By Allamah Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi


40 years and 2 generations in the making,
Al-Ma’arif Publications is proud to unveil it’s latest publication,
‘A History of the Shi’a People’.

This 1000-page volume deals with the history of the Shi‘a Ithna-‘Ashari
Muslim community from the early days of Islam up to present day,
from the 7th Century onwards.

It spans every era and every geographical region of this constantly changing world in a detailed manner. By examining the religious, political, & cultural shifts that influenced, or were caused by, the evolving Shi’a population,
Allamah Rizvi has provided invaluable context to the growth
of Shi’ism through this seminal work.


Download a sample chapter covering the fall of Baghdad in the year 656.
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