Nahj al-Balaghah, a collection of sermons, letters and quotes of Imam Ali
Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim compilation of over ten thousand short sayings of Imam Ali
Al-Sahifa al-Alawiya (Book of Supplications (Du'a)) by Imam Ali, translated by William Chittick.
Divan-i Ali ibn Abu Talib (poems which are attributed to Ali ibn Abu Talib).
Book of Ali by Ali
Book of Fatimah by Fatimah
Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by Imam Zayn al-Abidin
Risalatul Huquq by Zayn al-Abidin
The Fifteen Whispered Prayers by Zayn al-Abidin
Dua Abu Hamza al-Thumali by Zayn al-Abidin
Ma'athiru'l-Baqir by Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
Umm al-Kitab by Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
Tafsir al-Baqir by Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
Tafsir Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq by Imam Jafar al-Sadiq
Al-Sahifat al-Ridha by Imam Ali al-Ridha
Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah by Imam Ali al-Ridha
Uyoun Akhbar Al-Ridha, a collection of debates on religious questions and the sayings of Imam Ali al-Ridha
Tafsir al-Askari by Imam Hasan al-Askari
Hadith collections
Al-Kutub Al-Arb'ah- the Four books
Kitab al-Kafi of Kulayni (divided into Usul al-Kafi, Furu al-Kafi and Rawdat al-Kafi)
Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih of Shaikh Saduq
Tahdhib al-Ahkam of Shaikh Tusi
al-Istibsar of Shaikh Tusi
Primary Hadith Collection
(Primary Hadith books are those books which are collected, compiled and written by author or their students themselves).
Kitaab al-Sulaym ibn Qays al-Hilali by Sulaym ibn Qays
Al-Mahasin by Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Barqi
Basair al-Darjaat by Sheikh Safaar al-Qummi
Qurb al-Isnaad by Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Jafar al-Qummi
Kamil al-Ziyarat by Ibn Qulawayh
Uyun Akhbar al-Ridha by Shaykh Saduq
Kamaaluddin wa Tamam-un-Ne'mah by Shaikh Saduq
Ilal al-sharayi by Shaykh Saduq
Al-Tawhid by Shaykh Saduq
Ma'ani l-akhbar by Shaykh Saduq
Al-Amali by Shaykh Saduq
Al-Khisal by Shaykh Saduq
Thawab al-Aa’maal by Shaykh Saduq
Fada'il al-Shi'a by Shaykh Saduq
Tuhaf al-Uqul by Ibn Shuba Harrani
Kifayat-ul-Asar fi-Nass Alal Aimaa al-Ithna Ashar by Sheikh Khazaz al-Qumi
Al-Ikhtisaas by Shaykh Mufid
Al-Amali by Shaykh Mufid
Al-Amali by Shayhk Murtaza
Al-Amali by Shaykh Tusi
Kitab al-Ghayba by Shaykh Tusi
Kitab al-Ghayba by Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Jafar al-Numani
Khasais of Al Aemmah by Sharif Al-Radi
Dala'il al-imama by Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari al-Saghir
Al-Ihtijaj by Abu Mansur Ahmad Tabrisi
Al Saqib Fi al-Manâqib by Ibn Hamaza Tusi
Secondary books of Hadith
(Secondary Hadith books are those books which are not collected, compiled and written by author himself but rather they are selected from already existing Hadith books i.e. Primary Hadith books)
Al-Wafi by Mohsen Fayz Kashani
Wasā'il al-Shīʿa by Shaikh al-Hur al-Aamili
Al-Jawahir al-saniyya by Shaikh al-Hur al-Aamili
Bihar al-Anwar by Allama Majlesi
Haq ul-Yaqeen by Allama Majlisi
Ayn al-Hayat by Allama Majlisi
Hilyat al-Muttaqin by Allama Majlisi
Al-Mahajat al-bayda by Mohsen Fayz Kashani
Irshaad al-Quloob by Hassan b. Muhammad al-Dailmi
Mustadrak Al-wasa'il by Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi
Safinat al-bihar by Shaykh Abbas Qumi
Mustadrak safinat al-bihar by Shaykh 'Ali Namazi
Jami' ahadith al-Shi'a by Hossein Borujerdi
Nahj-al feṣāḥa by Abul Qasem Payandeh
Mizan Al Hikma by Mohammad Reyshahri
Hadith's Anthologies & Commentaries
Sharh Usul al-Kafi — by Mohammad Salih al-Mazandarani
A Bundle of Flowers — collected by Ayatollah Sayyid Kamal Faghih Imani; a popular English language secondary collection of Shi'a hadith. It narrates traditions from such Shia collections as Kitab al-Kafi and Man la Yahdhuruhu'l Faqih.
A Shi'ah Anthology — by William Chittick, Hossein Nasr and Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i; a brief introduction to exemplary hadith from the 12 Imams.
Mir'at al-Uqul (Mirror of the Mind) — by Mohammad Baqir Majlisi is a hadith commentary considered among the most significant commentary on Al-Kafi by the Twelver Shi'a community.
Quranic Tafsirs
List of Quran Exegesis books and related Concepts:
Tafsir al-Askari by Imam Hassan al-Askari
Tafsir Al-Qummi by Mohammad bin Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Qummi (?? - 919 AD)
Tafsir Ayyashi by Mohammad ibn Masoud Ayyashi (died 932 AD)
Tafsir Furat Kufi by Furat Ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi (died 964 AD)
Tafsir al-Nu'mani by Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Nu'mani (died 971 AD)
Al-Tibbyan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by Shaikh Tusi (995 AD - 1067 AD)
Majma' al-Bayan by Shaykh Tabarsi (1073 AD - 1153 AD)
Al-Burhan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by Syed Hashim al Bahrani (died 1696 AD)
Tafsir Noor al-Thaqalayn by Abd al-Ali ibn Juma Aroosi (died 1701 AD)
Tafsir al-Mizan by Allamah Tabatabai (1903 AD - 1981 AD)
Al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Quran by Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (1899 AD - 1992 AD)
Fasal Khizab by Mufti Jafar Hussain (1914 AD - 1982)
Tafsir Anwar e Najaf fi Asrar Mushaf by Hussain Bakhsh Jarra (1920 AD - 1990 AD)
Tafsir Nemooneh by Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927 AD - Present)
Faizan Ur Rehman by Muhammad Hussain Najafi (1932 AD to present)
Tasneem Tafsir by Abdollah Javadi Amoli (1933 AD to present)
Tafsir Rahnama by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934 AD - 2017 AD)
Al Kauthar fi Tafsir Al Quran by Mohsin Ali Najafi (1938 AD to Present)
Tafseer e Masoomeen (as) compiled by Wilayat Mission
Tafsir Hub-e-Ali compiled by Hub-e-Ali Publications
Theology of Shi'a
These books include discussions about Theology of Shi'a (Usul al-din or principles of religion): (Tawḥīd, Nubuwwah (Prophecy), Imamah, Adalah (Justice of God), Maʿad (Resurrection)), etc.
Classic Kalam
These books seek to give a rational account of Shi'a theology in contrast with the Ash'ari, Mu'tazili and other theological schools of Islam. The contents of these books are taken from the 8th to the 13th century (2nd to 7th century of Islam).
Eʿteqādātal-Emāmīya by Shaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
Al-Amali by Shaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
Al-Khisal by Shaykh Saduq (923 AD - 991 AD)
Awail Al Maqalat by Shaykh Mufid (948 AD - 1022 AD)
Al-Amali by Sheikh al-Mufid (948 AD to 1022 AD)
Tashih al-I'tiqad by Shaykh Mufid (948 AD - 1022 AD), a correction of Shaykh Saduq's Eʿteqādātal-Emāmīya.
Al-Amali by Shayhk Murtaza (965 AD - 1044 AD)
Al-Amali by Shaykh Tusi (995 AD - 1067 AD)
Tajrid al-I'tiqad by Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201 AD - 1274 AD)
E’teqadaat al-Imamiya by Allama Majlisi
Ahsan ul-Fawaid fi Sharh al-Aqaid by Muhammad Hussain Najafi
Modern Kalam
These books seek to give a rational account of Shi'a theology in contrast with modern Western ideologies including Marxism and Liberalism during the 20th century.
Fundamentals Of Islamic Thought by Morteza Motahhari, trans. R. Campbell: Berkeley, California, Mizan Press, 1982.
Man and Universe by Morteza Motahhari
Ilm ar-Rijal
Rijal al-Barqi by Sheikh Al-Barqi
Rijal al-Kashshi by al-Kashshi
Rijal al-Najashi by Ahmad ibn Ali al-Najashi
Rijal al-Tusi by Shaykh Tusi
Al Fehrist by Shaykh Tusi
Kitab ur-Rijal by Hassan bin Dawood al-Hilli
Al Mabani ur-Rijalia by Allama Hilli
Mojam Rijal e Hadith by Grand Ayatollah Khoei
Shia Jurisprudence (fiqh)
Al-Mahasin by Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Barqi
Ilal al-sharayi' by Shaykh Saduq
Sifat al-Shi'a by Shaykh Saduq
Fada'il al-Shi'a by Shaykh Saduq
Al-Tawhid (Saduq) by Shaykh Saduq
Ma'ani l-akhbar by Shaykh Saduq
Masa'il al-Awees by Shaykh Mufid
Jumal al-'ilm wal Amal by Sharif al-Murtaza
Al-khilaaf fil Ahkaam by Shaykh Tusi
Al-Mabsut fi fiqh al-Imamiyya by Shaykh Tusi
Urwa al-Wuthqa by Ayatollah Mohammed Kazem Yazdi
Shara'i' al-Islam fi masail al-halal wal-haram by Muhaqqiq al-Hilli
Jawahir Al Kalam by Ayatollah Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi
Madarik al-ahkam fi sharh shara'i' al-Islam by Ayatollah Muhammad Musawi al-Amili
Tawdih al-Masa'il by Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani
Tawdih al-Masa'il by Grand Ayatollah Hossein Vahid Khorasani
History books
List of History books
The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays by Sulaym ibn Qays (1st Century) (622-30 AD - 709 AD)
Waq'at Siffin (book) by Nasr b. Muzahim (2nd Century) (738 AD - 827 AD)
Al-Gharat (book) by Ibrahim b. Muhammad al-Thaqafi al-Kufi (3rd Century) (815 AD - 897 AD)
Tarikh al-Yaqubi by Ya'qubi (3rd century) (died 898 AD)
Ithbat al-wasiyya (book) by Al-Masudi (4th Century) (896 AD - 956 AD)
'Murūj aḏ-Ḏahab by Al-Masudi (4th Century) (896 AD - 956 AD)
Kamaaluddin wa Tamamum ul Ne'amah — by Shaikh Saduq (4th Century) (923 AD - 991 AD)
Tarikh Qom (book) by Hasan b. Muhammad b. Hasan al-Qummi (4th Century) (died 1015 AD)
Kitab al-Irshad also known as Tazkar-tul-Athar by Shaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
Al-Jamal (book) by Shaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
Masarr al-Shi'a (book) by Shaykh Al-Mufid (4th Century) (948 AD - 1022 AD)
Dala'il al-imama (book) by Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari al-Saghir (5th Century)
Kashf al-ghumma fi ma'rifat al-a'imma (book) by Baha' al-Din 'Ali b. 'Isa al-Irbili (7th Century) (1223-28 AD - 1294 AD)
Al-Luhuf ala qatla l-tufuf (book) by Ali b. Musa b. Ja'far b. Tawus (7th Century) (1193 AD - 1266 AD)
Majalis al-muminin— by Qazi Nurullah Shustari (10th Century) (1542 AD - 1610 AD)
Hayat al-qulub (book) by Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (11th Century) (died 1699 AD)
Hilyat al-abrar fi ahwal Muhammad wa alih al-athar (book) by Seyyed Hashem Bahrani (11th Century) (1640 AD - 1698 AD)
Al-Tatimma fi tawarikh al-a'imma by al-Sayyid Taj al-Din al-Husayni al-'Amili (11th Century)
Riyad al-abrar fi manaqib al-a'immat al-athar (book) by Nematollah Jazayeri (12th Century) (1640 AD - 1701 AD)