List of religious texts


The following is a non-exhaustive list of links to specific religious texts which may be used for further, more in-depth study.

Bronze Age

Ancient Egyptian religion

Sumerian religion

Babylonian religion

Canaanite religion

Classical antiquity

Etruscan religion

Ancient Greek religion

Hermeticism

Mandaeism

Main texts:
Ritual texts:
Esoteric texts:
Historical texts:
Others:

Manichaeism

Orphism

East Asian religions

Confucianism

The Four Books and Five Classics:
The Thirteen Classics

Taoism

Shinto

  • The
  • The, which includes the and the
  • The
  • The
  • The

Tenrikyo

  • The
  • The
  • The

Muism

Bon-puri, series of Korean shamanic narratives.Samgong bon-puriMenggam bon-puriChogong bon-puriMunjeon bon-puri

Iranian religions

Zoroastrianism

Primary religious texts :
  • The Yasna, the primary liturgical collection, includes the Gathas.
  • The Visperad, a collection of supplements to the Yasna.
  • The Yashts, hymns in honor of the divinities.
  • The Vendidad, describes the various forms of evil spirits and ways to confound them.
  • shorter texts and prayers, the Yashts, the five Nyaishes, the Sirozeh and the Afringans.
There are some 60 secondary religious texts, none of which are considered scripture. The most important of these are:
For general use by the laity:
  • The Zend, various commentaries on and translations of the Avesta.
  • The Khordeh Avesta, Zoroastrian prayer book for lay people from the Avesta.

Yarsanism

Yazidi

The true core texts of the Yazidi religion that exist today are the hymns, known as qawls. Spurious examples of so-called "Yazidi religious texts" include the Yazidi Black Book and the Yazidi Book of Revelation, which are believed to have been forged in the early 20th century; the Yazidi Black Book, for instance, is thought to be a combination of genuine Yazidi beliefs and Western forgeries.

Indian religions

Buddhism

Theravada Buddhism:
East Asian Mahayana:
Tibetan Buddhism:

Hinduism

Śruti:
Smriti:
In Purva Mimamsa:
In Vedanta :
In Yoga:
In Samkhya:
In Nyaya:
In Vaisheshika:
In Vaishnavism:
In Shaktism:
In Kashmir Saivism:
In Pashupata Shaivism:Pashupata-sutra of Lakulisha
  • Panchartha-bhashya of Kaundinya
  • Ganakarika
  • Ratnatika of Bhasarvajna
In Shaiva Siddhanta:
In Gaudiya Vaishnavism:
Krishna-karnamrita:
In Lingayatism:
In Kabir Panth:
In Dadu Panth:
In Ayyavazhi:
Akilattirattu Ammanai:
Arul Nool:

Jainism

Śvetāmbara:
  • 11 Angas
  • * Secondary
  • ** 12 Upangas, 4 Mula-sutras, 6 Cheda-sutras, 2 Culika-sutras, 10 Prakirnakas
Digambara
Nonsectarian/Nonspecific:

Ravidassia

Sikhism

Satpanth

Abrahamic religions

Azalism (Religion of Bayan)

  • Writings of the Báb
  • *Persian Bayán 19,000 verses
  • *Arabic Bayán 500 verses
  • *Kitabul Asma the Largest Abrahimic Scripture composed of 25,000 pages of 60,000 revealed verses
  • *Risalat al Raj'a 170 verses
  • *Panj Sha'n 8360 verses
  • *Dalail Sab'aa 1100 verses
  • *Kitab al Haykal 160 verses
  • *Qayum al Asma 4700 verses
  • *Tafsir al basmalah 157 verses
  • *Tafsir al Qasida al Humyaryiah 1600 verses
  • *Kitab al Ruh 7000 verses
  • *Sahifah Qaimyiah
  • *Sahifah Baynal Haramayn
  • *Letters
  • *Khutab
  • *Ziyarat
  • *Dua
  • *Tafsir Surat al Kawthar
  • *Tafsir Surat al Qadr
  • *Tafsir Surat al Fatiha
  • *Tafsir Surat al A'sr
  • *Tafsir Surat al Baqara
  • *Tafsir Surat al Tawhid
  • *Nubwuah Khassah
  • *Kitab al Fihrist
  • *Another Kitab al Fihrist
  • *Lost Tafsir of Quran
  • Writings of Subh al Azal
  • Writings of the leaders after Subh al Azal
  • Writings of letters of livings
  • *Divan of Qurrat al Ayn
  • *Other writings by the letters of living
  • Hagiography
  • *Nuqtat al Kaf
  • *''Majlis Shahadat Hazrat Qaim Khurasani ''

Bahá'í Faith

Christianity

Bible

The contents of Christian Bibles differ by denomination.

Additional and alternative scriptures

Some Christian denominations have additional or alternate holy scriptures, some with authoritativeness similar to the Old Testament and New Testament.

Liturgical books

Liturgical books are used to guide or script worship, and many are specific to a denomination.
Catholic liturgical books:
Protestant liturgical books:

Doctrines and laws

Various Christian denominations have texts which define the doctrines of the group or set out laws which are considered binding. The groups consider these to range in permanence from unquestionable interpretations of divine revelations to human decisions made for convenience or elucidation which are subject to reconsideration.

Druze

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Islam

The five universally acknowledged messengers in Islam are Abraham, Moses, Noah, Jesus and Muhammad, each believed to have been sent with a scripture. Muslims believe David received Psalms ; Jesus the Gospel ; Muhammad received the Qur'an; Abraham the Scrolls of Abraham; and Moses the Torah.

Sunni Islam

Twelver Islam

  • Quran
  • Nahj al Balagha
  • Al Sahiyfa al Sajadiyya
  • Al Jafr which is a book composed of letters of 784 tables about Omniscience and it has its own grammars to answer many of questions about prophecy or fiqh or medecine or anything according to Jaffars and every table is composed of 28 × 28 for letters of line and of Khana each Khana of 4 letters, however some Usuli scholars rejects it and it is only used by Irfani, Shaykhis and few of Akhbaris and Usulis.
  • Hadith
  • *The Four Books
  • **Kitab al-Kafi 8 Volumes
  • **Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih 4 volumes
  • **Tahdhib al-Ahkam 5 volumes
  • **Al-Istibsar 4 volumes
  • *Jawami' al Hadith
  • **Bihar al-Anwar 25 large Volumes = 100 volumes, it is a general encyclopedia more than of Hadith
  • **Awalim al-Ulum it is said that it was 400 volumes = 100 large volumes and it is an extended version of Bihar which once collected all of Hadith of Sunna and Shia and all of the sayings of historians, astrologers, doctors, philosophers and Clerics of Shia and Sunna of that time as explanation of Hadith but it was lost.
  • **Wasa'il al Shia 24 volumes
  • **Kitab al Wafi 12 volumes
  • **Kitab Mustadrak al Wasa'il 12 volumes
  • **Safinat al Bihar
  • **Tafsir al-Burhan 10 volumes
  • **Jami' Ahadith al Shia 20 volumes
  • **Min Fiqh Ahlil Bayt by Syed Muhammad al Shirazi 40 volumes
  • *Mawsu'at
  • **Masānīd Ahlil Bayt by Azizullah al Utaridi 70 volumes contains all of Shia Hadith
  • **Mu'jam al Ahadith al Mu'tabara by Asif Muhsini 8 volumes
  • *Prayer books
  • **Mafateh al Jinan
  • **Kamel al Ziyarat
  • **Kutub al Masabih
  • **Thamarat al Awād
  • **Kutub al Ziyarat wal Udyiat wal Salawat
  • *Hagiografies
  • **Kitab Manaqib Āl Abi Talib
  • **Kutub al Maqatil
  • **Kutub waqa'at Siffin, Nahrawan and Jamal
  • **Kutub al Gharat
  • **Kitab al Khara'ij wal Jara'ih
  • **Kitab Mashariq Anwar al Waqin
  • **Kitab al Hidayiah al Kubra
  • **Kitab Uyūn Akhbar al Rida
  • *Kutub al Ghayba
  • **Of Al Nu'mani
  • **Of Al Saduq
  • **Of Fadl ibn Shadhan
  • **Of al Tūsi
  • **Of Ibn Tawus
  • * Kutub al Raja'a
  • *Usul Arba'mi'a only few of it survived
  • **Qurb al Isnad
  • **Tafsir al Imam al Askari
  • **Al Usul al Sitat Ashar
  • **Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays
  • **Asl Isa
  • **Al Jafaryiat
  • **Kitab al Mahasin of Ibn Khalid al Barqi Called as the Fifth Book
  • **Nawadir of Sa'd al Asha'ri
  • **Al Risalah al Dahabyiah
  • **Sahifat al Rida
  • **Mukhtasar Basa'ir al Darajat
  • **Basa'ir al Darajat
  • **''And Others''

Alawites

  • Quran
  • Kitab al Hidayah al Kubra
  • Kitab al Majmu.
  • Batini Scriptures
  • *Kitab al Sirat
  • *Kitab al Haft
  • *Kitab al Maratib wal Duraj
  • *Kitab al Ruq'a
  • *Kitab al Ta'a Fi Ma'rifat al Sa'a
  • *Kitab Adab Abi Talib
  • *Kitab al Alāma fi Ma'rifat Yawm al Qiyama
  • *Kitab al Lahut
  • *Kitab Mubtada' al Nur wal Zulmah
  • *Kitab al Abwab
  • *Kitab al Mahmud wal Mazmum
  • *Kitab Nur al Qulub
  • *Kitab al Wasāyah fi Ma'rifat al Khafāya
  • **Red Jafr
  • *White Jafr
  • *al Suluk fi Ma'rifat Awakhir al Muluk
  • *al Risalah al Ristpashiyah
  • *Fiqh al Risalah al Ristpashiyah
  • *Kitab al Akwar wal Adwar
  • *Kitab al Surah wal Mithal
  • *Kitab al Jawharah al Taliqaniyyah
  • Kulazi Batini Scriptures
  • *Fiqh al Dastur
  • *al Risalah al Ristpashiyah
  • *Fiqh al Risalah al Ristpashiyah
  • *Kitab al Asus
  • *Kitab al Yunan
  • *Kitab al Akwar wal Adwar
  • *Kitab al Surah wal Mithal
  • *Talisman of Ruqa'a
  • *''Rasa'il al Shaykh Ibn Yunus al Kualzi''

Ahmadiyya

Alevism (Qizilbash)

The most revered Alevi scriptures are:
  • Quran
  • Khutbat al Bayan
  • Nuqtat al Bayan
  • Buyruks
  • *Menakib Imam Ja'far Sadiq
  • *Menakib Sheyh Safi
  • *Other Buyruks
  • Maktel Husein
  • Hazrat Ali Cenkliri
  • Haci Bektash Kumru
  • Kenzul Mesayieb
  • Huseynie
  • Vilayet Nameh
  • Musebyyi Nameh
  • Fazilat Nameh
  • Akhirat Nameh
  • Javedan Nameh
  • Saqi Nameh
  • Battal Nameh
  • Abu Moslem Nameh
  • Sal Nameh
  • Divans of 7 Saints
  • *Divan Hatai
  • *Divan Sultan Abdal
  • *Other 5 Divans
  • Kitab Cabbrkulu
  • ''Mira'tul Maqasid''

Mevlevi Order

Ismailism

In Ismailism Quran is divided into Tanzil which is the law of 6th Natiq Prophet Muhammad and Ta'wil which is the law of the 7th Natiq and al Qaim Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail and his children and grand children this is One Scripture :
  • Quran
  • *Tanzil al Quran
  • *Ta'wil al Quran
  • **Ginans
  • ***Dasa Avatara Granth
  • ***Nihkalanki Gita
  • ***Many Other Granths Composed of more than 25,000 verses
  • ***More than 600 Short Ginans
  • **Dua
  • **Daim al Islam
  • **Ta'wil al Da'im
  • **Rasa'il Ikhwan al Safa
  • **Umm al-Kitab (Shi'i book)
  • **Kanz al walad
  • **al Fatrat wal Qiranat
  • **Kirmani writings
  • **Nasir Khosrow Writings
  • **Sayings and deeds of each Imam
  • **Books of Dua't
  • ***Nurun ala Nur
  • ***''Other Books''

Judaism

Rabbinic Judaism

Non-rabbinic Judaism

Karaite Judaism
  • The Tanakh
    Jewish Science
  • The Tanakh
  • ''Jewish Science: Divine Healing in Judaism''

Rastafari movement

Samaritanism

Shabakism

Pre-Columbian Americas

Aztec religion

Maya religion

Ethnic religions

Bon (autochthonous religious tradition of Tibet)

Guarani religion

Kaharingan

  • Panaturan

Kiratism

  • The Mundhum of the Limbu ethnic group

Old Norse religion

Sanamahism

Main texts:
Other texts:

Sari Dharam

  • Sari Dharam Sereng Puthi
  • Sari Dharam Sarila
  • Jomsim Binti

Sunda Wiwitan

Yorùbá

  • Odù Ifá
  • Jaap Verduijn's Odu Ifa Collection

New religious movements

The ACIM Movement

Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light

Goal of the Wise by Abdullah HashimSayings of Imam Ahmed al HassanKitab al Tawhid by Ahmed al HassanKitab al Ijl by Ahmed al HassanKitab al Haft by Imam Jaf'ar al Sadiq.
  • Various scriptures of different religions and philosophies, especially gnostic and Kabbalah.

The writings of Franklin Albert Jones Adi Da Love-Ananda Samraj

AletheonThe Companions of the True Dawn HorseThe Dawn Horse TestamentGnosticonThe Heart of the Adi Dam RevelationNot-Two IS PeacePneumaton
  • ''Transcendental Realism''

Aetherius Society

  • ''The Nine Freedoms''

Caodaism

  • Kinh Thiên Đạo Và Thế Đạo
  • Pháp Chánh Truyền
  • Tân Luật
  • Thánh Ngôn Hiệp Tuyển

Cheondoism

  • The Donghak Scripture
  • The Songs of Yongdam
  • The Sermons of Master Haeweol
  • The Sermons of Revered Teacher Euiam

Creativity Movement

The writings of Ben Klassen:Nature's Eternal ReligionThe White Man's Bible
  • ''Salubrious Living''

Discordianism

Druidry

Dudeism

The Dude De Ching
  • ''Duderonomy''

Eckankar

  • Writings of Paul Twitchell

Heathenry

Konkokyo

  • Konkokyo Kyoten
  • * Oshirase-Goto Obobe-Chō
  • * Konko Daijin Oboegaki
  • * Gorikai I
  • * Gorikai II
  • * Gorikai III

Meher Baba

God Speaks

Meivazhi

  • The four vedas of Meivazhi
  • * Āti mey utaya pūrana veētāntam
  • * Āntavarkal mānmiyam
  • * Eman pātar atipatu tiru meyññanak koral
  • * Eman pātar atipatu kotāyūtak kūr

Nuwaubian Movement

Oahspe Faithism

Oomoto

Oomoto Shin'yu

Pastafarianism

Raëlism

The writings of Raël Claude Vorilhon:Intelligent Design: Message from the DesignersSensual Meditation
  • ''Yes to Human Cloning''

Religious Science

The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes

Satanism

The Satanic BibleThe Satanic Rituals

Scientology

Seicho-no-Ie

  • Nectarean Shower of Holy Doctrines
  • ''Truth of Life''

Spiritism

Subud

SubGenius

Tenrikyo

Thelema

Unarius Academy of Science

  • The Pulse of Creation Series
  • The Infinite Concept of Cosmic Creation

Urantianism

Wicca