Shaykh Mufid: An Annotated Bibliography

Abu ʿAbd Allah Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Nuʿmān al-ʿUkbarī al-Baghdādī, known as al-Shaykh al-Mufīd and Ibn al-Muʿallim (336–413 AH/948–1022 CE) was one of the most prominent Muslim theologians and jurists in the fourth century AH (tenth centuries CE). 254 works have been attributed to him, of which only 69 works are available and 185 works are missing. His works are mainly concerned with the following six topics: theology, jurisprudence, hadith, history, Quranic studies, and principles of jurisprudence.The present research includes two parts: first, a descriptive bibliography of primary works by Mufīd (i.e., written by Mufīd himself, dictated by him, or selected from his works); and second, a bibliography of contemporary secondary literature on Mufīd and his works.The book begins with the methodology of this research, followed by four parts. In the Methodology part, we elaborate on the details of how the research into primary and secondary sources was carried out and cit