PUBLISHER’S PREFACE

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

Many years ago, the Professors and Researchers asked us to translate and compose books on the lives of our pure Imāms, peace be on them. Of course, these compilations and translations are mere summary of the lives of this Holy Choice from among the Household of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family.

Mankind, irrespective of his scientific progress, can never discharge the Imāms’ rights against him, nor can he understand them completely. You cannot drink the water in the sea, but whatever you drink will fill you!

By Allah’s grace, and in cooperation with Mr. Jāsim al-Rasheed, we have translated and published several books in this respect. The following titles are some of them:

1. Sulh al-Hasan (The Peace Treaty of al-Hasan) by

Murtadā Āl Yāsin.

2. Imām Ja‘far al-Sādiq by Shaykh Mohammed Husayn

al-Mudaffar.

3. The Life of Imām Mohammed al-Bāqir by Bāqir Sharif

al-Qarashi.

Last but not least, we have issued a fourth book: Imām Zayn al-‘Ābidin by Bāqir Sharif al- Qarashi.

A great Shi‘ite religious scholar narrated that a great Sunni religious scholar asked ‘Allāma al-Amini, author of al-Ghadir: “What is the book or the activity which has made you adopt Zayn al-‘Ābidin as an Imām?”

‘Allāma al-Amini answered the religious scholar by sending him a copy of al-Sahifa al-Sajjādiya. Hence the Scholar answered ‘Allāma al-Amini in another letter in which he said: “None is capable of composing this book (i.e., al-Sahifa al-Sajjādiya) except a wise Imām.” Any how, we thank Allah, the glorified, for giving success to ‘Allāma Bāqir Sharif al-Qarashi in order to compose this remarkable book. We thank him for giving success to Mr. Jāsim al-Rasheed in order to translate this precious book. Moreover, we thank Him for His favors and bounty toward us in helping us print and publish this book. We hope that the book will exalt Islam and Muslims in this world and give them mercy and good pleasure in the next world, Allah willing!