Shia Research: Ask & Cite

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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