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وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ ۖ وَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ الطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ

الْفَضْلُ الْمُبِينُ

 

And Solomon inherited David. He said, "O people, we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed, this is evident bounty."

...الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا ۚ فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ فِي مَخْمَصَةٍ غَيْرَ مُتَجَانِفٍ لِّإِثْمٍ ۙ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

 

This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ ۖ وَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ الطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ

الْفَضْلُ الْمُبِينُ

And Solomon inherited David. He said, "O people, we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed, this is evident bounty."

...الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا ۚ فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ فِي مَخْمَصَةٍ غَيْرَ مُتَجَانِفٍ لِّإِثْمٍ ۙ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

The basis for Imamate is in Quran, in more than 100 verses. However these references are not explicit. The reason for implicitness is that since political positions are subject of envy for ill-intended people, had Allah been explicit about Imamate and the identity of the Imams, the villains with lust of power would have destroyed the Holy Quran to remove the challenge to their legitimacy. God made Imamte implicit so that Quran survive alteration and corruption by ill-intended Muslims.

Another sign is they are capable of doing miracles. It is famous in both Shia and Sunni books Ali S.A. performed many miracles. Only one out of thousands of examples mentioned in both Shia and Sunni Hadith Books is that Ali S.A. went for funeral of Salman Farsi S.A in a distant city and came back in a moment!

The basis for Imamate is in Quran, in more than 100 verses. However these references are not explicit. The reason for implicitness is that since political positions are subject of envy for ill-intended people, had Allah been explicit about Imamate and the identity of the Imams, the villains with lust of power would have destroyed the Holy Quran to remove the challenge to their legitimacy. God made Imamate implicit so that Quran survive alteration and corruption by ill-intended Muslims.

Another sign is they are capable of doing miracles. It is famous in both Shia and Sunni books Ali (S.A.) performed many miracles. Only one out of thousands of examples mentioned in both Shia and Sunni Hadith Books is that Ali S.A. went for funeral of Salman Farsi S.A in a distant city and came back in a moment!

The messenger of Allah was definitely the last Prophet. So Imams are not prophets since they do not bring any new message or religion. Imams are Caliph and assume the leadership of the Ummah and dispute settlements and conflicts among muslims. Quran [4:59] says:

As for the full implication of this verse, the Shia argues that Ulel'Amr must be infallible otherwise God would have not ordered muslims to obey them because if they are fallible they can lead muslims to mislead and sin. And this is not wise for God to order muslims to do things that can lead to mislead and sin.

Shias also believe that the guidance comes only from Allah, following the message of His Messenger (Sallahu alayhi wassalam), Ulelamr. Infallibility in religion is exclusive to the Prophet and Ulelamr, hence the Quranic injunction to obey them.

The basis for Imamate is in Quran, in more than 100 verses. However these references are not explicit. The reason for implicitness is that since political positions are subject of envy for ill-intended people, had Allah been explicit about Imamate and the identity of the the Imams, the villains with lust of power would have destroyed the Holy Quran to remove the challenge to their legitimacy. God made Imamte implicit so that Quran survive alteration and corruption by ill-intended muslims.

Quran [5:67] says: One of these implicit Quranic references to the institution and identity of Imams is the following

There are other Quranic references to the identity of Imams. in Quran [5:55] we read:

Another Quranic clue in reference to Imamate is found in this verse:

The messenger of Allah was definitely the last Prophet. So Imams are not prophets since they do not bring any new message or religion. Imams are Caliph and assume the leadership of the Ummah and dispute settlements and conflicts among Muslims. Quran [4:59] says:

As for the full implication of this verse, the Shia argues that Ulel'Amr must be infallible otherwise God would have not ordered Muslims to obey them because if they are fallible they can lead Muslims to mislead and sin. And this is not wise for God to order Muslims to do things that can lead to mislead and sin.

Shias also believe that the guidance comes only from Allah, following the message of His Messenger (Sallahu alayhi wassalam), Ulelamr. Infallibility in religion is exclusive to the Prophet and Ulelamr, hence the Qur’anic injunction to obey them.

The basis for Imamate is in Quran, in more than 100 verses. However these references are not explicit. The reason for implicitness is that since political positions are subject of envy for ill-intended people, had Allah been explicit about Imamate and the identity of the Imams, the villains with lust of power would have destroyed the Holy Quran to remove the challenge to their legitimacy. God made Imamte implicit so that Quran survive alteration and corruption by ill-intended Muslims.

Quran [5:67] says: One of these implicit Qur’anic references to the institution and identity of Imams is the following

There are other Qur’anic references to the identity of Imams. In Quran [5:55] we read:

Another Qur’anic clue in reference to Imamate is found in this verse: