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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-mawaaizh ( the Sermons ) The Publisher's Word IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL All praise is due to Allah Whose mercy is not desponded and forgiveness is not despaired of. The best blessings and peace be upon the keeper of His revelation, the seal of His messengers, the foreteller of His mercy, and the warner against His punishment-the Prophet Mohammed.

The blessings and peace be, too, upon his family and household through whom the right has regained its proper place and the wrong has been overthrown. Curse be on their enemies among the people of disagreement and hypocrisy who have brought to themselves the sins and made themselves the subject of Hell. The Imamite Shia are still known of their faithful loyalty to the Prophet's household, peace be upon them all, since the glorious Prophet had unearthed his immortal mission to mankind.

He, however, kept on giving credit to the lofty standings and the qualities by which the Shia should be characterized. In view of that, they were the matter of the glorious Prophet's glad tidings that he (s) carried. He said: The Shia of Ali will be the true winners.1 ____________ 1 Refer to Kunouz ul-Haqaaiq; 82.

O Ali, Allah has forgiven you, your progeny, your sons, your household, our Shia -adherents-, and the adorers of your Shia.1 These three books -namely, al-Mawaaizh, Sifat ush-Shia, and Fadhaa'il ush-Shia- that are at the hands of the dear reader are indeed precious moral gems presented to the adherents of the Prophet's household. They are the works of the master Sheikh as-Saduq, Allah have mercy upon him, who compiled them in different times.

The translator has depended, in his work, on the copy that is published by Al-Maarif Al-Islamiyya Foundation - Qum, and revised by Mr. Mahmoud Al-Badri who exerted remarkable efforts for advancing these precious compilations in such a noteworthy form.

In addition to the original texts of the books, most of the information, notes, and comments that the reviser has added are translated for the purpose of expanding the scope of information and making the contents more understandable and more accessible to all. Furthermore, a brief biography of the compiler Sheikh as-Saduq (r) is added so as to introduce this unique personality to the readers.

Ansariyan Publications, undertaking the mission of propagandizing for the sect of the Ahl ul-Bayt (a) and ____________ 1 Refer to as-Sawaaiq ul-Muhriqa; 96.