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...
One who has faith in Allah Abstains from Corruption: Such a man abstains from treache...
He has made them (the angels) the trustees of His revelation and sent them to Prophet...
In the light of this reality, the Shi‘as proceeded to investigate the original texts ...
Written1 for (Malik) al-Ashtar an-Nakha'i, when the position of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr...