introduction to "Asl ash-Shi'ah" is to be published as a separate treatise entitled "A Glance at the story of Tradition"
There are also many articles by scholar 'Askarj printed in such Arabic scientific journals as "Risalat al-Islam", and "al-Mujtama' al-Islami" in Baghdad "al-Adwa"' and "al-Iman" in an-Najaf, and "al-'Irfan" in Beirut. Moreover, this scholar has had a share in founding the two scientific journals of "Risalat al-Islam" and "al-Mujtama' al-Islami".
The present book is a translation of the last part of the book of "A-hadith of Umm al-Mu'minin 'A'ishah adwar min hayatiha" entitled "Ma'a Mu'awiyah". The two preceding parts have already been published under the titles of "The Role of 'A'ishah in Islam" and" 'A'ishah in the Time of Imam 'Ali".
As the text of the book has been written for Arabic-speaking scholars, and thus in some cases brief references are made) to certain topics, we have been compelled in our Persian translation to offer additional explanations. But as the Persian translation has been effected wholly under the supervision of the exalted author, it is naturally devoid of the particular viewpoint of the translator, and may thus be regarded as a fresh book of his. Moreover, in some cases the author has added new pages wherever necessary, the example of which are the addendum and the subject of the arbitrators, which are re-written by the translator to bring them into harmony with the rest of the book. In this way this book takes the form of both compilation and translation, and thus the reader of the Arabic text can also benefit from the Persian translation.
In conclusion I must express my thanks to the scholarly friends who have read the manuscript and made useful suggestions in removing errors made. I am also grateful to the great scholar Mr. Nur ad-Din 'Askari by whose endeavour the indices of the sources and bibliography have been prepared, and also to other friends who have assisted me in matters of print and proof-reading. In conclusion I request dear readers to make me indebted and thankful to themselves by informing me of any errors or shortcoming which they have appeared in this book.

Muhammad 'Ali Jawidan