Imamate (Divinely Appointed Leadership) is a very high position, and it is only Allah who can decide who is qualified for it. And if the Prophet Muhammad (S) announced to the people that the Twelve Imams are the leaders, or that the Ahlul Bayt are the people that we must refer to, or in that Imam Ali is his successor, it was only because he was asked...
In the light of this reality, the Shi‘as proceeded to investigate the original texts ...
I stand witness that there is no god except Allah, He is One and there is no partner ...
O God, Thou hast tried us with distrust in our provisions and the expectation of long...
Man is endowed with free will; he is capable of exercising independent choice-this me...