Shia Research answers questions about the Twelver Shia textual tradition — and shows you exactly which passages the answer came from.
Ask in any language. Every answer is assembled from the primary sources and cited line by line, so you can read the original text yourself instead of taking the answer on trust.
WHAT'S INSIDE
Over 375,000 passages from the classical corpus, including:
• The Four Books — al-Kafi, Man la Yahduruh al-Faqih, Tahdhib al-Ahkam, al-Istibsar
• The major later collections — Wasa'il al-Shi'a, Mustadrak al-Wasa'il
• Tafsir — Nur al-Thaqalayn, al-Burhan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an
• Rijal — narrator biographies and the classical evaluations of them
• Nahj al-Balagha and al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya
• Shaykh al-Saduq's corpus — 'Ilal al-Shara'i', al-Khisal, 'Uyun Akhbar al-Rida, and more
• Treatises, lectures, and contemporary juridical material
HOW IT WORKS
• Ask a question — the app retrieves the passages that actually bear on it, rather than searching for keywords
• Read the citation beside every claim, with the book and passage included
• Ask follow-ups in the same conversation
• Read the Qur'an in Qur'an Study — listen to a recitation with each word lit as it is recited, read commentary summaries, and browse by theme or by how you feel
• Read and listen to supplications in Dua Study — recitation lights up line by line as it plays, with Roman-letter transliteration, translations, and the ability to ask about any text
• Learn in short bites with Swipe & Learn — swipe through verses, hadith, sayings and du'as from the sources, tap "Go deeper" to ask about any of them, and like, save or share the ones you want to keep
• Prayer times for your location or any city, with reminders, a Qibla compass, and Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
• Highlight a passage while reading and leave yourself a note on it
• See how different scholars answer a contested question in Ikhtilāf Mode
• Photograph a food label or a menu with Image Mode and get an instant read, including a halal/haram/check verdict
• Use the app in eleven languages, and choose the language answers come back in
• Sign in and your research is saved and available on the web at shiaresearch.org
WHAT THIS IS NOT
This is a research and study tool, not a source of religious rulings. It reports what the texts say and who transmitted them. For a binding ruling, consult a qualified scholar.
MEMBERSHIP
Asking questions is free — ten questions every twelve hours, no account needed. Sign in for free to continue a conversation with two follow-ups and to try one photo question a week.
A membership adds:
• Unlimited chat, with no hourly cap
• Unlimited follow-ups, and pick up any past conversation where you left off
• Image Mode without the weekly limit
• Ask questions about any passage while you read through the books
• Translate source passages into any language
• Swipe & Learn with no daily limit
• Ask your own question in Ikhtilāf Mode
• Upload your own document and study it against the corpus
• The full Qur'an Study research tools
Monthly — $5.99 per month
Annual — $47.99 per year
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Terms of Use: https://shiaresearch.org/terms
Privacy Policy: https://shiaresearch.org/privacy
I found this app most helpful and informative. I have been asking so many questions and got the detailed answers from authentic resources and references and the top marajah. I highly recommend it to all the genuine seekers and those who want to seek knowledge from the school of Ahlebait(as). The best thing is you can ask questions in different languages.
Gives super detailed responses!
sahz99
This has been really useful for me. I’ve been asking it a lot of Islamic questions and I like that I can see exactly where the answers are coming from, so I can look into the sources further. Also, the fact that I can ask questions in a diff language too is a big plus.
Trustworthy
Espresso_998
As a revert, having a reliable source of information is very important and helpful
Love this app!
abbas00022
Thanks for creating this. It answers any of my day to day questions
• Introducing Swipe & Learn — a new feed of verses, hadith, sayings and du'as from the sources. Swipe up for the next one, tap "Go deeper" to ask about what you're reading, and like, save or share any card
• Shared chats now open in the app — tap a Shia Research chat link and read it, then continue the conversation yourself
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
Version 1.7.0
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