It is in this way that the Book (Qur’an) and the Sunnah will...

It is in this way that the Book (Qur’an) and the Sunnah will become immune from any type of distortion and alteration.[^15] The Imāmiyyah theologians – whether those who had engaged in verbal jihād in the presence of the infallible Imāms ( ‘a ) or those who have vigilantly defended the sanctity of the ideological beliefs during the Period of Occultation ( ‘aṣr al-ghaybah )[^16] – have trodden the path of the infallible Imāms ( ‘a ).

Because of their being not immune from error, one cannot approve of each and every theoretical view and practical approach that they have. What is important, however, is that their strategic policy has been designed and organized according to the fundamentals and principles of the school of the ( ‘a ). In every period of time, they have played their theological role according to the needs and circumstances and in the arena of writing and compiling,…