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\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nShi\u2019ism has reached the conclusion that there are sufficient traditional texts left by the Prophet to indicate the procedure for determining the Imam and successor of the Prophet.This conclusion is supported by Quranic verses and hadiths.
\nMost of which are also accepted by Sunnism.<\/p>\n
Shi\u2019ism has studied and investigated the primordial nature of man and the continuous tradition of wisdom that has survived among men, It has penetrated into the principal purpose of Islam, which is to revivify man\u2019s primordial nature, and has investigated such things as the methods used by the Prophet in suiding the community; the troubles which entangled Islam and the Muslims and which led to division and separation; and the short life of the Muslim governments of the early centuries, which were characterized by negligence and lack of strict religious principles. As a result of these studies Shi\u2019ism has reached the conclusion that there are sufficient traditional texts left by the Prophet to indicate the procedure for determining the Imam and successor of the Prophet.<\/p>\n
This conclusion is supported by Quranic verses and hadiths which Shi\u2019ism considers as sound, such as the verses on walayat and the hadiths of Ghadir, Safinah, Thaqalayn, Happ, Manzilah, Da\u2019wat-i\u2019ashirah-i aqrabin, and others. But of course these hadiths, most of which are also accepted by Sunnism, have Otherwise the whole question of succession would not have arisen, Whereas these hadiths appear to Shi\u2019ites as a clear indication of the Prophet\u2019s intention in the question of succession, they have been interpreted by Sunnis in quite another way so as to leave this question open and unanswered.<\/p>\n
To prove the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Shi\u2019ites have had recourse to Quranic verses, including the following: \u201cYour master [wali] can be only Allah; and His messenger and the those who believe, who establish worship and pay the poor due, and bow down (in prayer) [or, and this reading is accepted by \u2018Allamah Tabataba\u2019i: \u201c\u2026 pay the poor due while bowing down (in prayer)]\u201d.Shi\u2019ite and Sunni commentators alike agree that this verse was revealed concerning Ali ibn Abi Talib, and many Shi\u2019ite and Sunni traditions exist supporting this view.<\/p>\n
Abu Dharr Ghafafi has said:\u201d One day we prayed the noon prayer with the Prophet (SW). A person in need asked people to help him, but on one gave him anything. The person raised his hands to the sky saying, \u2018Oh God! Bear witness that in the mosque of the Prophet (SW) that no one gave me anything.\u2019 Ali ibn Abi Talib was in the bowing position of the prayers. He pointed with his finger outwards towards the person, who then took his ring and left. The Prophet (SW), who was observing the scene, raised his his head toward heaven and said: Oh God! My brother Moses said to Thee, \u201cExpand my breast and make easy my tasks and make my tongue eloquent so that they will comprehend my words, and make my brother, Aaron, my help and vizier\u201d.<\/p>\n
Oh God! I am also Thy prophet; expand my breast and make easy my tasks make Ali my vizier and helper.’\u201d Abu Dharr says, \u201cThe words of the Prophet had not as yet finished when the verse [cited above] was revealed.\u201d Another verse which the Shi\u2019ites consider as proof of the caliphate of Ali is this: \u201d This day are those who disbelieve in despair of (ever harming) your religion; so fear them not, fear Me! This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favor unto you, and have chosen for you as religion AL-ISLAM\u201d.<\/p>\n
The obvious meaning of this verse is that before that particular day the infidels had hopes that a day would come when Islam would die out, but God through the actualization of a particular event made them lose forever the hope that Islam would be destroyed. This very event is the cause of the strength and perfection of Islam and of necessity could be a minor occasion such as the proclaim of one of the injunctions of religion. Rather, it was a matter of such importance that the continuation of Islam depended upon it.<\/p>\n
This verse seems to be related to another verse which comes toward the end of the same chapter: \u201cO Messenger! Make known that which hath been revealed untio thee from thy Lord, for if thou do it not, thou will not have conveyed His message, Allah will protect thee from mankind.\u201d This verse indicates that God commanded a mission of great concern and importance to the Prophet (SW) that if not accomplished would endanger the basis of Islam and prophecy. But, the matter was so important that the Prophet (SW) feared opposition and interference and in awaiting suitable circumstances delayed it until there came a definite and urgent order from God to execute this command without delay and not to fear anyone.<\/p>\n
This matter also was not just a particular religious injunction in the ordinary sense, for to preach one or several religious injunctions is not so vital, that if a single one of them were not preached it would cause the destruction of Islam. The Prophet (SW) of Islam did not fear anyone in preaching the injunctions and laws of religion. These indications and witnesses add weight to the Shi\u2019ite traditions which asset that these verses were revealed at Ghadir Khumm and concern the spiritual investiture (walayat) of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH). Moreover, many Shi\u2019ite and Sunni commentators have confirmed this point.<\/p>\n
Abu Said Khudari says: \u201cThe Prophet (SW) in Ghadir Khumm invited people toward Ali and took his arm and lifted it so high that the white spot on the armpit of the Prophet (SW) could be seen. Then this verse was revealed: \u2018This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favor unto you, and have chosen for you as religion Al-ISLAM.\u2019 Then the Prophet (SW) said, \u2018God is great (Allahu akbar) that religion has become perfected and that God\u2019s bounty has been completed, His satisfaction attained and the walayat of Imam Ali (PBUH) achieved.\u2019 Then he added, \u2018For whomever I am the authority and guide Ali is also his guide and authority. Oh God! Be friendly with the friends of Ali and the enemy of his enemies. Whoever helps, help him, and whoever leaves him, leave him.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a summary, we can say that the enemies of Islam who did everything possible to destroy it, when they lost all hope of achieving this end, were left with only one hope. They thought that since the protector of Islam was the Prophet (SW), after his death Islam would be left without a guide and leader; and thus, definitely perish. But, at Ghadir Khumm their hopes were brought to end as the Prophet (SW) presented Ali as the guide and leader of Islam to the people. After Ali, this heavy and necessary duty of guide and leader was left upon the shoulders of his family.<\/p>\n
Some of the hadiths pertaining to Ghadir Khumm, the investiture of Ali, and the significance of the Household of the Porphet are cited here:<\/p>\n
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Hadith Ghadir<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Prophet (SW) of Islam upon returning from the farewell pilgrimage stopped at Ghadir Khumm, assembled the Muslims and, after delivering a sermon, chose Ali as the leader and guide of the Muslims. Bara\u2019 says: \u201cI was in the company of the Prophet (SW) during the farewell pilgrimage.<\/p>\n When we reached Ghadir Khum he ordered that place to be cleaned. Then he took Ali\u2019s hand and placed him on his right side. Then he said, \u2018Am I not the authority whom you obey?\u2019 They answered, \u2018We obey your directions.\u2019 Then he said, \u2018For whomever I am his master (maula) and the authority whom he obeys, Ali will be his master. Oh God! Be friendly with the friends of Ali and enemy of the enemies of Ali.\u2019 Then Umar ibn al-Khattab said to Ali, \u2018May this position be pleasing to you, for now you are my master and the master of all the believers.’\u201d<\/p>\n Hadith Safinah<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Ibn \u2018Abbas says, \u201cThe Prophet said, \u2018My household is like the ship of Noah; whoever embarks upon it will be saved and whoever turns away from it will be drowned.’\u201d<\/p>\n Hadith Thaqalayn<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n : Zayd ibn Arqam has recounted that the Prophet (SW) said, \u201cIt seems that God has called me unto Himself and I must obey His call. But, I leave two great and precious things among you: the Book of God and My Household. Be careful as to how you behave toward them. These two will never be separated from each other until they encounter me at Kawthar (in paradise).\u201d Hadith-i thaqalayn is one of the most strongly established hadiths, and has been transmitted through many chains of transmission and in different versions.<\/p>\n Shi\u2019ites and Sunni agree concerning its authenticity. Several important points can be deduced from this hadith and its like: In the same way that the Holy Quran will remain until the Day of Judgment, the progeny of the Holy Prophet (SW) will also remain. No period of time will be without the existence of the figure which Shi\u2019ites calls the Imam, the real leader and guide of men. Through these two great trusts (amanat), the Prophet has provided all the religious and intellectual needs of the Muslims.<\/p>\n He has introduced his Household to the Muslims as authorities in knowledge and has pronounced their words and deeds to be worthy and authoritative. One must not separate the Holy Quran from the Household of the Prophet (SW). No Muslim has the right to reject the \u201cknowledge\u201d of the members of the Prophet\u2019s (SW) Household or to remove himself from under their guidance. If people obey this Household and follow their words they will never be led astray. God will always be with them. The answers to the intellectual and religious needs of men are to be found in the hands of this Household.<\/p>\n Whoever follows them will not fall into error and will reach true felicity; that is, the members of the Household are free from error and sin and are inerrant. From this it can be concluded that by the meaning of \u201cThe Members of the Household\u201d and \u201cProgeny\u201d is not all the descendants and relatives of the Prophet (SW). Rather, specific individuals (are meant) who are perfect in their religious knowledge and are protected against error and sin; thus, they are qualified to guide and lead men.<\/p>\n For Shi\u2019ism these individuals consist of Ali ibn Abi Talib and his eleven descendants who inherit the imamate one after another. This interpretation is also confirmed by the Shi\u2019ite traditions. For example, Ibn\u2019Abbas has said, \u201cI said to the Prophet (SW), \u2018Who are your descendants whose love is obligatory [upon Muslims]?\u2019 He said, \u2018Ali, Fatimah, Hassan and Husayn.,\u201d Jabir has transmitted that the Prophet (SW) has said, \u201cGod placed the Children of all prophets in their \u2018backbone\u2019 but placed my children in the backbone of Ali.\u201d<\/p>\n Hadith Haqq<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Umm Salamh has said, \u201cI heard from the Prophet (SW) of God who said, \u2018Ali is with the Truth (haqq) and the Quran, and the Truth and the Quran are also with Ali, and they will be inseparable until they come upon me at Kawthar.\u201d<\/p>\n Hadith Manzilah<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Sa\u2019d ibn Waqqas has said, \u201cThe Prophet (SW) of God said to Ali, Are you not satisfied to be to me what Harun was to Moses except that after me there will not be another prophet?\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n Hadith Da\u2019wat-i \u2018eshirah<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Prophet (SW) invited his relatives for luncheon and after the meal told them, \u201cI know of no one who has brought to his people better things than I have brought to you. God has commanded me to invite you toward Him. Who will assist me in this matter and be my brother and inheritor (wasi) and vicegerent (khalifah) among you?\u201d All remained silent, but Ali, who was the youngest of all he exclaimed, \u201cI shall be your deputy.\u201d<\/p>\n Then the Prophet (SW) put his arms around him and said, \u201cHe is my brother, inheritor and vicegerent. You must obey him.\u201d The group as they departed began to laugh, telling Abu Talib, \u201cMuhammad has ordered you to obey your son.\u201d Hudhayfah has said, \u201d The Prophet (SW) of God said, \u2018If you make Ali my vicegerent and successor, I do not think you will find him a perspicacious guide who will direct you toward the straight path!\u201d Ibn Marduyah has said that the Prophet (SW) said, Whoever wishes that his life and death to be like mine and that he enters paradise should love Ali, after me and follow my household, for they are my descendants and have been created from my clay. My knowledge and understanding have been bestowed upon them. Therefore woe unto those who deny their virtues. My intercession [on the Day of judgment] will never include them.\u201d<\/p>\n Source :www.al-shia.org<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0 Shi\u2019ism has reached the conclusion that there are sufficient traditional texts left by the Prophet to indicate the procedure for determining the Imam and successor of the Prophet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[49,845,117],"class_list":["post-2587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-magazine","tag-ahlul-bait-a-s","tag-meaning-of-imam","tag-shia-islam","has-post-title","no-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/al-mostabserin.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/al-mostabserin.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/al-mostabserin.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/al-mostabserin.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/al-mostabserin.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2587"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/al-mostabserin.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9615,"href":"http:\/\/al-mostabserin.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587\/revisions\/9615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/al-mostabserin.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/al-mostabserin.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/al-mostabserin.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}