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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Muhammad Publisher's Preface We are pleased to present this book to its readers world-wide and solicit their comments and suggestions not only about this book but about other books by this author. The first book by this author was titled Fast of the Month of Ramadan: Philsophy and Ahkam . It was followed by Allah: The Concept of God by Islam then by Kerbala and Beyond .

The author has also translated a good number of books some of which have already been published while others are waiting for their turn to be published. The reader is advised to surf the Internet to see an extensive list of the books, works and translations, by this author. Often, readers are interested to know who the author is, his background, academic achievements, etc. In order to satisfy this curiosity, we are providing you here below with his bio-data: Education: Obtained his B.A.

in English on June 30, 1969 from the College of Arts, Baghdad University, and his Master's Degree in English from (then) Atlanta University (now Clark-Atlanta University), Atlanta, Georgia, on December 20, 1978. He obtained in March of 1988 a Certificate with Honors in Microprocessors and Microcomputers from N.R.I. of Washington, D.C. He also obtained three Certificates in electronics and programming, including advanced programming. He wrote more than 100 programs in dBASE.

* Taught English as a second language at high schools in Iraq, a vocational institute in Saudi Arabia, and a University in the U.S. * Edited and revised three English translations of the Holy Qur’an: by S.V. Mir Ahmed Ali, by A. Yusuf Ali, and by M.H. Shakir * Edited several newsletters and magazines, including Middle East Business Magazine of which he became Senior Editor. Among the books he edited are: 1. Socio-Economic Justice with Particular Reference to Nahjul-Balagha by Dr. S.M. Waseem, 2.

A Biography of Leaders of Islam by Sayyid Ali Naqi Naqwi, English translation by Dr. Sayyid Nazir Hasan Zaidi, 3. Your Kalima and the Savior by Wajahat Hussain * First person ever to translate works of the martyred economist Imam Ayatullah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr such as: 1) Contemporary Man and the Social Problem, 2) A General Outlook at Rituals, 3) The General Bases of Banking in the Muslim Society, and 4) What Do You Know About Islamic Economics?