Question Summary:
I would like to know about Shia history.

Question Detail:

Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,
I am Rakib from Bangladesh, studying Biomedical Engineering at Hong Kong and currently at US. I am very fond of history. However, I do not know of any lecture or source where I can learn about the Shi'a movement and sects from a Muslim/Sunni view. 
1) Could you kindly write for me about the history of Shi'a from beginning til today, especially how it originated and including how Iran and Iraq became Shia despite once under Abbasid rule? 
2) Could you also share with me a video where I can learn about the history of Shi'a from a Muslim perspective in English?
3) Could you share with me a book in English regarding history of Shi'a?
Jazak Allah Khairan

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

As-salaamu `alaykum wa-ramatullahi wa-barakatuh.

The following books make a useful read on the topic;

And Allah Ta`ala Knows Best.

Hussein Muhammad.

Student Darul Iftaa

Arusha, Tanzania

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.