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Works and Compilation
Allama Azizullah Ottarodi has written scholarly books on every field of Islamic sciences. His great contribution to the world of Islam and Islamic sciences is the compilation of the Musnad of hadith of Hadrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.) and Twelve Infallible Holy Imams (A.S.). Musnad mean quoting the traditions and sayings of the Noble Prophet (S.A.W.) by mentioning the chain of narrators. In the Musnad of hadith among the Shia Muslims, the narrators of hadith of the Noble Prophet (S.A.W.) are Masoomeen (A.S.) i-e. Hadrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.) and Twelve Infallible Holy Imams (A.S.).
Allama Azizullah Ottarodi is the first research scholar in the history of Islam who has compiled the Musnad of hadith of the Noble Prophet (S.A.W.) as narrated by the Masoomeen (A.S.) i-e. Hadrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.) and Twelve Infallible Holy Imams (A.S.). The Musnad of hadith of the Noble Prophet (S.A.W.) as compiled by Allama Azizullah Ottarodi are as below:
Musnad Hadrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.), One Volume
Musnad Imam Ali ibn Abi Taleb (A.S.), 27 Volumes
Musnad Imam Hasan Mujtaba (A.S.), One Volume
Musnad Imam Shaheed Aba Abdullah al-Husain (A.S.), Three Volumes
Musnad Imam Zainul Abedin (A.S.), Two Volumes
Musnad Imam Muhammad Baqir (A.S.), 6 Volumes
Musnad Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.), 22 Volumes
Musnad Imam Musa Kazim (A.S.), Three Volumes
Musnad Imam Reza (A.S.), Two Volumes
Musnad Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Jawad (A.S.), One Volume
Musnad Imam Ali un-Naqi al-Hadi (A.S.), One Volume
Musnad Imam Hasan Askari (A.S.), One Volume
The compilation of the Musnad of hadith of the Noble Prophet (S.A.W.) as narrated by the Masoomeen (A.S.) i-e. Hadrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.) and Twelve Infallible Holy Imams (A.S.) by Allama Azizullah Ottarodi is considered as a unique achievement in the history of Islam.
Hard work, field research, visiting the famous libraries in the world and meeting prominent Ulama and scholars in various countries are prominent features of the scientific and research career of Allama Azizullah Ottarodi.
He also researched for forty years to compile the comprehensive and detailed history of Khorasan. In this regard he visited hundreds of major libraries in the world and collected data about the scientific, political, historical, geographical and artistic aspects of Khorasan from the major reference books and rare manuscripts. He has compiled the biographies of all the leading personalities of Khorasan in this great work. “The History of Khorasan” by Allama Azizullah Ottarodi is accomplished in fifty volumes and contains thirty thousand topics.
During his research he also gathered data about the scientific, political, historical, geographical and artistic aspects of Sistan region of Iran which is also being published with the title the “The Culture and History of Sistan” in four volumes.
The great research scholar Allamah Shaykh Abdul Husain Ameeni, the author of the famous book Al-Ghadeer in forty volumes requested Allama Azizullah Ottarodi to carry out deep research to edit the famous book Taj al-Urus. On his request, Allama Azizullah Ottarodi for a period of eight years studied nearly eight hundred books which were referred in the compilation of the book Taj al-Urus.
After his eight year long research endeavors he compiled four volumes on the lives of the personalities mentioned in Taj al-Urus entitled “Rijal Taj al-Urus”. On the Hadith mentioned in that book were researched and compiled in four volumes entitled “Qareeb al-Hadith”. Both these works in eight volumes were published in 1983 by the Dairat al-Maarif Osmania, Hyderabad, India and both these works were reprinted later in Tehran. He has also compiled a separate volume on the towns and cities mentioned in the book Taj al-Urus which is under print in Tehran.
He has also carried extensive research on the Shahnamah by Abul Qasim Ferdowsi, the greatest epic poetry book in the world.
He has also published his travelogues and has edited many rare manuscripts which he read in the major libraries of the world during his study tours.
Fifty years of incessant research endeavors by Allama Azizullah Ottarodi enabled him to author 49 titles of books in more than 150 volumes encompassing the fields of hadith, Islamic history, Nahjul Balagha and Arabic literature.
The works of Allama Azizullah Ottarodi includes 28 titles of books compiled, 9 titles of books researched and edited, 9 titles of books translated from Arabic in to Persian and three titles of books as indexical catalogues.
Some of the titles of the books compiled, edited, translated and indexed by Allama Azizullah Ottarodi are mentioned below:
1- Musnad Hadrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.), One Volume
2- Musnad Imam Ali ibn Abi Taleb (A.S.), 27 Volumes
3- Musnad Imam Hasan Mujtaba (A.S.), One Volume
4- Musnad Imam Shaheed Aba Abdullah al-Husain (A.S.), Three Volumes
5- Musnad Imam Zainul Abedin (A.S.), Two Volumes
6- Musnad Imam Muhammad Baqir (A.S.), 6 Volumes
7- Musnad Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.), 22 Volumes
8- Musnad Imam Musa Kazim (A.S.), Three Volumes
9- Musnad Imam Reza (A.S.), Two Volumes
10- Musnad Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Jawad (A.S.), One Volume
11- Musnad Imam Ali un-Naqi al-Hadi (A.S.), One Volume
12- Musnad Imam Hasan Askari (A.S.), One Volume
13- The History of Khorasan, 50 Volumes
14- The Culture and History of Sistan, Four Volumes
15- Rijal Taj al-Urus, 4 Volumes
16- Qareeb al-Hadith, 4 Volumes
17- Research and Edition of Minhaj al-Bara’ah Rawandi, a commentary of Nahjul Balagha in two volumes
18- Research and Edition of Hadaiq al-Haqaiq Kaizari, a commentary of Nahjul Balagha in two volumes
19- Research and Edition of Eelam Nahjul Balagha in two volumes
20- Research and Edition of Ad-Tadween Rafei Qazwini in four volumes
21- Research and Edition of Kalimat Maknunah by Fayz Kashani
22- Research and Edition of Taqrirat Rasheed al-Din Hamadani
23- Research and Edition of commentary of Nahjul Balagha published in eighth century Hijrah
24- Research and printing of Nahjul Balagha by comparing all the available oldest manuscripts of Nahjul Balagha present in the libraries of the world
25- Life of Sayyid Razi, compiler of Nahjul Balagha
26- The Documents and Permissions related to Nahjul Balagha
27- Compilers of Sayings of Imam Ali (A.S.) before Sayyid Razi
28- Ulama of Khurasan and Nahjul Balagha
29-Answering the Suspicions regarding Nahjul Balagha
30- Musnad and Life of Hadrat Abdul Azeem Hasani
31- History of Astan Quds Razavi, in two volumes
32- The Narrators of the Sayings of Imam Reza (A.S.)
33- The Children and Brothers of Imam Musa al-Kazim (A.S.)
34- The Supplications and Ziyarat of Imam Reza (A.S.)
35- The Sayings and Works of Imam Reza (A.S.)
36- Maxims of Imam Reza (A.S.)
37- The Life of Sayyida Nafisa
39- The Index of Tafsir Gazur
40- Jurisprudents and Traditionists of Jamaran, Kulain and Darasht
41- Annotated Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in Madinah Munawwarah
42- Maqtal al-Husain (A.S.) by Abdur Razzaq Muqarram (translated from Arabic into Persian)
43- Life of Imam Sajjad (A.S.) by Abdur Razzaq Muqarram (translated from Arabic into Persian)
44- Life of Zayd Shaheed by Abdur Razzaq Muqarram (translated from Arabic into Persian)
45- Mawaiz by Shaykh Saduq (translated from Arabic into Persian)
46- Eelam al-Wara by Allama Tabarsi (translated from Arabic into Persian)
47- Meshkat al-Anwaar by Allama Tabarsi (translated from Arabic into Persian)
48- Hadith Kisa in Sunni Sources by Allama Askari (translated from Arabic into Persian)
49- Al-Gharaat (translated from Arabic into Persian)
50- Excursion in the Libraries of India
