http://www.al-khoei.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1272 
Hayat Al- Qulub vol. 3- $26 -


6.  http://www.al-khoei.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=289 
Al-Mawaaizh, Sifat-ush-Shia, Fadhaail-ush-Shia- $13 - As the above titles show, they are the 3 books by Sheikh Sadooq, a great traditionalist of Shia School from early 4th century Hijrah, which have been compiled together by the publisher for the convenience of the readers. They are the grand collection of Ahadith, from the Ahlul Bayt
(A.S.) In Arabic text together its English translation. H/B

7.  http://www.al-khoei.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=32_25&products_id=1537 
Uyun Akhbar Ar-Reza vol. 1 & 2(a.s)- $50 - This attractive, hard bound book is a detailed account of the Biography of our Eighth Imam Abul Hassan Ali ibni Musa ar-Ridha a.s. and a narration of the life-story of the Imam (AS)


8.  http://www.al-khoei.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1276 
The Book of Occultation (Kitab Al-Ghaibah) - $25 - (Volume 51 of BIHARUL ANWAR).

Compiled by Allamah Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi. Translated by Hassan Allahyari.
Imam Mehdi AFS, The Twelfth Imam after The Prophet SAWW, is our Imam of the Time. Thus, to teach us who the Imam is our scholars have penned erudite books. One is Allamah Majlisi's Kitabul Ghaibah.

9.  http://www.al-khoei.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=256 
The Prolegomena to the Quran - $18 -
The great author Ayatullah Saiyyid A. Al-Khoei,stresses the importance of understanding the historical setting in which the Quran was revealed. He expounds his own views, and refutes Sunni beliefs and concepts categorically concerning the theories of alteration and abrogation in Quran. He discusses many critical and controversial topics connected with the collection and canonization of the text, that has received little attention since classic age.

 
10. http://www.al-khoei.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=175 
A Shi'ite Anthology - $8 -
Allama Tabatabaie points out lucidly three basic dimention of Shiite tradition.
1- The profession of Unity ( Al-Tawhid ) or the metaphysical and theological principles of the faith
2 - the political social and moral teachings.
3 - Inward spritual and devotional life of the community . These dimensions stress the principles and fundamentals of Islam. The aspects of Divine Law have been reflected in Imam Ali's (A.S) instructions to Malik Ashter and to a lesser degree in the prayers.P/B, Pgs. 150


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http://www.islamicbooks.org/139.html  The Right Path - $6

http://www.islamicbooks.org/156.html  Peshawar Nights - $10

I don't know anything about Brill's Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān aside from what I read on-line, nor have any of my friends gotten back to me about it, but here it is at Rahima's request:

http://www.brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=227&pid=24611 The 5-volume set is called Encyclopedia of the Qur'an by Jane Dammen McAuliffe (editor). $1,995.00
Brill's Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān (EQ) combines alphabetically-arranged articles about the contents of the Qur'ān. It is an encyclopaedic dictionary of qur'ānic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur'ānic studies. With nearly 1000 entries in 5 volumes, the EQ is the first comprehensive, multi-volume reference work on the Qur'ān to appear in a Western language.
Frequent cross-references will draw readers to related entries and each article will conclude with a citation of relevant bibliography. The final volume of the EQ will contain indices of transliterated terms, of qur'ānic references and of the authors and exegetes cited in the entries and essays.
The EQ is a fully international work supported by an international board of advisors. Scholars from many nations have written articles for the encyclopaedia.