Book Title: Shinaakht-e-Imam Ya Raahe Rehaiy Az Marge Jhaahili. Meaning of the Title: Recognizing The Imam Or Way Of !

ca"e #rom The $eath Of Ignorance. A%thor: Mah&i #a'ih Imaani. (%)li!her: A%thor. (rinter: Ameer. *o"ie!: +,,, (age!: -./ (age Size: A0erage. 1ang%age: (er!ian. The )ook foc%!e! on the &i!c%!!ion! regar&ing the all-famo%! tra&ition 2Mammaata Wa 1am Ya3rif Imama 4amaanehi Maata Meetatal Jaahiliyyah2 meaning 2One 5ho &ie! 5itho%t recognizing the Imam of hi! time &ie! the &eath of ignorance2. It i! '%ite e0i&ent that 5hene0er the 5or& 3ignorance3 a""ear! in tra&ition! it mean! the "erio& )efore the "roclamation an& acce"tance of I!lam. Th%! 3ignorance3 i! a !%)!tit%te 5or& for 3&i!)elief3 "re!ent )efore the a&0ent of I!lam. The )ook in0ol0e! &eli)erate re!earch into the chain! of narration of thi! tra&ition. The a%thor en%nciate! thi! tra&ition 5ith 6- clo!ely i&entical 5or&ing!. 7e al!o take! great "ain! in )ringing forth 8, reference! from the )ook! con!i&ere& a%thentic )y the Ahle-S%nnat !ect regar&ing thi! tra&ition. 7i! other )ook! that are 5orth mentioning are 3Al-Imam Al-Mah&i n&a Ahle S%nnat39 3Mah&i M%ntazar Ra Be Shenaa!i&39 3Mah&i M%ntazar $ar :ah;%l Balagha3 an& 3Mah&i M%ntazar Ya M%!lehe Jahaan3. Since thi! )ook &i!c%!!e! the tra&ition of recognizing the Imam of the time9 the a%thor take! great "ain! in "re!enting e0i&ence a! to the Imam! after the 7oly (ro"het <S.A.W.=. In thi! '%e!t to recognize the Imam he al!o e>"lain! the character! of Bani ?mayyah an& Bani A))a! in hi!tory an& in the 5or&! of the 7oly (ro"het<S.A.W.=. Bani ?mayyah an& Bani A))a! 5ere con!i&ere& a! the 0icegerent! of the 7oly (ro"het<S.A.W.= )y the ma;ority of the M%!lim! )%t the a%thor "oint! o%t that their character a! mentione& in hi!tory an& the c%r!e of the 7oly (ro"het<S.A.W.= on them make! it im"o!!i)le that they 5ere the Imam! of their time!. The a%thor al!o take! great "ain! in '%oting n%mero%! tra&ition! from the 7oly (ro"het<S.A.W.= 5hich e0i&ently "oint! to the fact that the 6@ Imam! are Ali<A.S.= an& then from the &e!cen&ent! of #atemah<S.A.=9 that i!9 Imam 7a!an an& then Imam 7%!ein an& then A &e!cen&ent! of Imam 7%!ein. 7e )ring! 0ario%! tra&ition! 5hich "oint to the fact that there 5ill )e only 6@ Imam! after the 7oly (ro"het<S.A.W.= an& i&entification! a! to 5ho 5o%l& )e the!e 6@ Imam!. Thi! )ook i! an e>cellent !o%rce of reference for the !cholar!9 re!earch 5ork an& for the "%r"o!e of &e)ate!. It can )e a 0ery goo& !o%rce for a rea&er to increa!e hi! con0iction9 faith an& !ati!faction 5ith the Shia !ect. A "er!on 5ho alrea&y ha! !%fficient kno5le&ge an& !eek! to enhance hi! recognition of Imam !ho%l& rea& thi! )ook. Thi! )ook i! act%ally meant for !cholar! an& tho!e intere!te& in com"arati0e !t%&ie!9 )%t !ome "art! of thi! )ook can )e e>ten!i0ely %!ef%l for the a)o0e a0erage rea&er a! 5ell !"ecifically the hi!torical an& tra&ition "oint of 0ie5 a)o%t the Bani ?mayyah an& the Bani A))a!. Beginner! are a&0i!e& to initially rea& a fe5 other )ook! an& increa!e their kno5le&ge in a 5ay that they may no longer )e &e!cri)e& a! )eginner! )%t a! the a)o0ea0erage rea&er. Then they may %tilize "art! of thi! )ook a! &e!cri)e& earlier.