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...
Imam 'Ali bin Abi Talib was the successor to Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon them bot...
O God, if Thou shouldst turn Thy generous face away from me, withhold from me Thy imm...
Allah sent the Prophet at a time when the people were going astray in perplexity and ...
...But then, he became the object of Divine trials - not for having committed any sin...