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meaning. It may teach us how to pray to the Lord andto purify our soul by that prayer. The whole book is the collection of many fervent prayers in the form of hymns, and narrated by our fourth Imam, Ali IBN Hussain, who is famed as SAJJAD( ONE WHO OFTEN PROSTRATE )Most of the SHIITE traditons are narrted by thefifth and the sixth Imam, and these traditions we havereceived through Ali IBN MOOSA, ALREZA theeighth Imam of the SHIITHE.

Those three Imams were under less pressures ofthe dynasties of Ommayids and Abbassids, and had abetter opportunity of teaching the doctrine of theprophet as they had received it through their fathers. So they succeeded to convey to people a great deal ofthe knowledge they had obtained. This is why the sectof SHIITE is known also as the JAAFARI SECT ofIslam. Imam JAAFAR SADIQ the sixth Imam, lived ina periode of the history in which the Ommayids weregetting weaker and weaker, and the ABBASSIDS weregaining power. The Imam is said to have trained morethan four thousands of students in his school.

ABUHANIFEH the famous sonni religious leaderand scholar who was contemporary to Imam Sadiq has said," I haven't seen any one deeper in religious knowledge than Imam Sadiq.( JAAFAR IBN MOHAMMAD ).[1]

MALIK IBN ANAS, another leading man has said," I used to go to JAAFAR IBN MUHAMMAD forsome times. I always found him in one of the three conditions: He was either in prayer, fasting or reciting QURN. I am of opinoion, added ANAS, ' that no one can excel him in knowledge or worship of God. '.[2]

for brevity we leave aside the great manycomplements of the SONNI'S leading Men about Imam Sadiq.

87THE ROLE OF SHIITE IN ISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE

WE BELIEVE that SHIITE has played a vital rolein the Islamic knowledge, and some scholars are of opinion that Islamic knowledge is founded by SHIITE.

[1]-TAZKARATOLHEFA ZZAHABIvol .1 p .661

[2]-ALTAHZIBVOL .2 P .401

This idea can easily be proved by the so manyimportant books that shiite scholars have written, in various subjects; such as juris prudence, commentaries on QURN, tenets, and commandments, all of which are references of our studies today. These books can be found in all the important libraries and book sellers through out the world.

One of the famous SHIITE scholars has indexedthe names of the books made in 62 big volumes. Thisbook is named, ALZARI- EH and the author's name isSHEIKH AGHA BOZORG TEHRANI.

This book contains the names of the books that arewritten more than half a century past, and since thenthousonds of more books have been published whichare not in the collection.

97WE BELIEVE that honesty and truth areamong the most important Islamic principles:

" Allah will say: This is the day which the truthful willprofit from their truth. they shall forever live in Gardens with streams flowing beneath. Allah is pleased with them and they with Allah, That is the greatest salvation.

THE HOLY QURN S 5: 221 Some of the verses in QURN show that inDoomsday Men will get the reward for his honesty and truth.

" ..... That Allah may reward man of truth for theirtruth and punish the hypocrites if he wills, or turn to them in MERCY.

for Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."

THE HOLY QURN S 33: 42 And as we have already mentioned, Muslims areordered to be always with those who are innocent and truthful.

" O, Believers! Fear Allah and be with those who are

truthful (in words and deeds)

THE HOLY QURN S 9: 911

The commandment is so important that God ordershis prophet to pray God for that:

" Say: O, Lord! Let me enter the Gate of truth and letmy exit be from the gate of truth."

THE HOLY QURN S 71: 08

All the prophets have enjoined honesty andtruthfulness. we read in a tradition:" No prophet was ever sent by God unless he wes ordered to be truthful and to give back the trusts to its owners.".[1]

So did we, in this concise, our best, not to leave theleast amount of truth, and we hope that we have done so with the speed of God.

08THE LAST WORD

Whatever we wrote in this collection is a summary of

the opinion and belief of the followers of our prophet ' shousehold; i. e. the SHIITE SECT OF ISLAM. This is

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without any change or deviation, confirmed byQURN and to a less cxtent by traditions.

We aimed to write the subjects in brief and this, wedid. It may be concluded here that this work:

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Is a trustworthy reference that clearly presentsthe SHIITE belief and ideas. Here by all the other Muslims and non Muslims many have access to a first hand information about the SHIITE.

2

This work can be a reasoning for God, to thosewho judge us with inadequate informations, or take their informations about us, from doubtful persons or our enemies; or from books of no importance.

3

To study this work will show the reader that thedifferenc between SHIITE and other Islamic sects is not that much to prevent us a peaceful living together, and having cooperations in important fields and affairs.

Common aspcets of our belief are many, our common enemies are many too.

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We believe that some mysterious hands areworking hard to separate us, and to create disputes and hatered among Muslims, to kindle the fire of

enemities! These mysterious hands do not want, Islam to playhis vital role after the smash of commonism, and to fillthe vacancies of materialism.

Muslims should not leave their enemies unattendedand to have success in their goals.

There now exists a good opportunity for us topresent Islam to the world, as it really is.

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WE BELIEVE that if all the scholars and theleading men of all sects sit round a table to discuss the problems sincerely, with pure heart, and far from fanaticism, and obstinacy; they would of surety solve all the problems they have, and the differences would be reduced if not entirely erased.

Such a meeting was recently held in ZAHIDAN. SHIITE, and SONNIES sat round a table. They hadseveral sincere meeting and as a result gave an end tomost of their differences. To end, I pray to our Lordand say:

" OUR LORD! FORGIVE US AND OUR BROTHERSWHO EMBRACED THE FAITH BEFORE US, AND

LEAVE NOT IN OUR HEARTS ANY MALICE( HATERED )TOWARDS THE FAITHFUL. YOU ARE COMPASSIONATE AND MERCIFUL."

THE HOLY QURN S 95: 01

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