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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Freedom, The Unstated Facts and Points Foreword The precious legacy left behind by the Holy Prophet’s Household [ ahl al-bayt ] (may peace be upon them all) and their followers’ preservation of this legacy from the menace of extinction is a perfect example of an all-encompassing school [ maktab ], which embraces the different branches of the Islamic knowledge and has been able to train many of the talented personalities by quenching them with this gushing-forth fountain.

This school has presented scholars to the Muslim ummah who, by following the Holy Prophet’s Household ( ‘a ),[^1] have occupied the station of clarifying the doubts and skepticisms brought forth by the various creeds and intellectual currents both inside and outside the Muslim society, and throughout the past centuries, they have been the presenters of the firmest answers and solutions to these doubts.

Anchored on the responsibilities it is shouldering, the ( ‘a ) World Assembly has embarked upon defending the sanctity of risalah [messengership] and its authentic beliefs—truths which have always been opposed by the chiefs and leaders of the anti-Islamic sects, religions and trends.

In this sacred path, the Assembly regards itself as a follower of the upright pupils of the ’s ( ‘a ) school—those who have always been ready to refute those accusations and calumnies and have tried to be always in the frontline of this struggle on the basis of the expediencies of time and space. The experiences in this field, which have been preserved in the books of the scholars of the ’s ( ‘a ) school, are unique in their own right.

It is because these experiences have been based upon knowledge [ ‘ilm ] and the pre-eminence of intellect and reasoning, and at the same time, devoid of any iota of blind prejudices as well as whims and caprices. These experiences address the experts, scholars and thinkers in such a manner that is acceptable to a healthy mind and the pure human natural disposition [ fitrah ].

In a bid to assist those who are in quest of truth, the ( ‘a ) World Assembly has endeavored to enter the new phase of these worthy experiences within the framework of research and writing works of the contemporary Shi‘ah writers or those who, through the divine guidance, embraced this noble school.