SHEIKH AS-SADUQ AL-MAWAAIZH , SIFAT USH-SHIA FADHAAIL USH-SHIA

THE PUBLISHERS 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]

O Ali , Allah has forgiven you , your progeny , your sons , your household , your Shia �adherents- , and the adorers of your Shia . [2]

These three books namely , al-Mawaaizh , Sifat ush-Shia , and Fadhaa�il ush-Shia� that are at the hands of the dear reader