Shi’ite Islam: Orthodoxy Or Heterodoxy? Second Amended and Amplified Edition
Dedication
We dedicate this book to our Master Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi May Allah hasten his Return!
Bismillāh al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm
In the Name of Allāh, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
ادْعُ إِلِى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ
Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and fair exhortation, and reason with them in the better way. Lo! Thy Lord is best aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who go aright. (Qur’ān 16:125)