. . . . . . "This book clarifies the reality of Shi'i Islam and (describes the) differences between it and Sunni Islam ... The author has concentrated on the Ithna-Ashari (Twelver) Shi'is who form the majority of the population of Iran today. He also describes other forms of Shi'ism such as the Ismailis and the Ghulat ... [and] Sufism and 'Irfan (Gnosis).-Foreword." . "An introduction to Shiʻi Islam the history and doctrines of Twelver Shiʻism" . . .