I have given free rein to my mind within them; it wandered across the vast deserts of theories, and I began to track them, bringing the distant close and clarifying the near. I presented them to every seeker without transgression or strife, that he may take from them what he wishes. So to you, O reader, is this effort, whatever your affiliation—from the far right of thought to its far left—you are the one for whom I write these inquiries, and you are the most deserving of them. You must find something there to find rest in and seek shade under. It is sufficient reward for me in this life and the hereafter that I have provoked your thought; and perhaps my luck will be good, and you will take a specific stance to defend. I am comforted with any small measure of beautiful solace. And do not forget us in your righteous prayers.

Zuhair Bilal.