Library of Interpretative Hadiths

About Library of Interpretative Hadiths

The Quran and the Ahl al-Bayt (the Household of the Prophet), these two precious gems and enduring legacies harmonious with the Prophetic mission, have always been gushing, pure springs of sublime divine knowledge and otherworldly subtleties. They have quenched the thirst of those seeking heavenly knowledge, fulfilled the hopes of seekers of hidden secrets, and brought joy to the grief-stricken in the valley of confusion. In this regard, exegetical hadiths are luminous words that report the infallible understanding and unique insight of the Ahl al-Bayt (AS) regarding certain verses of the Holy Quran.

Definition and Benefit

"The Library of Exegetical Hadith" is the name of a new program presented by the Quran Group of the Computer Research Center for Islamic Sciences to the community of Quranic researchers. This program presents all Shia exegetical works and hadith collections containing exegetical narrations. Dear users, by utilizing this software, can access hadiths transmitted from the Infallibles (AS) available in the program's sources, conduct Quranic research, and gain mastery over the approach of narrative exegesis.

Background and Necessity

Previously, the Computer Research Center for Islamic Sciences produced software such as "Noor Al-Anwar 2," "Jame' Tafasir Noor" (Comprehensive Exegesis), and "Jame' Al-Ahadith versions 2.5 and 3.5," among others, wherein exegetical hadiths were presented in methods suitable for each program. However, since these programs, despite all their advantages, do not encompass all hadith collections and narrative exegeses, there was a clear need for a program containing all exegetical hadiths. The production of "The Library of Exegetical Hadith" is a response to this need. This program was previously produced under the title "Al-Anwar Al-Radawiyyah" (a joint effort between Noor Center and Shams Al-Duha Institute) and is now offered by the Center under its new name with slight modifications and upgrades.

Items of Change and Upgrade

1. Changing the title from "Encyclopedia of Exegetical Hadith" to "Library of Exegetical Hadith."
2. Changing the tab title from "Verses in Narrations" to "Verses in Books."
3. Increasing the program's sources from 96 titles in 498 volumes to 141 titles in 685 volumes.
4. A significant increase in linguistic dictionaries.
5. Inclusion of the Holy Quran with Ansarian's translation, along with search capabilities in roots and words.

Program Capabilities

1. Adjusting the display page size on different monitors.
2. Direct transfer of content to Word files.
3. Synchronized and linked display of text with translations.
4. Search via word roots.
5. Simplification of the search interface.
6. Use of a selective index for rapid searching within book index titles.
7. Online search capability (Find) in various sections.
8. Option to show or hide vowel marks (I'rab), headers, and footnotes.

Source Statistics

This program includes 141 book titles in 685 volumes, of which 93 are in Arabic and 48 in Persian; also, 105 are hadith collections and 36 are exegeses.
Furthermore, the relative statistics of this program compared to "Jame' Al-Ahadith" (Comprehensive Hadith) and "Jame' Al-Tafasir" (Comprehensive Exegesis) fall under the category of "general and particular from one aspect" (overlap). Specifically, it has 31 additional titles compared to "Jame' Al-Ahadith" (an increase of about 45%) and 108 additional titles compared to "Jame' Al-Tafasir" (an increase of about 154%). The number of shared titles is 111 with "Jame' Al-Ahadith" and 34 with "Jame' Al-Tafasir."

Some of the new sources in the program compared to "Jame' Al-Ahadith" include:

1. Amali of Sheikh Tusi (translated by Hassan Zadeh).
2. Al-Ihlilaja.
3. Al-Idah.
4. Translation of Al-Ghadir.
5. Tafsir Al-Hibri.
6. Tafsir Al-Quran Al-Karim by Abu Hamza Al-Thumali.
7. Tafsir Jame' Borujerdi.
8. Tafsir Manhaj Al-Sadiqin.
9. Al-Jawhar Al-Thamin fi Tafsir Al-Kitab Al-Mubin.
10. Haqa'iq Al-Ta'wil fi Mutashabih Al-Tanzil.
11. Al-Dhurriyyah Al-Tahirah.
12. Rasa'il Al-Sharif Al-Murtada.
13. Al-Ghadir fi Al-Kitab wa Al-Sunnah.
14. Fada'il Al-Khamsah min Al-Sahih Al-Sittah.
15. Nahj Al-Bayan 'an Kashf Ma'ani Al-Quran.
16. Characteristics of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (AS) (Translation of Khasa'is Amir al-Mu'minin).
17. ... and others.

Some of the important narrative and exegetical works in the program are:

1. Tafsir Al-Qummi.
2. Tafsir Al-Ayyashi.
3. Tafsir Furat Al-Kufi.
4. Tafsir attributed to Imam Hasan Al-Askari (AS).
5. Shawahid Al-Tanzil.
6. Nur Al-Thaqalayn.
7. Al-Burhan fi Tafsir Al-Quran.
8. Nahj Al-Balagha.
9. Al-Sahifah Al-Kamilah.
10. The Four Books (Al-Kutub Al-Arba'ah).
11. Bihar Al-Anwar.
12. Wasa'il Al-Shia.
13. Works of Sheikh Al-Saduq.
14. Works of Sheikh Al-Tusi.
15. Works of Sheikh Al-Mufid.
16. Jame' Ahadith Al-Shia and its translation.
17. Works of Sayyid Ibn Tawus.
18. Al-Asfa fi Tafsir Al-Quran.
19. Al-Ihlilaja.
20. Al-Idah.
21. Al-Tibyan fi Tafsir Al-Quran.
22. Al-Dhurriyyah Al-Tahirah.
23. Al-Jawhar Al-Thamin fi Tafsir Al-Kitab Al-Mubin.
24. Al-Ghadir fi Al-Kitab wa Al-Sunnah wa Al-Adab.
25. Al-Quran wa Fada'il Ahl Al-Bayt (AS).
26. Imtiyazat Alawiyyah (Translation of Khasa'is Amir Al-Mu'minin).
27. Ala' Al-Rahman fi Tafsir Al-Quran.
28. Translation of Al-Ghadir.
29. Translation of Tafsir Majma' Al-Bayan.
30. Tafsir Ithna Ashari.
31. Tafsir Al-Hibri.
32. Tafsir Al-Safi.
33. Tafsir Jame'.
34. Tafsir Sharif Lahiji.
35. Tafsir Al-Quran Al-Karim by Abu Hamza Al-Thumali.
36. Tafsir Al-Mu'in.
37. Haqa'iq Al-Ta'wil fi Mutashabih Al-Tanzil.
38. Khulasat Al-Manhaj.
39. Rasa'il Al-Sharif Al-Murtada.
40. Rawd Al-Jinan wa Ruh Al-Jinan fi Tafsir Al-Quran.
41. Zubdat Al-Tafasir.
42. Shan Nuzul Al-Ayat (Occasions of Revelation).
43. Fada'il Al-Khamsah min Al-Sahih Al-Sittah.
44. Majma' Al-Bayan fi Tafsir Al-Quran.
45. Manhaj Al-Sadiqin fi Ilzam Al-Mukhalifin.
46. Namune Bayanat dar Shan Nuzul Ayat (Examples of Clarifications on Occasions of Revelation).
47. Nahj Al-Bayan 'an Kashf Ma'ani Al-Quran.