This app provides answers to questions about Twelver Shia textual traditions, citing specific passages from primary sources. It allows users to ask questions in plain English and view original texts for verification. It is a research tool, not a source for religious rulings.
1.7.0
October 7, 2026
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MoreUnlimited cited answers, billed monthly.
Shia Research is a reference tool that answers questions about the Twelver Shia textual tradition. It provides answers derived directly from primary sources and cites the specific passages used, allowing users to review the original texts.
You ask a question in plain English, and the app retrieves relevant passages from its corpus. Each claim made in the answer is accompanied by a citation, indicating the book and passage from which it was derived.
The app contains over 200,000 passages from classical Shia texts, including The Four Books (al-Kafi, Man la Yahduruh al-Faqih, Tahdhib al-Ahkam, al-Istibsar), major later collections like Wasa'il al-Shi'a, Tafsir texts, Rijal works, Nahj al-Balagha, and al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya.
No, Shia Research is strictly a research and study tool. It reports what the texts say and who transmitted them. For binding religious rulings, users are advised to consult a qualified scholar.
The free version allows six questions per hour without needing an account. It does not offer follow-up questions in the same conversation or save your research across devices.
Membership provides unlimited follow-up questions within a conversation, increases the question limit to twenty per hour, and saves your research across all your devices and the web at shiaresearch.org.
Membership is available through a monthly plan for $5.99 or an annual plan for $47.99. Payments are charged to your Apple Account upon purchase confirmation.
Yes, you can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your Apple Account settings. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
