Then, the reply which he gets from God, the Most High, “My...

Then, the reply which he gets from God, the Most High, “My covenant does not include the unjust” , excludes those in the third group who were unjust in the past and are just at the time of occupying the position of Imamate. Accordingly, only the fourth group of his progeny are worthy of Imamate. 2.

In his Ma’jma’ al-Bayan, a Quranic exegesis, the late Tabarsi says : “We agree that the term zalim (unjust) does not apply to the person who is not unjust at the present, but this word applies to the person who had previously been unjust at the moment of his exercising injustice. The above-mentioned Quranic verse refers to such a person whom it considers not worthy of becoming an Imam. The statement “ does not include ”, which is a negative present tense, testifies to this idea”.

It follows that a person who has sinned, though for a single moment throughout his life can never become an Imam because such a person was a sinner at that particular moment, and the noble Qur’an states, “ My covenant does not include the unjust ” . It is clear now that the Quranic verse emphasizes the twofold inerrancy of Imams, including the time of their holding the position of Imamate and throughout their lifetime. It is also clear that Imamate is a divine post set by the Almighty God, i.e.

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