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''[[A'yan al-Shi'a]]'' is his most important work, which is a comprehensive reference containing biographies of [[Twelver Shi'a|Shi'a]] noble figures. A remarkable portion of the book is dedicated to biographies of Shi'a [[Imams (a)]]; however regarding the expansion of the notion of Twelver Shi'a, the book has included biography and the works of 11733 individuals to present Shi'a cultural identity and show the role of Twelver Shi'as in the progress of Islamic civilization. The book is a great biographical reference of important Shi'a figures, from early years of Islam to scholars contemporary to the compiler, including [[Sahaba]] (companions of the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]]) [[Tabi'in]] (companions of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (s) and experts of different fields including narrators, experts of [[Hadith]], reciters and exegetes of the [[Qur'an]], jurists, Islamic philosophers, theologians, preachers, poets,  experts in Arabic syntax, lexicography, morphology and rhetoric, logicians, mathematicians, astronomers, and even political figures like kings and ministers.

A'yan al-Shi'a consists of ten large volumes, of which the first one and half volumes are the introduction and the biographies of the Prophet (s), Lady [[Fatimah al-Zahra (s)]] and Shi'a Imams (a). The rest are biographies of other Shi'a figures.