Ansariyan Publications is a private publisher located at Qom, Islamic Republic of Iran. The publication house is under the leadership of Mohammad Taghi Ansariyan.[1]
It started in 1352 in the Persian calendar, 1974 CE.[2]
It specializes in publishing Islamic books in particular Shi'a twelver literature, and after having published for 30 years[3] they have produced several books that have been used as reference materials for other publications.[4]
Most of Ansariyan Publications' works are in English. It has also published books in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, French, Turkish Azerbaijani, Turkish, Russian, Tajikistani, Spanish and German.
The founder had a meeting with Ayatollah Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i and Professor Mahmoud al-Shihabi and other Ulama and shia scholars on establishing this type of publishing center. The result of the meeting led to the establishment of Ansariyan Publication.[1]
The following are objectives of founding the publishing house: