A REPLAY TO:

 “BELIEF OF MAHDISM IN SHIA IMAMIA”

BY: AYATOLLAH LUTFOLLAH SAAFI GOLPAYEGANI

TRANSLATED BY: DR. HASAN NAJAFI

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH

These comments of mine I sent to the reverend scholar Dr. Abdul Aziz Sachadina for his perusal. My intention was to solicit his clarification whatever he might deem necessary in case of my being erroneous in under­standing any of the themes on the contents of his book. I even rather went too jar to request him to translate himself this comments into English. He favored me with answer:

“Your comments about my book I have read. I see befitting it is what you have explained and commented in a way of your own view of the universe should be published either along with the book or into a separate edition. As for its translation into English is concerned I consider it a labor of unbearable endeavor. Hence, I may be excused and my apology be accepted.

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In the cases at the close of my lecture when your letter and comments reached we debated thereon and indeed benefited there from. I pray Allah, the Merciful, the Just, and the Knower of the intentions hidden in the bosoms to prolong the shadow of your existence and presence on our heads that is a paternal one to me. Please don’t forget me in your prayers.”

I have given the above extract from his letter in order to appreciate the greatness of character and the eximious quality of endurance that is in his bosom; and the generosity of Dr. Sachadina. Secondly, once again I have drawn out of it the striking- sincerity of his strong faith in Islamic principles and in the guardianship of Infallible Imams, (the Members of the Prophet’s House,) particularly that of HAZRAT Mahdi (A. S.) (The twelfth of them)

Thirdly repeatedly I have to remind that his thesis on the bases of explaining the causes of events due to historical factors as occurrence without taking into consideration of divine view of univerag3 to make familiar that category of people who adopted the above method for analysis, enabling them to analyze faith to mastership (Imamate) and Mahdaviat (Mahdi) with the same Idea, limited cognition which they have had from that Religions and Islamic principles.

Of course we reject the root of this assumption as such from one and it will

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