A Review of Two Books: An Introduction to the Sunni sects and an Introduction to the Shiite Sects

An Introduction to the Sunni Sects and An Introduction to the Shiite Sects are two books which are about different sects of Islam. In spite of the merits and strengths that these two books have, they also have some weaknesses. With regard to the books› several reprints, their gaining great trust, and their being used as a main source in both university and the Seminary school, the critique of these two books seems necessary and inevitable. These two books have been reviewed in three parts of structure, content, and writing. While mentioning the strong and weak points of the work, the author of the paper presents some examples of the text. It is to be hoped that reinforcing the positive points, and working on the problems of the books can help improve the Islamic sciences.