A Wahhabi contributor implied that the Shia are non-Muslims...

A Wahhabi contributor implied that the Shia are non-Muslims because they believe the above thing (Imamate higher than Messengership) while he did not present any single evidence from the Quran and authentic Hadith against it. However, I have presented a proof from the Quran, and as such, better better be their own judge as to whether you are a Muslims or not. As for Angels, Muslims agree that the level of the prophets are higher than that of angels.

the Quran states that all angels prostrated Adam. This is enough to prove that the rank of the prophets is higher than that of angels. And based on the previous conclusion that the position of Imamate is higher than that of prophethood, the position of Imamate will be higher than the rank of angels as well.

📌Evidence from Sunni Collections of Traditions The Shia further believe that the twelve Imams of the House of have the rank higher than that of all the messengers (be Imam or not) except (PBUH&HF). In other words, the Status of the successors of the Seal of the Prophets is higher than that of the successors of all the previous prophets. (Note that the successors of the previous Prophets were themselves prophets).

Imam Ali (PBUH) having the highest virtues of the early great Messengers: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HF) said: “He who wants to see Noah (PBUH) in his determination, Adam (PBUH) in his knowledge, Abraham (PBUH) in his clemency, Moses (PBUH) in his intelligence and Jesus (PBUH) in his religious devotion should look at Ali Ibn Abi Talib (PBUH).” (10) -Among those who have admitted that Imam Ali (PBUH) is the store house of the secrets of all the Prophets is the Chief of Gnostics, Muhi al- Din al-Arabi, from whom al-Arif al-Sha’arni has copied it in his al- Yuwaqit wa al-Jawahir (p172, topic 32).

-The Light (Noor) of the Prophet (PBUH&HF) and Ali (PBUH) preceded the creation of Adam (PBUH): Salman al-Farsi (RA) narrated that: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HF) saying: “I myself, and Ali were one light in the hands of Allah fourteen thousand years (14,000) before He created Adam (PBUH). When Allah created Adam (PBUH) He divided that light into two parts, one part is me and one part Ali.” (11) Remark: “Hand of Allah” means His power.

The phrase “within the hands of Allah” means in His presence, domain, realm, kingdom. This clearly shows that the rank of (PBUH&HF) and Imam Ali (PBUH) are better than any human being ever created by Allah.

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