| | The reason for Goudsmit's neglect or confusion seems obvious - to build anti-Islamic sentiment, in this case, using a false premise. Nevertheless, it's still an excellent read to understand more about the Hanbali, Hanafi, Maliki, and Shafi'i traditions. Her timing is atrocious, as well as her failure to clarify these are not the predominant schools of thought in Shiism & Iran. In point of fact, the [[United States]] has been using [[Sunni]] proxies to wage [[war]] against Iran since the founding of the [[Islamic State]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 21:47, May 16, 2026 (EDT) | | The reason for Goudsmit's neglect or confusion seems obvious - to build anti-Islamic sentiment, in this case, using a false premise. Nevertheless, it's still an excellent read to understand more about the Hanbali, Hanafi, Maliki, and Shafi'i traditions. Her timing is atrocious, as well as her failure to clarify these are not the predominant schools of thought in Shiism & Iran. In point of fact, the [[United States]] has been using [[Sunni]] proxies to wage [[war]] against Iran since the founding of the [[Islamic State]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 21:47, May 16, 2026 (EDT) |