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ʾĀyat al-Wilāyah (5:55): An Evidence for the Exclusive ʾImāmah of ʿAlī رضي الله عنه?
One of the main arguments from naṣṣ khafī used by the Shīʿah is the ʾāyah known as ‘ʾĀyat al-Wilāyah’. Allāh said in the Qurʾān: اِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اُ۬للَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَالذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ اُ۬لذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ اَ۬لصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُوتُونَ اَ۬لزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُمْ رَٰكِعُونَۖ (المائدة 55)“Your only walī is Allāh, then His Messenger and those who believe, who establish Ṣalāh and pay…
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The Distinction between Naṣṣ Khafī and Naṣṣ Jalī
The topic of Specific ʾImāmah revolves around the arguments for the exclusive ʾImāmah of the individuals claimed by the Shīʿah as the rightful ʾimāms who are obligatory to obey after the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, in contrast to General ʾImāmah, which is about the nature and conditions of the status of ʾImāmah. As has…
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Does the Qurʾān Prove that the Leaders of the Muslims Must be Infallible? ʾĀyah 4:59
Allāh said in the Qurʾān: يَٰٓأَيُّهَا اَ۬لذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَطِيعُواْ اُ۬للَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ اُ۬لرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِے اِ۬لَامْرِ مِنكُمْۖ فَإِن تَنَٰزَعْتُمْ فِے شَےْءٖ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اَ۬للَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُومِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ اِ۬لَاخِرِۖ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٞ وَأَحْسَنُ تَاوِيلاًۖ (النساء 59) “O you who believe, obey Allāh and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. Then, if you quarrel about…
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Does the Qurʾān Prove that the Leaders of the Muslims Must be Infallible? ʾĀyah 2:124
Allāh said in the Qurʾān: وَإِذِ اِ۪بْتَل۪يٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِـيمَ رَبُّهُۥ بِكَلِمَٰتٖ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّۖ قَالَ إِنِّے جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَاماًۖ قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِےۖ قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِيَ اَ۬لظَّٰلِمِينَۖ (البقرة 124) “When his Lord put ʾIbrāhīm to a test with certain Words, and he fulfilled them, He said, ‘I am going to make you an ʾimām for the people.’ He said,…
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Can the Intellect Prove that it is Required for Allāh to Place Infallible Leaders for Mankind at All Times?
The Twelver ʾImāmiyyah, in contrast to the rest of the people of the Qiblah, claim that the ʿaql (intellect) establishes that it is required for Allāh to place a ḥujjah (ʾimām or prophet) leading the people at all times. They also say that this person must be infallible, in addition to being the most virtuous,…
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