بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

In the name of God, the Beneficent the Merciful

In His name that is Love, Goodness and Generosity

In His Name that created man and guided him

In His Name that sent His chosen ones with His message and His religion for mankind to know Him and taste eternal and true Love

Dear readers!

The goal of this book is to present an overall understanding of the Shi’a Islamic school of thought, in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Prophet (S) and his Ahl Al-Bayt (‘a).

We beseech God Almighty by His beloved Prophet Muhammad (S) and his household Ahl Al-Bayt (‘a). May God’s peace and blessings shower upon them without end, with the fulfilling of His promise and spread of His light that shall defeat all darkness and lead mankind to freedom, justice, unity and salvation with the arrival of the awaited Saviour – Imam Al-Mahdi (‘aj), the upholder of truth and justice in the world, inshaAllah!

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Whence have I come from?

What fore have I come?

Where am I to go?

Show me my home

1. Memoirs In the life of Ayatullah Boroojerdi, by: Muhammad Husayn Al-'Alawi.

2.The Life of Ayatullah Boroojerdi, by: 'Ali Al-Dawani.

3. Al-Khaza-in, by:Ahmad AI-Naraqi.

4. Memoirs of Ayatullah Haram Penahi.

5. Min Hajjud Dumoo’.by: 'Ali Qarani Golpaigani.

6. Al-·'Urwatul Wuthqa Magazine.

7. A Meeting with Sahib uz-Zaman (‘a), by: Ayatullah Abtahi.

Grief Clothes

Sayyid Taqi, who recently rented a new house. woke up and got his breakfast hurriedly, then he spoke to his wife saying:

• We are not in Tabreez, you woman! We have no kinfolks here. We know no one and no

one knows us. Now tell me what do you want me to bring you? Quickly. 1 must hurry ..!

• What's wrong with you, Taqi'? We arrived only yesterday from Tabreez. don't you want

to have some rest'? Sooner or later you will reach the lesson in time.

A Friendly Conversation

Seventy days passed and Sayyid is still receiving hospital treatment.

• “We heard that Shah had visited you", one of 'Ulama of Tehran inquired.

Sayyid, and while he was drinking his apple juice leisurely, answered:

• Yes, and it was a good opportunity to talk with him with regard to what the press is

publishing nowadays of immorality against Islam.

• And what was his answer?

• He promised me to prevent that soon.

Death Predicts None

Sayyid Husayn sat on the edge of his bed, and began to regard his father's face attentively. Sayyid 'Ali, who opened bis eyes, mumbled softly:

• Husayn!

• Yes father.

• Your mother has told me that you are preparing your luggage!

• Yes, that's right father.

Sadr School

Nooh ul-Din got a small room on the second floor of Sadr School, and it is opposite to the school gate.

Nooh ul-Din, with his white clothes, short hair, growing beard, immoderate fatness, and short of stature, was handling a cup of tea and staring at the yard of the school.

• I hope I can have more profit from Mirza Jahangeer Khan.”, he mused ''but how to do it?".

He was deeply sunk into thought, when suddenly the mien of one of his beloved appeared.

Everyone Works To His Own Manner

The cultural assault rests on two bases: first, humiliating the original culture. and second. Encouraging the successor foreign culture. Through this culture withdrawal and disgracing the genuine culture, a society may feel to be despised in comparison with the others, heedless of its own culture and its peerless containments of treasures, begging the strangers and offering its civilization very cheap.

There were many requests through letters or phone calls, that had reached Ansariyan Publications from the dearest readers in which they were all asking for books and leaflets that explain the biography of 'Ulama and well-known scholars who got a proceeding rank in the knowledge and reasoning fields.

The matter has urged this organization, to study these requests intensively with utmost care, furnishing the faithful readers who have proved their high desire to study the Islamic culture and their characters.