Bibliography

Chapter 1 (Do The Shi'ite Muslims Say That The Qur'an Is Incomplete?)

Chapter 2 (Do the Shi'ite Muslims Say That the Revelation Came to Muhammad by Mistake, and That it Was Intended for Ali?)

Chapter 3 ( Do the Imams Have Any Authority on the Universe?)

Chapter 4 (Did the Shi'ite Muslims Borrow Some Jewish Teachings?)

Chapter 5 (Was Ibn Saba the Organizer of the Revolt Against 'Uthman in Basra, Kufa, and Egypt?)

Chapter 6 (Did Muslims Other Than Shi'ites Borrow Religious Teachings from Jews?)

Chapter 7 (The Relationship Between Muslims and Jews in the Present Era)

Chapter 8 (Are The Shi'ites Negative Towards The Companions?)

Chapter 9 (Unity of the Muslims and the School of Ahl al-Bayt)

1.  Al-Riyad in the Basis of Jurisprudence 
2.  Al-Taharah (the purity) 
3.  Fasting 
4.  The Book of Prayer 
5.  The Islamic Wills 

When he returned from Najaf to Lebanon, Imam Chirri and the unforgettable personality, Shaykh Muhammad Jawad Mughniyya, the author of many valuable books, waged a campaign trying to awaken the people of southern Lebanon and urging them to rise in order to gain usurped rights in the Lebanese society. 

During that period, the late Imam Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din urged the author to write a book about the caliphate.  The author honored this righteous request by writing a book called The Caliphate in the Islamic Constitution. 

The book was received in Najaf with a great deal of appreciation and motivated the members of Muntada Al-Nashr (a religious college) to meet and discuss the book.  The main speaker of that gathering was the prominent scholar, Sayyid Muhammad Taqi al-Hakim.  The book, in spite of its small size, was considered to be a novelty in Islamic dialogue. 

During the year 1949, the author immigrated to the United States of America in response to an invitation by the Muslims in detroit, Michigan.  When he arrived in the United States, he found himself in an uncomfortable position, unable to communicate with the Americans and the American born Muslims because he did not know English. 

Too old to become a student in a regular American school but anxious to spread the word of Islam, he immersed himself heart and soul into the language.  Within a short time, he taught himself English well enough to serve the Muslims of the Detroit area.  Later he became a well-known lecturer and scholar on Islam throughout the United States, the Middle East, and Africa.  In addition, he has written several books in English about Islam.  Among them are the following: 

1.  Muslim  Practice 
2.  The Faith of Islam 
3.  Inquiries About Islam 
4.  Imam Hussein, Leader of the Martyrs 
5.  The Brother of the Prophet Muhammad (the Imam Ali). (He also wrote this book in Arabic and named it Amir al-Mu'minin)

The Muslims were never at any time more in need of mutual understanding and unity than they are today. The conspiracies against Islam never were more serious than they are at the present time.

Unfortunately, many Muslim governments have taken a very unholy direction, spreading hatred among Muslims. Unsound and erroneous books and pamphlets were, and still are, distributed among the Muslims, telling lies and hurling numerous accusations against the Shi'ite Muslims while the latter were seemingly unaware of those accusations.

During the centuries following the birth of Islam, many accusations were made to disgrace the followers of the members of the House of the Prophet. However, they never took the shape of the serious and malicious campaign that has taken place during the last six years.

This false and malicious campaign started after the birth of the Islamic Republic in Iran. It seems that some of the Arab governments found the birth of this Republic a threatening danger. This Republic reminds Muslims of the period of the righteous caliphate and makes a clear distinction between the words and the deeds of the Arab governments who claim to be committed to Islam, yet spend the public wealth to satisfy the low desires of the rulers.

These governments tried to extinguish the light of the Islamic Republic by war, but they did not succeed. Therefore, they are trying to deceive the Muslim population and turn them against the Iranian Muslims by fabricating accusations in a sectarian campaign, aiming to convince the innocent Muslims that the Shi'ites have deviated from the path of Islam. Should such a campaign succeed, unsuspecting and unsophisticated Muslims may find it religiously legal to combat the Shi'ites and shed the blood of the Iranians, who have sacrificed for Islam more than any other people.

The Shi'ites have tried for many years to meet this campaign with silence, closing their eyes and hoping that it would come to an end, and that there would be no need to refute the malicious accusations.

It was also hoped that some of the Sunni scholars would try to refute these accusations. There is no doubt that many Sunni scholars are aware of the Islamic doctrines to which the Shi'ites subscribe. Should they be unaware of the Shi'ite doctrines, it would be very easy to become acquainted with them. There are numerous books written by Shi'ite scholars about those doctrines, and those books are available.

It is possible for the Sunni scholars to call for an Islamic conference in which religious differences may be discussed and an appreciation for each other's viewpoint developed. This is what the Qur'an calls for:

"O you who believe, if a transgressor brings to you news, verify it, lest you inflict damage on people unwittingly; you may consequently regret your hasty action." (ch. 49, v.6)

Our silence did not stop this campaign. It made it more vehement. Many people thought that our silence is evidence of the truthfulness of the accusations, and that we are unable to answer them.

Thus, it has become necessary to clarify the truth and inform all the Muslims who like to know the truth. In this effort, we shall not accuse the Sunni brothers of disbelief, deviation, or transgression, as some of them have accused the Shi'ites. We shall not place ourselves in such a position, which is improper for any Muslim to take. We obey the Almighty in His prohibition:

"O you who believe, let not a folk ridicule another folk who may be better than they are; nor should women ridicule other women who may be better than them. Neither defame one another nor insult one another by calling names. That is the name of lewdness after faith and whoso turns not in repentance, such are evildoers." (ch. 49, v.11)