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...
When Amir al-mu'minin was warned of being killed by deceit, he said:
Imam Ali's sermon on getting ready for the next world and following Allah's comm...
Twenty Traditions from the Holy Prophet (s)
They (Ahl al-Bayt) are the trustees of His secrets, shelter for His affairs, source o...