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...
Forty Traditions from Imam Ali (as)
Indeed, if you could see that which has been seen by those of you who have died, you ...
Twenty traditions from Imam Ali al-Ridha (as)
Praise belongs to God who showed favour to us through His religion, singled us out fo...