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...
Not only the Holy Prophet (S) and his Companions did this act but also past prophets ...
The Shi'a are of the belief that, in the Salat prayer, one must make the prostration ...
The religion which can fulfill the needs of mankind must have the following qualities...
Twenty Traditions from the Holy Prophet (s)