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Imamate And Infallibility of Imams In The Qur’an

Author: Rida Kardan
Translator: Sayyid Iraj Razzaqi
Publisher: ABWA Publishing and Printing Center
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• Publisher’s Introduction
• Preface
• References
• Chapter 1: Imamate in the Qur’anic Verse of Ibtila’
• Part One: The Prominent Status of Imamate
• The Relationship between Trying and the Position of Imamate
• Ibrahim’s Tests and Trials
• Does Imamate to which this Qur’anic verse refers mean the same as Prophet Ibrahim’s prophethood?
• What does Imamate mean?
• Part Two: Imamate does not include the unjust
• Part Three: The Status of Imamate in the Words of Imams
• References
• Chapter 2: Imamate in the Qur’anic Verse of Mubahalah 
• The Christians of Najran and Their False Claim
• One: Those Accompanying the Prophet (saws) as in the Verse of Mubahalah 
• Two: the Aim of the Presence of the Prophet’s Family in Mubahalah
• Three: Whom Did the Prophet Bring along to Mubahalah?
• Traditions (Hadiths) on the Participation of the Members of the Prophet’s Family in Mubahalah 
• 1) Hadiths in Sunni Resources
• 2) The Traditions of Imamiyyah Shi’ites
• Four: Ali, peace be on him, is the Prophet’s soul
• Five: Questions and Answers about the Verse
• References
• Chapter 3: Imamate as Envisaged in the Verse of Aulu al-Amr
• 1. The Prophet’s Commands handed Down to us as his Sunnah
• 2. Commands Issued by the Prophet as a Wali and Ruler of the Muslims
• The Impeccability of the Prophet (saws) in All Commands and Prohibitions
• Obedience to Those in Authority Aulu al-Amr
• What the Term Aulu al-Amr Means
• To Whom Aulu al-Amr Is Ascribed
• The Status of Aulu al-Amr (As Stated) in the Verse
• One: Absolute Obedience to Aulu al-Amr
• Two: Obeying Aulu al-Amr is the same as Obeying God and the Prophet
• Three: Verb “Obey” is not mentioned preceding the Words Aulu al-Amr
• Fakhr al-Razi’s Comment on the Verse of Aulu al-Amr
• Responding to Fakhr al-Razi’s Claim
• Fakhr al-Razi’s Objections to the Idea of the Imamate of the Infallible Imams (as)
• An Explanation
• Further Explanation: The Letter “فا” (fa’) in the a Conditional Sentence
• Unjust Rulers are not Part of Aulu al-Amr
• Tabari’s Perspective of Aulu al-Amr
• Religious Scholars are not Meant by “Aulu al-Amr”
• Other notes in the Verse
• Criticism of Some Theories
• Aulu al-Amr does not mean the Companions or the Tab’in
• Comment
• Comment
• Aulu al-Amr” Does Not Apply to Abu Bakr and Umar
• Those “Given Authority” by Shariah (such as One’s Father) Are Not Meant be “Aulu al-Amr”
• Aulu al-Amr, and the Traditions of “Manzilah”, “Ita’ah” and “Thaqalayn”
• The Tradition of Manzilah
• The Tradition of Obedience (Ita’ah)
• The Tradition of Thaqalayn
• Hadiths on “Aulu al-Amr” in Shi’ite and Sunnite Sources
• The First Narration
• The Second Narration
• The Third Narration
• References
• Chapter 4: Imamate As Envisaged in the Verse of Wilayah 
• The Use of “انما” (only) for Restriction
• An Investigation into the Meaning of “Wali”
• A Few Basic Points to Notice
• The Meaning of Ruku’
• The Occasion of the Revelation of the Verse of Wilayah
• Questions and Answers on the Verse of Wilayah
• Question One: Doesn’t the word “Wali”, in the verse, mean “friend”?
• Question Two: That the verse has been revealed on the occasion of Ali’s paying the poor-rate while he was bowing down should be proved
• Question Three: Does the word انما only indicate restriction?
• Question Four: Is referring to Ali (as) as “those who believe”- in the verse of wilayah- used figuratively?
• Question Five: Did Ali (as) possess a ring to give in the cause of God?
• Question Six: Is giving of the ring congruent with complete absorption in prayers?
• Question Seven: Does giving something during the prayer, invalidate it?
• Question Eight: Can recommended Sadaka be called Zakat?
• Question Nine: Is giving poor-due while bowing in prayer a highly praised act?
• Question Ten: Does the content of this verse contradict that of the verse before it?
• Question Eleven: Doesn’t the restriction in the verse invalidate the Imamate of the Infallible Imams?
• Question Twelve: Did Ali (as) have the office of guardianship in the lifetime of the Prophet (saws)?
• Question Thirteen: Considering the verse of Wilayah, can we consider Ali (as) as the fourth caliph?
• Question Fourteen: Did Ali (as) invoke the verse of Wilayah to support his claim?
• References
• Chapter 5: Imamate in the Qur’anic Verse of Sadiqin 
• A Discussion on the Vocabulary of the Verse
• Literal Usage
• Examples of Qur’anic Usage of the Word Sidq
• The Relationship of This Verse with the Preceding One
• The Relationship of the Holy Verse with the Imamate of the Infallible Imams
• Scholars and Interpreters’ Remarks
• A) Allamah Behbahani
• B) Fakhr al-Razi’s Remarks
• Responding to Fakhr al-Razi
• Traditions of the Shi’ites and the Sunnis on this Verse
• Responding to These Traditions
• References
• Chapter 6: Imamate in the Qur’anic Verse of Tatheer
• The Word انما Indicating Restriction
• “Iradeh” in the Verse of Tatheer has Ontological, not Legislative Connotation 
• Evidence for the Idea that “desire” in the Verse of Tatheer has Ontological Connotations
• Ahl al-Bayt in the Verse of Tatheer
• The Purport of the Qur’anic Verse
• The Context of the Verse of Tatheer
• Narrations Concerning the Verse of Tatheer
• Classification of the Narrations on the Verse of Tatheer
• Two More Notes about the Verse of Tatheer and Hadiths Related to it
• Questions and Answers about the Qur’anic Verse of Tatheer
• Question One
• Question Two
• Question Three
• Question Five
• Question Six
• Question Seven
• Question Eight
• Question Nine
• Question Ten
• Question Eleven
• References
• Chapter 7: Imamate in the Verse of Ilm al-Kitab 
• The Testimony of the Most Exalted God
• Who Is Meant by “the One Who Has Knowledge about the Book?”
• The Guarded Tablet, and the Facts of the Universe
• “The Purified Ones” and Their Knowledge of “the Guarded Tablet”
• Who Are the Purified Ones?
• The Verse of Tatheer and the Prophet’s Family
• Asaf ibn Barakhya and His Knowledge of Some of the Book
• References
• Bibliography