Islam Guidance

PREFACE

Learned scholars from Europe have been studying Islamic Literature from the beginning of the 17th century. It was only after the expansion of their universities that American scholars started doing research on Islamic subjects.
American and European scholars have written many books, after years of research, on Islam and great Muslim scholars. A number of them have been translated into Persian. I have translated some of them myself, which have been published in Iran.
Upto the Second World War, American and European scholars were not interested in studying the literature of Twelver Shias. It was only after World War II that they showed some interest in the Shia faith and its heroes.
The Research Committee at Strasbourg, which studied the life of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) and published this thesis, is engaged in the study and investigation of all religions of the world, including Islam.
Members of the Research Committee, except the lecturers at the University of Strasbourg, are not permanent residents of that city. Most of them live in other countries and send their research papers to the office of the Committee periodically. As reported by one of the professors, who teaches Persian language in that university, the members meet every two years to exchange views.
Names of some prominent scholars, who are members of The Research Committee of Strasbourg, France, are as follows. Most of them are professors and lecturers of different universities in Europe and the United States:
Mr. Arman Bull, University of Brussels.
Mr. John Oben, University of Brussels.
Mr. Robert Brunswick, University of Paris.
Mr. Claude Cohen, University of Paris.
Mr. Henri Corbone, University of Strasbourg.
Mr. Tofiq Fahal, University of Strasbourg.
Mr. Fanciso Gabreili, University of Rome.
Mr. Richard Graham Lynch, University of Germany.
Miss Ann Lipton, University of London.
Mr. Evan Lenan, University of Chicago.
Mr. Henri Matisse, University of Paris.
Mr. Husain Nasr, University of Tehran.
Mr. Charles Pila, University of Paris.
Mr. Musa Sadr, Great Scholar, Sur, Lebanon.
Mr. George Wazda, University of Lyons, France.
Mr. Arna Ludz, University of Lyons, France.
Mr. Elyas, University of Los Angeles.
Mrs. Duran Hynch Cliff, University of London.
Mr. Joseph Manuz, University of Freebourg Germany.
Mr. Hans Muller, University of Freebourg Germany.
Mr. Hans Romer, University of Germany.
Zabih Ullah Mansuri, Tehran-Iran.

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