毫无疑问，没有真主的恩典，这本书是不可能完成的。我赞美他，感谢他。当你读完这本书，你会明白一切都取决于真主，唯有他配得上完美的赞颂与感激。

Undoubtedly this book would not have been possible without God. I praise and thank Him. Once you finish reading this book you will realise that everything depends on God and He alone is worthy of perfect praise and gratitude.

先知穆罕默德ﷺ教导说：不感谢人的人，就是“没有感谢真主”。1

The Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم taught that the person who has not thanked people has “not thanked God.”1

有鉴于此，我要感谢许多人，是他们帮助并鼓励我完成这本书。

In this light, there are a number of people to whom I owe thanks for helping and encouraging me to write this book.

首先要感谢的是我的家人。我永远无法忘记妻子和孩子们给予我的爱、耐心、支持、鼓励和牺牲。我的疏忽与孤立，都是我所爱的人包容和谅解的。真主赐予我这样的家庭，这是值得永远感激的。 我想向我的兄弟斯皮罗斯·佐尔齐斯致谢。他是我早年生命中思想上的启发者。我们共用一间卧室长达二十多年。他善于跳出固有框架思考、探索新观念，在我心中播下了思想的“种子”，而这本书便是这些种子结出的果实。 我要感谢我的姐姐哈里斯·佐尔齐斯。她始终支持我，从不以我的过错来定义我，而总是看重我的长处。 我的母亲安德鲁拉·佐尔齐斯是我所认识的最有爱心的人之一。她无尽的爱、活力和支持塑造了今天的我。 我的父亲佩特罗斯·佐尔齐斯一直是我的英雄。他的耐心、宽容、爱心、谦卑和智慧给了我无穷的启发。我永远无法报答父母。我所说的任何话语，都无法真正表达我对他们应有的感激。我祈求真主引导和庇佑我的家人，赐予他们长寿、健康，充满喜乐、爱和虔诚的人生。我祈求祂继续以爱把我们联结在一起。 我要感谢我的朋友伊姆兰·侯赛因。伊姆兰审阅了本书，并提供了重要的意见。他对第三章的贡献尤为丰富。我还要衷心感谢我的朋友苏布尔·艾哈迈德，他提供了重要的协助，并给予了我精神上的支持。

First among them are my family. I cannot ever forget the love, patience, support, encouragement and sacrifices of my wife and children. My neglect and isolation was endured and overlooked by the people I love. The fact that God gave me such a family is something that deserves eternal gratitude. I would like to show my appreciation to my brother Spyros Tzortzis. He was an early intellectual inspiration in my life. We shared the same bedroom for over two decades. His ability to think outside of the box and explore new ideas planted intellectual ‘seeds’ in my mind, the fruit of which is this book. I would like to thank my sister Haris Tzortzis. She has always supported me and never defined me by my faults, always by my strengths. My mother Androula Tzortzis is one of the most loving people that I know. Her undying love, energy and support have shaped who I am. My father Petros Tzortzis has always been my hero. His patience, tolerance, love, humility and wisdom have inspired me. I can never repay my parents. Anything I say cannot truly express the gratitude that is due to them. I pray that God guides and protects my family, and that He grants them long, healthy lives full of joy, love and piety. I pray that He continues to unite us in love. I want to thank my friend Imran Hussein. Imran reviewed the book and provided significant input. His contribution to Chapter 3 was extensive. I am also extremely grateful to my friend Subboor Ahmad, who provided important contributions and moral support.

我想向Abu Hurayra表达我最深的感谢。他是我接触过的最聪明的人之一。虽然我们从未谋面,但由于兴趣相投,我们交流过许多想法。他在本书的早期阶段就进行了审阅,他的意见极为宝贵。没有他犀利的批评和贡献,这本书就不可能完成。

I want to express my deepest gratitude to Abu Hurayra. He is one of the smartest people I have had contact with. Although we have never met, due to our similar interests we have exchanged ideas. He reviewed the book at its early stage and his input was beyond significant. Without his incisive criticism and contribution this book would not have been possible.

我要感谢作者兼学者 Safaruk Chowdhury 博士。我们的友谊激励我进一步深入研习伊斯兰思想与哲学。他对本书的评审以及学术贡献给了我极大的帮助。

I would like to thank the author and academic Dr. Safaruk Chowdhury. Our friendship has inspired me to pursue further studies in Islamic thought and philosophy. His review of the book and scholarly contribution was extremely helpful.

我想感谢Asif Uddin，他花了数小时研究各类伊斯兰古典文献。他的意见和修正帮助塑造了本书的风格。我也始终感激我的朋友Adnan Rashid。他对本书的审阅以及他对第14章的大量贡献，令我非常感激。

I would like to thank Asif Uddin, who spent hours researching various Islamic classical texts. His input and corrections helped shaped the character of the book. I am ever grateful to my friend Adnan Rashid. His review of the book and his contribution to Chapter 14 was extensive.

我还要感谢Atif Imtiaz博士和Sharif Randhawa，感谢他们提出的重要建议和指导。

I would also like to express my gratitude to Dr. Atif Imtiaz and Sharif Randhawa for their important suggestions and advice.

我谨感谢Umm-Talha bint Abi-Bilal，她在最后时刻对整部书稿进行了审校。我感激Ghazi Mannai、Fahad Tasleem、Dr. Mohamed Ghilan、Anthony Green、Salahuddin Patel、Joni Molla、Esa Khan、Abdullah Mekki、Moseen Khalid、Zeenat Bibi、Abu Zakariya和Umm Zakariya给予的宝贵支持与贡献。最后，我要感谢John Paine的编辑工作，感谢iERA和Sapience Institute的支持，正是这些帮助使本书得以问世。还有许多人我本应表达感谢与谢意，但若有遗漏者，请知晓你们的回报在真主那里，而来自祂的一切，都无法与今世的任何事物相比。

I would like to thank Umm-Talha bint Abi-Bilal who did a last minute review of the entire manuscript. I am grateful to Ghazi Mannai, Fahad Tasleem, Dr. Mohamed Ghilan, Anthony Green, Salahuddin Patel, Joni Molla, Esa Khan, Abdullah Mekki, Moseen Khalid, Zeenat Bibi, Abu Zakariya and Umm Zakariya for their noteworthy support and contributions. Finally, I would like to thank John Paine for his editorial work and iERA and Sapience Institute for their support which helped make this book become a reality. There are many more people whom I should show my appreciation and gratitude to. However, anyone that has been left out, know that your reward is with God, and what is from Him cannot be compared to anything in this world.