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...
The Shi'a believe that in the period between noon and sunset, both the ;zuhr and the ...
Imam 'Ali bin Abi Talib was the successor to Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon them bot...
In the battle of Khandaq, the Muslims dug a ditch around Madina for their defense, so...
From these parts of the Ziyarat it is deduced that not only Allah (J) elected Imam Hu...