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...
A name is typically given as a characteristic that defines the one that it is bestowe...
His Supplication for himself in Confessing Sins after Finishing the Night Prayer
Twenty Traditions from Imam Jawad (as)
... However those who have drowned themselves in sins and disobedience, and have tran...