بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

There is no god, except Allah; and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

This is the confession of Islamic faith, expected from all who would like to be considered as Muslims. It is, in brief, the sum total of all the teachings of this great religion.

However, when Prophet Muhammad (S) was departing for his heavenly abode, he made elaborate arrangements, so that the pristine faith brought by him will not be corrupted by those with vested interests, as was the case with former heavenly religions.

The Prophet advised his followers to remain attached to the Qur’an and members of his holy household (Ahl al-Bayt) in order to remain secure from deviation. He hinted this at every opportunity and even declared it unequivocally many times:

“I leave among you two heavy things: The Qur’an and my household, my Ahl al-Bayt. If you remain attached to them, you will never go astray.”

However, imperialism, love of wealth and self-interest demanded that this advice should be overlooked and that a distorted version of Islam be given credence. Thus, a new faith came into being and it was so much supported by those in power that it began to be considered as the original faith that the Holy Prophet (S) had brought. This led to a schism among Muslims, and they henceforth began to be identified with different sects.

The book in our hand is a masterpiece of Allamah Muhammad al-Baqir Al-Majlisi (r.a.); one of the most brilliant stars on the firmament of Twelver Shi’a Faith. It is supposed to be his last writing and hence the reader can savour the fruits of the scholarly perfections of this esteemed author.

Ja’fari Propagation Centre has endeavoured to preserve the original style, while at the same time making it easily readable. As usual, we would like to inform our readers that though we try our best to minimize errors, we, at the same time, know that something or the other might have been overlooked; so, we request you to bring it to our attention and also send your valuable suggestions for further improvements.

We hope this book will go a long way in promoting the teachings of Ahl al-Bayt (‘a), so that readers may not be needful of those who are indicted by Qur’an, traditions, history, and reason.

In the end, we thank the Almighty for the good sense (tawfiq) to present the English translation of Haqq Al-Yaqin: subtitled: A Compendium of Twelver Shi’a Religious Beliefs.

Other important JPC publications are Sahifa Alawiya, Mikyal al-Makarim, Fatimah the Radiant, Sahifa As-Sajjadiya, Method of Salat, Hayat al-Qulub and One thousand Ayats revealed about Imam ‘Ali (‘a), and many titles for children as well.

We pray that more and more people make use of our books and help us to achieve the aim of true Islamic Propagation.

As usual, Ja’fari Propagation Centre issues general permission to all, who would like to reprint the book; and it only solicits a brief email for information and a mention of JPC as the first publisher.

Since getting books translated is a very expensive venture, as are their printing and distribution, we would like to invite Mu’minin to extend their cooperation, as there are many other important books, which await translation and publication; and Ja’fari Propagation Centre being a non-profit body deserves preference in this regard. Please contact us if you find us worthy of your assistance.

وَآخِرُ دَعْوَاهُمْ أَنِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Wa Aakhiru ad-Daawaana ani al-hamdu li-Llaahi Rabb al-‘Aalameen

“Our final word being ‘Praise to Allah, the Lord of the Universe’” (10:10).

Ja’fari Propagation Centre