Unless the Wahhabis are freed from the nuisance of mingling...

Unless the Wahhabis are freed from the nuisance of mingling the Shi‘ism with Extremism, it will not be possible to correct the methods they make use of in their inquiry into the Shi‘ism. At this stage, we have discussed this particular problem that the Wahhabis have and scientifically expounded the hidden causes and factors contributing to it. We should, of course, mention that both the past and contemporary Sunnis have rid themselves of this inconvenience.

That is why we see them defending the Imamiyyah school of thought and busily defying those who are still involved in this admixture.[^1] Before the matter is brought to an end, reference should be made to a few points of great importance. The present research methodology is made up of three stages that ought to be followed in sequence, thoroughly and without the slightest modification or change.

I believe that this method, if not applied in order, will not keep the basic foundations it stands on and the worthy goal it is intended for, which is correcting the way the Wahhabis study the Shi‘ism and explaining the difference between the Sunnis’ and Wahhabis’ methods of investigation. Wahhabi’s literature on the Shi‘ism will certainly not resist falsifications, false statements and misconceptions, unless they follow our method of investigation.

After we have outlined the factors that have helped the past and present Sunnis to achieve success in their studies on the Shi‘ism, and after comparing them with those of the Wahhabis, the primary factor will appear to be the one that prevented the Sunnis from getting caught in the trap of mingling the Shi‘ism with Extremism.

This is a critical stage because once the Wahhabis’ diseased conception of linking the Shi‘ah school of thought to the Ghulat is cured, the mistake they make when expounding Shi‘ah realities will also be treated; this, in turn, will lead to re-formation of their study system by basing it on a scientific and realistic approach. The contemporary Sunnis have followed their predecessors’ methodology because they have been aware of the danger that awaits them at this stage.

These people have given the Shi‘ism an interpretation different from that of the Wahhabis. They openly pushed away the Wahhabi interpretation of the Shi‘ah realities and set up scientific criteria which the Wahhabis should refer to before any investigation and interpretation.