Sincere thanks are due to Mr.

Sincere thanks are due to Mr. Soulat Parviz for his diligence and quality work in type-setting. I convoy sinere gratitude to Ayatullah Ibrahim Amini, the learned scholar jurisprudent from the Religious Learning Center of Qom, and Mr, Ansaryan for their valuable suggestions, guidance, and encouragement.

Finally, from the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank my friends for edithing, proof reading, and making helpful suggestions; and who out of modesty prefer to remain discreetly in the background. Elucidatory footnotes added by the translator are…