They dismiss the scholars as ignorant, brand the people of Sunnah as innovators, and offend the dead among the Muslims and their righteous predecessors by erecting mosques and domes over their graves and by practicing forms of polytheism, innovation, and superstition there—circumambulating the tombs, rubbing against them for blessing, seeking their benediction, calling upon them instead of Allah, and the like—deeds that break the heart of every believer who cares for his faith and his community. I am neither slandering nor exaggerating; the facts on the ground speak for themselves.

The Rāfiḍī Shiʿahs likewise continue to corrupt vast regions of the Muslim lands by building shrines and domes, venerating graves and their occupants, and spreading innovations in the religion.

The same is true of the Nusayris and the Qarmatians (Ismāʿīlīs); they are still present and influential, behaving exactly as they did in the author’s time and earlier. These are major points of resemblance between our age and his.