Editorial Note

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

{Praise be to Allah, who has guided us to this; and we would never have been guided if Allah had not guided us. Certainly, the messengers of our Lord had come with the truth.}.

Our Master, Amir Al-Almuminin, Exalted Glory, said: " Through us, you were guided in the darkness, and you scaled the peak of loftiness; and through us, you burst forth from the concealment of the moonless night."

So praise be to Him, for He granted us success through His guidance and directed us through His support to be servants of his Hadith—a praise in which we say as our master Zayn al-Abidin, Exalted Glory, said: "Then to Him belongs praise in place of every blessing He has bestowed upon us and upon all His servants, past and remaining, to the count of all things His knowledge encompasses; and in place of each of those blessings, let there be praise multiplied manifold, forever and eternally until the Day of Resurrection. A praise that has no end to its limit, no calculation for its number, no reaching its extent, and no expiration for its term. A praise that serves as a connection to His obedience and pardon, a cause for His pleasure, a means to His forgiveness, a path to His Paradise, a protector from His vengeance, a security from His wrath, a support for His obedience, a barrier against His disobedience, and an aid in fulfilling His rights and duties. A praise by which we may be counted among the blessed of His allies, and by which we may join the ranks of the martyrs by the swords of His enemies. Indeed, He is a Protecting Friend, Worthy of all praise."

Our tongues fall short of praising Him—Exalted Glory—for granting us this great favor and noble endeavor: to be His perpetual servants in His love and diligent in His obedience. We ask for steadfastness and empowerment.